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Gabriel Bortoleto showed his manager Fernando Alonso can expect no favours from him when the pair meet on track. Sauber’s rookie driver was quick to report Alonso for jumping the start in last weekend’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix. However he preferred not to mention his manager by name. Bortoleto lined up 13th on the grid, directly behind Alonso’s Aston Martin in…

Andretti have become the latest team to confirm their driver pairing for the upcoming Season 12 of Formula E, with Brazilian racer Felipe Drugovich joining forces with the incumbent Jake Dennis at the American team for 2026. Drugovich returns to single-seaters full-time for the first time in 3 years | Credit: Joe Portlock/LAT Images Drugovich was heavily rumoured to race…

Sep 24, 2025, 03:54 AM ET McLaren’s 2025 Formula 1 campaign is shaping up to be one of the most dominant in the team’s history — with the Constructors’ Championship on the verge of being wrapped up much earlier than last year’s dramatic season finale in Abu Dhabi. Having secured its first team title in 26 years in 2024, McLaren…

Max Verstappen was so relaxed on the way to his second victory in a row last weekend he shared a joke with his race engineer on the final lap. Gianpiero Lambiase referred to the pair’s latest running joke on the last lap as Verstappen accelerated towards turn five – the corner which claimed his championship rival Oscar Piastri at the…

Welcome to Wednesday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up. Social media and links Massa’s Crashgate claim against F1 and Bernie Ecclestone to begin (The Times – subscription required) Felipe Massa: ‘Accountability is key to preventing future fraud. Those entrusted with protecting the sport directly violated their duties, and they cannot be allowed to benefit from concealing their own misconduct.’ Dale Coyne…

Lola Yamaha ABT has confirmed that Lucas di Grassi and Zane Maloney will remain with the team for Season 12 of Formula E. The British manufacturer, in partnership with Yamaha and ABT, entered Formula E in Season 11 as part of the Gen3 Evo era. Despite facing the steep learning curve of competing in a championship with no prior experience,…

Laurence EdmondsonSep 23, 2025, 09:47 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 McLaren has highlighted pit stops as a key area for improvement after slow tyre changes impacted Lando Norris at the last two grands prix. A slow front-left tyre change at the Italian Grand Prix led to McLaren’s awkward team orders exchange when…

Season 11 debutants Lola Yamaha ABT have officially confirmed their decision to retain their current line-up of Lucas di Grassi and Zane Maloney into Season 12, as they aim to improve on a decent debut season in the championship. di Grassi and Maloney on their maiden Formula E campaign with Lola Yamaha ABT | Credit: Simon Galloway The line up…

Laurence EdmondsonSep 23, 2025, 06:24 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Lando Norris has said Red Bull’s resurgence in the last two races should come as no surprise as he prepares for Max Verstappen to become a factor in the title race. After consecutive victories in Azerbaijan and Italy, Verstappen moved 69 points…

사진 확대 Hankook Tire’s ‘Serious about Motor Sports’ Collaboration Video for ‘Formula E·WRC’ is released [Photo provided by Hankook Tire =] Hankook Tire & Technology announced on the 23rd that it has unveiled a brand collaboration brand film based on the world’s top motorsport competition “ABB FIA Formula E World Championship” and “World Rally Championship” (WRC), organized by the International…

Welcome to Tuesday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up. Happy birthday! Happy birthday to TisoyJrIII, Paul Prinnel and Sujeeth! On this day in motorsport 30 today: One-off Williams substitute driver Jack Aitken Born on this day in 1995: Future one-time Formula 1 racer Jack Aitken 35 years ago today Michael America won the CART IndyCar race at Road America, which was…

Max Verstappen won the Azerbaijan Grand Prix for Red Bull. Pos. Driver 1 Max Verstappen Red Bull 2 George Russell Mercedes 3 Carlos Sainz Jnr Williams 4 Andrea Kimi Antonelli Mercedes 5 Liam Lawson Racing Bulls 6 Yuki Tsunoda Red Bull 7 Lando Norris McLaren 8 Lewis Hamilton Ferrari 9 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 10 Isack Hadjar Racing Bulls 11 Gabriel…

The Azerbaijan Grand Prix produced a qualifying session to remember and a race to forget. Several drivers excelled at Baku but one of the year’s top performers had a nightmare weekend. Here’s RaceFans’ verdict on the full field. Lando Norris Qualified: 7th (2 places ahead of team mate, -0.018s)Grid: 7th (2 places ahead of team mate)Start: -1 placeStrategy: One-stop (M-H)Finished:…

Laurence EdmondsonSep 22, 2025, 10:39 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Even a diverted flight home couldn’t take the smile off Carlos Sainz’s face late on Sunday night. Fresh from his first podium finish in a Williams Formula 1 car, his beaming grin appeared on Charles Leclerc’s Instagram stories past 11 p.m. as…

George Russell surprised his own team by overtaking Carlos Sainz Jnr through his pit stop. Mercedes told Russell he would rejoin the circuit behind the Williams driver when he made his pit stop on lap 39. He gained time partly thanks to his committed approach to the pit lane entrance. The Baku pit lane approach is one of the fastest…

Christian Horner will be able to return to Formula 1 as early as spring 2026 after finalising a payout with Red Bull, sources have told ESPN. Former team boss and CEO Horner was “relieved of operational duties” by Red Bull GmbH, the parent company of the energy drinks brand, two days after July’s British Grand Prix, ending a 20-year career…

Max Verstappen kept his championship hopes alive with a dominant victory on the streets of Baku after championship leader Oscar Piastri crashed out at the start. Piastri only made it as far as turn five before skidding into the barrier. He made a dire start from ninth on the grid, jumping the start and falling to last place, before his…

Max Verstappen says he needs more than a perfect end to the season to have a chance of winning the drivers’ championship for the fifth year in a row. He made significant gains on the two McLaren drivers with his fourth victory of the season in Azerbaijan today. However he remains 69 points behind championship leader Oscar Piastri with 199…

McLaren team principal Andrea Stella was quick to deny Lando Norris’s race suffered as a result of his slow pit stop on lap 37. Was he right? Norris had the slowest pit stop of any driver bar Fernando Alonso, though the Aston Martin driver was held for an extra five seconds to serve a time penalty. Compared to the quickest…