Motorsport

Nov 21, 2024, 10:08 PM ET McLaren no longer will have its drivers adhere to a pecking order as the Las Vegas Grand Prix approaches Saturday. McLaren driver Oscar Piastri said he does not have to operate in a support role for teammate Lando Norris, now that Norris’ hopes of a driver’s championship are in long-shot mode. “Pretty much, yes,”…

LAS VEGAS — After weeks of controversy, angry local feedback and even criticism from reigning world champion Max Vertstappen himself, the inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix produced the best race of the 2023 season. Not only that, it delivered the most financially lucrative weekend in Sin City’s long and storied history, eclipsing even February’s Super Bowl LVIII at Allegiant Stadium….

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When Formula 1 first announced it would return to Las Vegas after four decades for arguably the most ambitious street race in the world championship’s history, it was easy to picture the iconic sights of Sin City that F1 was hoping to build the event around. The world renowned Vegas Strip. The dazzling Bellagio fountains. Ceasars Palace, the MGM Grand…

Nov 21, 2024, 07:56 AM ET Yuki Tsunoda was questioned by U.S. border officials on arrival in Las Vegas. Clive Mason/Getty Images Japanese Formula 1 driver Yuki Tsunoda said he was interrogated in his pajamas for several hours by U.S. border control officials before being let into the country for Saturday’s Las Vegas Grand Prix. The racer for Red Bull-owned RB…

Photo: McLaren McLaren has announced the appointment of Ian James as its new director of motorsport, overseeing all of McLaren Automotive’s GT products and customer racing activities, effective Dec. 1. James, not to be confused with the Heart of Racing Team Principal by the same name, will report to McLaren CEO Michael Leiters. James joined McLaren in 2022 as managing director…

Formula 1 drivers are still waiting for FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem’s response to the open letter they addressed to him two weeks ago. Max Verstappen, who clashed with the FIA after its stewards penalised him for swearing in a press conference in Singapore two months earlier, made it clear the drivers intend to keep pressing their case. “We just…

Nov 21, 2024, 07:27 AM ET With three races remaining of the 2024 season, the title battles are down to the wire. Max Verstappen’s stunning drive in the rain at Brazil enabled him to close that gap and come out fighting. Verstappen could win a fourth title in Las Vegas this weekend if he finishes ahead of Lando Norris. The…

Oscar Piastri says he is unlikely to be called upon to play a supporting role to his team mate over the remaining races of 2024. The McLaren driver handed victory in the sprint race at the last round over to Lando Norris, in order to help his efforts to win the drivers’ championship. However Norris lost significant ground to championship…

Lando Norris admitted he felt deflated after dropping crucial points to Max Verstappen in the title battle in the last round at Interlagos. Verstappen won the Brazilian Grand Prix from 17th on the grid after a remarkable drive in the heavily wet conditions. Norris had started from pole position but finished in sixth. The result meant Norris fell from 47…

In the round-up: Haas team principal Ayao Komatsu says he had to overcome an entrenched view they were wasting their time by trying to introduce car upgrades during the season after taking charge earlier this year. In brief Haas lacked faith in upgrades – Komatsu Komatsu, who replaced Guenther Steiner as Haas team principal at the beginning of the year,…

Alpine team principal Oliver Oakes admitted Pierre Gasly was “disgruntled” over his team mate’s role in his elimination from qualifying in Q2 at the last round in Brazil. However Oakes said the pair showed their class as drivers by claiming a valuable double podium finish for the team in treacherous conditions. Ocon claimed the team’s best starting position for a…

Max Verstappen’s exceptional victory in Brazil leaves him set to claim his fourth successive world championship title. But it looks increasingly unlikely that the celebrations at Red Bull will be complete this year. As was the case in 2021, when Verstappen first clinched the drivers’ title, the constructors’ crown is heading elsewhere. From leading by over 50 points in the…

The streets of Monte Carlo, with their mythical aura which are steeped in history and a touch of glamour, remain a daunting prospect for even the most grizzled racing drivers to tackle at speed, let alone a teenager with just 20 minutes in which to prepare. It was an unenviable challenge that Taylor Barnard faced earlier this year and, in…

At a time of year where we start to think of gift-giving, Lucas di Grassi will find something that he’s been after for years under his Christmas tree. The new GEN3 Evo Formula E car will introduce four-wheel-drive to the series for the first time. It’s the series’ 11th season, so the move has been a long time coming. di…

Formula 1 begins its final run of three consecutive grands prix, which will decide both its world championships, this weekend. Join us on RaceFans Live throughout every session of the Las Vegas Grand Prix weekend. Look out for the live page on the site during every session and follow all the action with your fellow RaceFans. Here’s how to watch…

Formula 1’s Canadian Grand Prix will move into May from 2026 onwards, coupling it with Miami’s race and helping the championship consolidate the European leg into one singular period. In recent years Montreal’s race has been an anomaly, often falling between European events which make up the middle of an F1 season. Editor’s Picks 2 Related The sport has been…

Kevin Magnussen became the first driver to receive an automatic race ban for reaching 12 penalty points on his licence earlier this year. But one of his Formula 1 rivals has collected even more more penalty points than he has since the FIA introduced them. Penalty points were first issued to drivers in 2014, but a driver who wasn’t even…

Sauber has unveiled its special livery for this weekend’s Las Vegas Grand Prix after several days of teasers on social media. The second team to reveal a special design for this weekend’s grand prix after Williams, Sauber has shown off their new livery which features a flame motif. The team ran a special all-black livery at last year’s inaugural race…