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Red Bull took aim at rivals McLaren in a social media post mocking their rival’s double disqualification from last weekend’s Las Vegas Grand Prix. The team used its simracing social media channels to draw fresh attention to the stewards’ decision which cost Max Verstappen’s championship rivals the points they scored in Saturday’s race. Both McLaren drivers were disqualified after post-race…

Nov 25, 2025, 07:23 AM ET Lewis Hamilton has been urged to “calm down” by Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur following the seven-time world champion’s latest attack on his own form. Hamilton described his first season at Ferrari as the worst of his 19-season career in the wake of a Las Vegas Grand Prix where he qualified last. The 40-year-old…

Fernando Alonso said Liam Lawson deserved a penalty after he was held up by the first-corner collision triggered by the Racing Bulls driver. Lawson collided with Oscar Piastri at the start of Saturday’s race when he ran deep into the first corner. Alonso started the race immediately behind Piastri and Lawson. Their collision forced him to slow down which allowed…

Secrets and impenetrable stories are rare in Formula E. The rumour mill usually flows freely and nothing remains too cloak-and-dagger in the paddock for long. But when it comes to the still-unresolved question of whether Mahindra or Penske will be their own technical suppliers and be registered Gen4 manufacturers, there is a dearth of solid information. The Gen4 era is…

The Las Vegas Grand Prix stewards handed Gabriel Bortoleto a five-place grid penalty for causing a multi-car crash at the start of the race. The Sauber driver collided with Lance Stroll who started six places ahead of him on the grid. Bortoleto, who qualified 18th, braked deep into turn one on the inside and knocked the Aston Martin driver into…

Nov 24, 2025, 02:42 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Mick Schumacher is coming to America to jump-start his racing career. The son of seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher will compete in the IndyCar Series next season for Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, team officials announced Monday, less than two months after he drove for the team at an open test on Indianapolis…

Lando Norris admitted he made a mistake by throwing away the lead at the start of the Las Vegas Grand Prix. The pole-winner made a strong initial getaway and moved across to prevent Max Verstappen attacking him on the inside of the first corner. However Norris brakes too deep into the first corner and ran wide. Verstappen passed him immediately…

Following the shock of McLaren’s double-disqualification in Las Vegas, Lando Norris can console himself with the knowledge he still enjoys a useful lead in the championship fight. The six points he lost to team mate Oscar Piastri and 18 given up to Max Verstappen have tipped the balance, but we could characterise it as reducing Norris’s status from ‘overwhelming’ favourite…

For some drivers the Las Vegas Grand Prix ended at turn one. For the McLaren drivers it might as well have done. Some others produced performances which dazzled like the lights around the Las Vegas Strip Circuit. Here’s our verdict on all 20 drivers. Lando Norris Qualified: 1st (4 places ahead of team mate, -1.027s)Grid: 1st (4 places ahead of…

Laurence Edmondson Close Laurence Edmondson Senior Writer, F1 • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Nate Saunders Close Nate Saunders Senior Writer, F1 Nov 24, 2025, 03:27 AM ET With Christian Horner now free to return to Formula 1 in 2026, speculation about his next landing spot is rife. Ahead of the Singapore Grand Prix Aston Martin…

Mick Schumacher will race full-time in IndyCar next year with Rahal Letterman Lanigan. The former Haas Formula 1 driver and Ferrari Driver Academy member will return to single-seater racing after two seasons in the World Endurance Championship. Schumacher said he is “immediately excited about the car and the American way of motorsport which comes across as being more about pure…

The 2025 world championship could be decided at this weekend’s Qatar Grand Prix – which is also the final sprint event of the season. Join us on RaceFans Live throughout every session of the Qatar 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…

McLaren’s radio messages during the Las Vegas Grand Prix show how they tried to contain the problem which led to their double disqualification. Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri were disqualified after the planks on the underside of their cars were found to be excessively worn. Their best chance of avoiding that during the race was to reduce their pace at…

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Halfway through the Las Vegas Grand Prix, Sauber’s Nico Hulkenberg had the works Ferrari of Lewis Hamilton filling his mirrors. They both started on the same strategies and Hamilton appeared poised to leapfrog his rival. His race engineer Ricardo Adami told him he was potentially on course to finish sixth. Instead, for the third time this year, Hamilton followed Hulkenberg…

Christian Horner has emerged as a candidate to take a leadership role at Aston Martin’s Formula 1 team. The BBC first reported Aston Martin is looking to move on from current team principal Andy Cowell, who previously was the architect of Mercedes’ dominant engine of the last decade. Souces have told ESPN that Cowell looks likely to be moved over…

Alexander Albon said he was surprised to receive a penalty for colliding with Lewis Hamilton because he didn’t delay for the Ferrari driver. The pair made contact when Albon tried to pass Hamilton on the inside at turn 14. The Williams driver touched the rear of the Ferrari and lost part of his front wing but did not appear to…

McLaren have suffered a serious blow after the Las Vegas Grand Prix as both their cars have been disqualified. Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, who originally finished second and fourth respectively, have been thrown out of the results after both cars failed the same legality check. A post-race inspection found the rear skid blocks were worn beneath the legal limit…

Both McLaren drivers are at risk of being disqualified from the result of the Las Vegas Grand Prix, a development which would have huge implications for the world championship. The scrutineers in Las Vegas have confirmed Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri’s rear skid blocks were worn beneath the legal limit when they were checked after the race. As this would…