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Max Verstappen has taken provisional pole position for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix for Red Bull ahead of Oscar Piastri and George Russell. Saudi Arabian Grand Prix qualifying result P. Driver Team Q1 Q2 (v Q1) Q3 (v Q2) 1 Max Verstappen Red Bull 1’27.778 1’27.529 (-0.249s) 1’27.294 (-0.235s) 2 Oscar Piastri McLaren 1’27.901 1’27.545 (-0.356s) 1’27.304 (-0.241s) 3 George…

Laurence EdmondsonApr 19, 2025, 04:08 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — Lewis Hamilton said he needs to “go back to the drawing board” after feeling “nowhere” throughout practice and qualifying for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. The seven-time world champion qualified his Ferrari in seventh place on Sunday’s grid,…

Liam Lawson had the second-longest losing streak of any driver in qualifying heading into the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. He put that to an end by out-qualifying Isack Hadjar and claiming his best starting position of the season so far. Change from practice to qualifying Red Bull was the second-fastest team in second practice yesterday, two tenths of a second…

Apr 19, 2025, 10:30 AM ET James Vowles said the team have been ‘short-termist’ for the past 20 years due to multiple factors. Kym Illman/Getty Images Williams have a long-term focus on getting back to the top in Formula 1 and will not be distracted by what might be achieved this season, says team boss James Vowles. The former champions, who…

Lucas di Grassi’s second place in the Miami E-Prix had all the hallmarks of a once-a-season, giant-killing, flash-in-the-pan epsiode. But a more substantial and meritorious result could be just around the corner for Lola Yamaha Abt. Lola wasn’t taken seriously when it announced it was entering Formula E last year. It wasn’t even taken seriously by the promoter when Till…

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Taylor Barnard is the youngest Formula E driver to participate in the ongoing FIA Formula E World Championship. Things were very different for the NEOM McLaren driver in Miami. He topped the second free practice session but ended up 11th in qualifying. Things got worse when he finished 20th in the Miami E-Prix final race. He has now penned an…

Liam Lawson found it difficult to comprehend Red Bull’s decision to drop him just two rounds into his first season with them, according to Racing Bulls CEO Peter Bayer. Red Bull demoted Lawson to Racing Bulls, the team he drove for at the end of last year, prior to the Japanese Grand Prix. He failed to progress beyond the first…

Andretti driver Nico Mueller and his race engineer Bertrand Mermine have surged to the top of the ABB Engineered to Outrun leaderboard following a dramatic Miami Grand Prix, where post-race penalties reshuffled the final standings in Mueller’s favour. Though he originally crossed the line in 10th, Mueller was promoted to 4th, thanks to a well-timed strategy and a dash of…

Apr 18, 2025, 02:30 PM ET Liam Lawson is back at Racing Bulls after losing his Red Bull seat earlier this season. Rudy Carezzevoli/Getty Images Liam Lawson has picked himself up from being dropped by Red Bull in March and is back to his old self, Racing Bulls boss Peter Bayer said on Friday. The New Zealander was promoted to the…

Welcome to Friday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up. Social media and links Vettel promotes grassroots karting for Saudi women (Reuters) ‘The karting scene and the sports scene in Saudi is developing, and especially for women. Girls are more courageous to speak up and say I want to go karting, I want to go racing, which is great.’ Schumacher’s 1991 used…

FIA Formula E CEO Jeff Dodds was recently in Florida for the Miami E-Prix as the sustainable motorsport returned to the city after a decade. The race was held at the iconic Homestead-Miami Speedway and ended with very unpredictable results. After the race, Dodds took to Instagram to update his fans with some happy pictures from the event and appreciate…

Apr 17, 2025, 02:45 PM ET George Russell has insisted there is “no stress” over his Mercedes future despite his expiring contract. Russell has established himself as a team leader for the Silver Arrows this season following Lewis Hamilton‘s departure but his three-year deal, signed in 2023, expires at the end of this season. The British driver has been linked…

Charles Leclerc was extremely keen to attempt a one-stop strategy during the Bahrain Grand Prix and even revealed details of Ferrari’s strategy analysis to one of his rivals. Pierre Gasly told his race engineer Josh Peckett and the listening Alpine team the information he said Leclerc shared with him before the start of the race. After returning to the cockpit…

After a heart-breaking end at the Miami E-Prix, Norman Nato of Nissan has reached Italy to participate in the FIA Endurance Championship. He will compete in the 6 Hours of Imola race. The French driver takes part in both kinds of races. He drives Nissan’s electric car in the Formula E World Championship and represents Cadillac Hertz Team Jota in…

Apr 17, 2025, 08:54 AM ET This weekend, the 2025 Formula 1 season heads to the Jeddah Corniche Circuit for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. Max Verstappen won last year’s race, finishing ahead of Charles Leclerc in second place and Sergio Pérez in third. Here are key facts on the 2025 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. How can I watch the…

Former FIA deputy president for sport Robert Reid says many supporters from the upper echelons of motorsport have backed him since he left the governing body last week. However he said few are prepared to publicly back his criticism of the FIA’s direction under president Mohammed Ben Sulayem “for fear of retaliation.” Reid announced his resignation one week ago. He…

The excitement in the world of motorsport is about to reach new heights this summer! With the Berlin E-Prix on the horizon, all eyes are on Felipe Drugovich as he gears up for an electrifying debut. Replacing Nyck de Vries at Mahindra, Drugovich is ready to make his mark in Formula E. The Brazilian driver’s first competitive outing in the…

Time to go for it On lap 14, the actual race broke out as everyone started to push at their actual pace. From single-file slipstreaming to running three-wide in a pack, it still looked like Porsche’s day, until a three-car collision at the turn 11 chicane blocked the track, resulting in a red flag. When the cars returned from the…