Wolff to sell portion of stake valuing Mercedes F1 team at $6bn, and more · RaceFans | Motorsport
Welcome to Wednesday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up. Happy birthday! Happy birthday to Christian Briddon, A-Safieldin and khuzai! On this day in motorsport Damon Hill won Adelaide’s last Formula 1 race as a handful of others staggered to the finish today in 1999 Advert | Become a RaceFans supporter and go ad-free read more www.racefans.net
Exclusive: Dan Ticktum excited by Formula E’s ‘f***ing fast’ GEN4 future
Dan Ticktum has told Motorsport Week of his excitement at Formula E‘s forthcoming GEN4 car, predicting that it is going to be “f***ing fast!” The British driver is now one of the all-electric championship’s hottest properties, after a Season 11 which was, in essence, his breakout year. Ticktum, suffering for a number of years in uncompetitive machines, benefitted from ERT’s…
Spiraling Ferrari unfairly points finger at Hamilton, Leclerc | Motorsport
Ferrari chairman John Elkann’s decision to throw his drivers under the bus on Monday was a microcosm of everything that has haunted the company’s storied Formula 1 team during its 17-year title drought. Elkann’s remarkable criticism of Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc followed their double DNF at the São Paulo Grand Prix on Sunday, the same day Ferrari ended a…
“Don’t shout at me, okay?” Hadjar’s race was one aggravation after another · RaceFans | Motorsport
Isack Hadjar was anxious to avoid being ‘undercut’ by a rival when he pitted during the Brazilian Grand Prix. So he was not at all impressed when Oliver Bearman did exactly that when they pitted for the first time. His frustrations grew as he lost time behind Yuki Tsunoda and Esteban Ocon – and was never shy about letting his…
F1 race result & points: 2025 Brazilian Grand Prix | Motorsport
Lando Norris won the Brazilian Grand Prix for McLaren. Pos. Driver 1 Lando Norris McLaren 2 Andrea Kimi Antonelli Mercedes 3 Max Verstappen Red Bull 4 George Russell Mercedes 5 Oscar Piastri McLaren 6 Oliver Bearman Haas 7 Liam Lawson Racing Bulls 8 Isack Hadjar Racing Bulls 9 Nico Hulkenberg Sauber 10 Pierre Gasly Alpine 11 Alexander Albon Williams 12…
‘I was clearly alongside’ · RaceFans | Motorsport
Oscar Piastri defended his attempt to overtake Andrea Kimi Antonelli after the stewards ruled he was “wholly responsible” for the collision. They issued the McLaren driver a 10-second time penalty for the contact, which sent Antonelli into the side of Charles Leclerc, causing race-ending damage to the Ferrari. Piastri was attempting to overtake Antonelli on the inside of the Senna…
Hamilton’s response to penalty for hitting Colapinto · RaceFans | Motorsport
Lewis Hamilton made it clear what he thought of being penalised for the second event in a row at Interlagos. The Ferrari driver received a five-second time penalty for colliding with Franco Colapinto at the end of the first lap. Hamilton touched the rear of the Alpine in the high-speed curve approaching the start/finish line. He was immediately concerned by…
New Gen4 car accelerates clean racing into the fast lane
Formula E have unveiled its new Gen4 car, which will make its debut in the 2026-27 racing season, and to say it is impressive would be an understatement. The car boasts 600kw of power – equivalent to 800hp – compared with 350kw in the previous Gen3 model. In addition to its speed, Formula E explained the Gen4 is ‘the world’s…
F1 Driver Ratings: 2025 Brazilian Grand Prix | Motorsport
One driver swept all the big prizes during the Brazilian Grand Prix weekend but there were several great performances behind him – plus a few notable blunders. Here’s RaceFans’ verdict on the full field. Lando Norris Sprint race start: 1stSprint race finish: 1stQualified: 1st (3 places ahead of team mate, -0.375s)Grid: 1st (3 places ahead of team mate)Start: Held positionStrategy:…
How seat-less Formula E stalwart’s Jaguar gamble may prove to pay off
Stoffel Vandoorne has, on the face of it, seemingly been forced to settle for a Formula E reserve role after failing to find a race seat for Season 12, but all is not what it seems. The Belgian, who won the World Championship in Season 8, lost his seat amid Maserati MSG Racing’s morphing into Citroen, with former DS Penske…
Max Verstappen hails Red Bull’s pit-lane-to-podium turnaround | Motorsport
SÃO PAULO — After delivering yet another legendary Interlagos drive, one labelled “sensational” by Red Bull boss Laurent Mekies, Max Verstappen was quick to praise his team for orchestrating a radical turnaround from Saturday and Sunday. Verstappen qualified a surprising 16th and started Sunday’s race from the pit-lane after Red Bull used the opportunity to make a radical change to…
Every radio message from Verstappen’s pit-to-podium masterclass · RaceFans | Motorsport
Max Verstappen made Interlagos his personal playground again as he swept to an unlikely podium finish after starting in the pits. Red Bull faced a tricky tactical call as the final laps ticked down. Verstappen found himself in the lead on a fading set of medium compound tyres. He admitted he was unsure whether to eke them out until the…
Formula E: Could electric race cars soon be faster than Formula 1?
A Citroen Racing Formula E car during pre-season testing ahead of the 2025-26 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship Independent Photo Agency/Alamy With their sleek lines, smoking tyres and thunderous engines, Formula 1 cars have been the fastest road vehicles for the past 50 years. But electric vehicles may soon become the quickest on Earth, as the battery-powered cars of…
Norris: Verstappen ‘is going to be a threat’ in F1 title race | Motorsport
Nov 10, 2025, 06:27 AM ET Lando Norris believes Max Verstappen will fight him to the very end despite taking a major stride towards knocking the Dutchman off his world championship perch. Norris extended his lead at the summit of the standings to 24 points over McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri following a dominant victory at Sunday’s Sao Paulo Grand Prix….
Bortoleto “very upset” after crash-strewn home grand prix weekend · RaceFans | Motorsport
Gabriel Bortoleto said his first home event in Formula 1 was one of the toughest of his career after two crashes in as many days. The Sauber driver suffered a huge shunt at the end of the sprint race on Saturday which prevented him from taking part in qualifying. He then crashed out on the first lap of the grand…
Antonelli is as much to blame for crash as Piastri, says Leclerc · RaceFans | Motorsport
Charles Leclerc says Oscar Piastri does not deserve all the blame for the collision which put the Ferrari driver out of the race. The Ferrari driver’s race came to an ended after Piastri and Andrea Kimi Antonelli collided at the first corner following a Safety Car restart. The collision sent Antonelli’s car into the side of Leclerc’s, causing race-ending damage…
Tsunoda given two penalty points for crashing into Stroll · RaceFans | Motorsport
Yuki Tsunoda has reached seven penalty points after the stewards penalised him for colliding with Lance Stroll. The Red Bull driver hit the Aston Martin early in the race at Bico de Pato. Tsunoda made a move to pass Franco Colapinto on the inside of the corner but ran too deep and hit the Aston Martin, sending Stroll into a…
UNIT9 reimagines aesthetic of speed for Formula E
UNIT9 has teamed up with Formula E to launch a bold new creative era for the sport, introducing the GEN4 race car with a campaign that strips racing down to its purest elements: light, texture, and motion. The hero film and its striking suite of still and social assets usher in a hyper-stylized visual identity for Formula E —one that…
Norris keeps quieting critics with title-worthy win in Brazil | Motorsport
SÃO PAULO — As Lando Norris delivered another critic-quieting performance of championship calibre at Interlagos, two relatively small moments for Oscar Piastri moved him closer to what is looking more and more likely to be a painful runner-up finish in the 2025 Formula 1 drivers’ championship. Another near-perfect weekend for Norris has moved him 24 points clear of Piastri with…
Hamilton given penalty point for race-ruining collision with Colapinto · RaceFans | Motorsport
Lewis Hamilton received penalty points for the second time this year after colliding with Franco Colapinto during the Brazilian Grand Prix. The Ferrari driver ran into the Alpine while trying to pass his rival at the end of lap one. It broke the Ferrari’s front wing, which folded under his floor, causing more damage. The stewards deemed Hamilton responsible for…