Red Bull will reveal its 2026 season driver line-up across its two teams on Tuesday, team principal and CEO Laurent Mekies has confirmed.Red Bull initially planned to make its final decision on its driver line-ups by the end of November, but it since backtracked on it as it had second thoughts on its final Racing Bulls seat.Isack Hadjar is expected to be promoted to the main Red Bull team …Keep reading
Andrea Kimi Antonelli has explained the mistake that cost him fourth place in Formula 1’s Qatar Grand Prix – to title contender Lando Norris’ benefit.Antonelli was chasing Carlos Sainz for the final podium spot when he lost control of his Mercedes on the penultimate lap of the race. Norris snatched fourth place away, crucially scoring two more points, which earned the Mercedes rookie …Keep reading
Oscar Piastri will start the Formula 1 Qatar Grand Prix from pole position after also taking the sprint victory earlier in the weekend.The McLaren driver has trimmed Lando Norris’ world championship advantage to 22 points thanks to his sprint win coupled with his team-mate finishing third.But Sunday’s grand prix will be the crunch moment, with Norris mathematically able to seal the …Keep reading
Ferrari again endured one of its worst Formula 1 qualifying sessions in 2025 at the Qatar Grand Prix, with Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton down in 10th and 18th respectively.This followed a tough sprint event, where the Ferrari drivers qualified almost exactly in the same positions before finishing 13th and 17th, with Leclerc visibly struggling not to lose control of his SF-25.Hamilton …Keep reading
McLaren CEO Zak Brown says he “wouldn’t miss the start” of Sunday’s Formula 1 Qatar Grand Prix as he expects an ultra-aggressive Max Verstappen to attack Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri.Verstappen qualified third behind polesitter Piastri on Saturday, with Norris starting from second on the dirty side of the grid. If those positions remained unchanged during the race, Verstappen would be …Keep reading
Oscar Piastri claimed his first Formula 1 pole since August as he clinched the fastest time in Qatar Grand Prix qualifying, pouncing on Lando Norris’ mistake as the championship leader couldn’t improve on his final lap.The McLarens laid down a significantly weighty gauntlet at the start of Q3, as Norris opened the final stage with a 1m19.495s, which shaded Piastri’s 1m19.530s opener. This put …Keep reading
Lando Norris accused Max Verstappen of “talking nonsense” after claiming he would have already won the 2025 Formula 1 title had his car been as dominant as the McLaren. The Red Bull driver is third in the championship, three points behind second-placed Oscar Piastri and 25 off leader Lando Norris with the Qatar and Abu Dhabi grands prix left to play.Verstappen has been widely regarded …Keep reading
Formula 1 championship leader Lando Norris believes a move on George Russell into the first corner is his sole opportunity to upgrade from third on the grid in the Qatar Grand Prix sprint race, as overtaking is expected to be difficult.While the Losail circuit is a favourite among the drivers due to its myriad high-to-medium speed corners and its high-grip nature, Turn 1 tends to do much of …Keep reading
Reigning world champion Max Verstappen fears Saturday’s sprint race in Qatar will be about “trying to survive” after going with the wrong set-up direction on his Red Bull.In qualifying Verstappen started reporting crippling bouncing issues through the second sprint qualifying segment on the medium tyres, and in the final shoot-out on softs those woes appeared to only get worse.Having …Keep reading
When asked by Autosport after the Las Vegas Grand Prix if he managed to take any satisfaction from a comeback race as he charged from last to the points, his reply was “zero”.The rest of his offerings were hard to discern in the noisy Vegas paddock, as the longer his maiden Ferrari season goes on and the more setbacks he faces, Hamilton’s replies seem to be getting quieter and quieter. After …Keep reading