15+ min ago (247+ words) 2025 Qatar Grand Prix: Safety Car out as Hulkenberg and Gasly make contact on Lap 7 2025 Qatar Grand Prix: Verstappen jumps Norris to snatch P2 on the race start On a tense opening lap at the Lusail International Circuit, Oscar Piastri clung onto the lead while Lando Norris lost a position. Oscar Piastri confidently held onto the lead of the Qatar Grand Prix on the opening lap, while his McLaren team mate Lando Norris lost a position to title rival Max Verstappen. The three frontrunners all seemed to execute a good launch at lights out, but the Red Bull driver's determination to pass Norris saw him improve to P2 as they reached Turn 1, demoting the Briton to third place on a day when he needs to win in order to seal the championship. Norris unsuccessfully tried to come back at Verstappen, allowing Piastri to…...

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18+ hour, 29+ min ago (562+ words) ONBOARD: Oscar Piastri's 2025 Pirelli Pole Position Award lap at the Qatar Grand Prix 2025 Qatar GP Qualifying: Red flag out after Sainz drags plastic cover onto the track Lewis Hamilton will start the Qatar Grand Prix from 18th, with Charles Leclerc further up the grid in 10th. Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton were once again knocked back by their performances in Qualifying for the Qatar Grand Prix, with neither driver able to keep up with their frontrunning rivals in the highly competitive session. While McLaren, Mercedes and Red Bull all seemed to be in the fight for pole position at various points in the session, Ferrari were significantly off the pace and failed to find any improvements after the earlier Sprint. The 19-lap event ended with Leclerc and Hamilton crossing the line in P13 and P17 respectively, with the Briton gaining one position after he…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago (388+ words) Fighting for Five - Max Verstappen in conversation 2025 Qatar Grand Prix: Weekend Warm-Up With Ferrari having yet to take a Grands Prix win 2025, Charles Leclerc is hoping to change that over the final two weekends. Charles Leclerc admits he is "really motivated to do something special" with Ferrari at the final two race weekends of the season, beginning with the Qatar Grand Prix. Ferrari has struggled to match the performance of front runners McLaren, Red Bull and Mercedes this term, with the Scuderia the only one of the top four teams without a win in the 2025 season. It leaves the team fourth in the Teams' Championship, 13 and 53 points respectively behind Red Bull and Mercedes, with Leclerc only registering seven podiums from 22 Grands Prix. Team mate Lewis Hamilton has yet to score a rostrum this year and suggested after the last race…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago (236+ words) Fighting for Five - Max Verstappen in conversation 2025 Qatar Grand Prix: Weekend Warm-Up McLaren's double disqualification in Las Vegas cut Lando Norris' championship lead to 24 points, while Oscar Piastri is level on points with Red Bull's Max Verstappen. McLaren Team Principal Andrea Stella has explained the reasons why both Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri were disqualified from the Las Vegas Grand Prix for excessive wear to the planks of their respective cars, with the Italian admitting the Teams' Champions were caught out by unexpected "extensive porpoising" but he insisted they did not take "excessive risks" with ride height. Polesitter Norris crossed the line second, with team mate and championship rival Piastri seeing the chequered flag fourth " but following post-race checks on their two cars (all cars which finished inside the top-10 were checked), the planks on both were found to be…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago (443+ words) Fighting for Five - Max Verstappen in conversation 2025 Qatar Grand Prix: Weekend Warm-Up Despite a tough 2025 campaign, Lewis Hamilton says he has no regrets joining Ferrari. Lewis Hamilton has insisted he doesn't "regret the decision I've made" joining Ferrari, despite a difficult maiden campaign with the team. Much was expected of the seven-time World Champion and his partnership with the Scuderia, but Hamilton has struggled for both performance and results, which has left him 74-points behind team mate Charles Leclerc in the standings. In 22 Grands Prix, the Briton has yet to score a podium, with the highlight of the season being pole and victory in the China Sprint back in March. Last time out in Las Vegas, Hamilton recorded his worst-ever Formula 1 Qualifying performance, finishing 20th and last " the first time in his F1 career he has finished last on pure pace. While…...

5+ day, 37+ min ago (140+ words) FP1 Highlights: 2025 Qatar Grand Prix 2025 Qatar GP FP1: Stroll, Colapinto and Leclerc find the gravel in first practice Find out who topped the Power Rankings table after the Las Vegas Grand Prix weekend. Quietly going about his business, Esteban Ocon raced on the fringes of the top 10 for much of proceedings, having started P13 and eventually finished just outside the points in P11. McLaren's double disqualification helped move Ocon and Haas team mate Bearman into the points, the American team also moving ahead of Aston Martin in the Teams' Championship by a single point as a result. Bearman just misses out on a place in the top half of this week's Power Rankings, the Briton having run in the points in the early stages and re-passed Fernando Alonso in the second stint before taking P10....

6+ day, 6+ hour ago (168+ words) FP1 Highlights: 2025 Qatar Grand Prix 2025 Qatar GP FP1: Stroll, Colapinto and Leclerc find the gravel in first practice Mark Hughes and Giorgio Piola review the major post-race talking point in Las Vegas after both McLaren drivers were disqualified for technical breaches. McLaren's disastrous double disqualifications in Las Vegas for Lando Norris' second place and Oscar Piastri's fourth, due to excessive plank wear, have potentially serious championship implications. The planks have four measuring points, two each at the front and rear. That on Norris' car was found to be below the post-race 9mm limit by 0.12mm on the front-right and 0.07mm on the rear-right. That on Piastri's was a respective 0.26mm and 0.1mm under on the right-hand side and in addition by 0.04mm on the left-front. Unlock exclusive F1 content and more with F1 Unlocked. Totally free. Membership gets you closer with: Live like an F1 insider with exclusive access and VIP…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago (1453+ words) FP1 Highlights: 2025 Qatar Grand Prix 2025 Qatar GP FP1: Stroll, Colapinto and Leclerc find the gravel in first practice For a dramatic double disqualification, to Max Verstappen's latest success " here's a roundup of what happened over the Las Vegas Grand Prix weekend. Thrills, spills and a dramatic post-race twist in the Drivers' Championship " the 2025 Las Vegas Grand Prix was another weekend for the history books. While Max Verstappen was victorious, it looked as though his title hopes had taken a dent as Lando Norris backed him up in second. That is, until, both Norris and Oscar Piastri were disqualified meaning the McLaren duo left Nevada without any points. While Norris did not manage to convert his pole position into victory in Las Vegas " with a bold move across title rival Max Verstappen into the first corner backfiring and allowing the Dutchman to get…...

6+ day, 23+ hour ago (423+ words) FP1 Highlights: 2025 Qatar Grand Prix 2025 Qatar GP FP1: Stroll, Colapinto and Leclerc find the gravel in first practice Kimi Antonelli completed a 'redemption' drive from the rear of the field to the podium in the Las Vegas Grand Prix. Kimi Antonelli praised Mercedes" "really risky" strategy that vaulted him through the pack and eventually into a podium finish at the Las Vegas Grand Prix. Antonelli was one of the drivers who fell victim to the wet conditions in Qualifying, suffering a Q1 exit that presented him with an uphill task in the Grand Prix. But a gamble on an early pit stop proved exactly what was needed, as he fitted hard tyres at the end of Lap 2, and continued to the flag, taking advantage of the minimal degradation to finish in third place. His progress was aided by the post-race disqualification of McLaren…...