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Formula E star Nick Cassidy will join Peugeot’s World Endurance Championship Hypercar squad for the 2026 season.  The move confirmed on Monday is set to be part of a wider deal for the former Envision and Jaguar FE driver with Peugeot parent, Stellantis: he looks likely to race for the team hitherto known as Maserati MSG Racing in FE in…

Racing Bulls celebrated their first podium finish for four years yesterday but accused Williams driver Carlos Sainz Jnr of costing them an even better result. Team principal Alan Permane said Sainz cost them the chance to get both cars in the top five by colliding with Liam Lawson. “I feel very sorry for Liam, because without Sainz crashing into him…

Carlos Sainz Jnr was deeply unimpressed with the stewards’ decision to penalise him for his collision with Liam Lawson during the Dutch Grand Prix. The Williams driver was stunned when his race engineer Gaetan Jego told him he had been given a 10-second time penalty for the incident at Tarzan. “Who gets a penalty? Me?” he asked. “Are you joking?…

Fernando Alonso howled with rage when the Safety Car was first deployed during the Dutch Grand Prix. The Aston Martin driver had pitted just five laps earlier and he feared the appearance of the Safety Car had ruined his race. He got the first indication the bad news was coming when race engineer Andrew Vizard warned him: “Yellow at turn…

Charles Leclerc said Andrea Kimi Antonelli’s attempt to overtake him was too optimistic after the pair collided. The stewards handed Antonelli a 10-second time penalty and two penalty points on his licence after he made contact with the Ferrari at the Hugenholzbocht, taking Leclerc out of the race. “Car 12 [Antonelli] was attempting an overtake on the inside of car…

Laurence EdmondsonAug 31, 2025, 09:45 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 ZANDVOORT, Netherlands — Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc crashed out of the Dutch Grand Prix in separate incidents during Sunday’s race. The seven-time champion crashed out of seventh place on Lap 23 of 72 as light rain started to fall around the…

Which Formula 1 driver made the most of the Dutch Grand Prix weekend? It’s time to give your verdict on which driver did the best with the equipment at their disposal over the last three days. Review how each driver got on below and vote for who impressed you the most at Zandvoort. Driver performance summary Advert | Become a…

Pictures from qualifying day for the 2025 Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort. Advert | Become a RaceFans supporter and go ad-free Oliver Bearman, Haas, Zandvoort, 2025 Lance Stroll, Aston Martin, Zandvoort, 2025 Lando Norris, McLaren, Zandvoort, 2025 Oliver Bearman, Haas, Zandvoort, 2025 Oliver Bearman, Haas, Zandvoort, 2025 Carlos Sainz (ESP) Atlassian Williams Racing FW47. 30.08.2025. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd…

Laurence EdmondsonAug 27, 2025, 09:48 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 ZANDVOORT, Netherlands — Oscar Piastri secured pole position for Sunday’s Dutch Grand Prix after beating his McLaren teammate and title rival Lando Norris to the fastest time in qualifying by 0.012 seconds. Norris had looked like the favorite for pole throughout free…

Oscar Piastri has taken provisional pole position for the Dutch Grand Prix for McLaren ahead of Lando Norris and Max Verstappen. Dutch Grand Prix qualifying result P. Driver Team Q1 Q2 (v Q1) Q3 (v Q2) 1 Oscar Piastri McLaren 1’09.338 1’08.964 (-0.374s) 1’08.662 (-0.302s) 2 Lando Norris McLaren 1’09.469 1’08.874 (-0.595s) 1’08.674 (-0.200s) 3 Max Verstappen Red Bull 1’09.696…

Aug 27, 2025, 09:46 AM ET Lando Norris edged out Oscar Piastri in final practice for the Dutch Grand Prix as the McLaren title protagonists gear up for a pole position shoot-out. Norris, who has won three of the last four races to close within nine points of Piastri in the drivers’ championship, completed a dominant practice clean sweep after…

Aston Martin’s start to the Dutch Grand Prix weekend was one part great, one part terrible. While Fernando Alonso put his AMR25 second fastest, less than a tenth of a second off the fastest time of the day, Lance Stroll put his car in the barrier at Hugenholzbocht. Aston Martin took their biggest points haul of the season so far…

Aug 29, 2025, 01:51 PM ET Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has said that contract talks to keep George Russell for next year are “a formality,” even as the wait to confirm him for 2026 has prompted speculation about his Formula 1 future. Mercedes has yet to announce its lineup for 2026, trailing far behind other teams, but it has…

Pictures from practice for the 2025 Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort. Advert | Become a RaceFans supporter and go ad-free Lance Stroll, Aston Martin, Zandvoort, 2025 ZANDVOORT, NETHERLANDS – AUGUST 29: Isack Hadjar of France driving the (6) Visa Cash App Racing Bulls VCARB 02 on track during practice ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Netherlands at Circuit Zandvoort…

Aug 27, 2025, 09:45 AM ET Lando Norris outpaced McLaren title rival Oscar Piastri in Dutch Grand Prix first practice, which saw both Kimi Antonelli and Max Verstappen end up in the gravel. Norris, who cut Piastri’s championship lead to nine points before Formula 1’s summer break four weeks ago, was 0.292s faster than the Australian in a surprisingly incident-packed…

One of Formula 1’s Safety Cars has had an upgrade for the second part of the 2025 season. Aston Martin has replaced its previous Vantage model, introduced last season, with a new Vantage S, offering higher performance. It is making its debut at Zandvoort for this weekend’s Dutch Grand Prix. The car manufacturer says the Vantage S can hit a…

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Envision Racing has announced that Sebastien Buemi will remain at the team after signing a multi-year deal. It keeps the former series champion at the team going into the GEN4 ruleset, which will arrive for the 2026-27 season, making Buemi the first driver confirmed that will have driven across all iterations of Formula E. “I’m really happy to re-sign with…

Aug 28, 2025, 10:48 AM ET As Sergio Pérez prepares to return to Formula 1 in 2026 with Cadillac, his former teammate Max Verstappen congratulated him and said the Mexican’s difficult last season at Red Bull does not define what he can do. Earlier this week, Perez and ex-Sauber and Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas were announced as Cadillac’s driver duo…