Formula 1 News
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MotoGP: Bezzecchi smashes Misano record to grab pole
Bezzecchi shatters the Misano lap record 1’29”982. Until Saturday morning, no rider had ever gone under 1’30 at Misano, and Francesco Bagnaia’s 1’30”031 from 2024 had stood as the marker. Marco Bezzecchi wiped it out on his first flying lap of qualifying for the San Marino Grand Prix, then parked the Aprilia. Pole was his.…
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F1: Hadjar aiming for Baku return as Red Bull sits him out again
September 26 is the date circled at Red Bull A third race gone. Isack Hadjar sits out the Spanish Grand Prix in Madrid this weekend, with the wrist he hurt over the summer still not right. Red Bull has the plan drawn up: back in the car for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on September 26.…
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F1: Antonelli leads Ferrari on the Madring’s first day
A new track, a red flag and a rookie in the barrier. Kimi Antonelli still finished Friday in Madrid on top, with two Ferraris little more than a tenth behind.
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F1: Vasseur says Ferrari simply lack pure power
Ferrari brought a power unit update to Monza and still finished behind. Fred Vasseur has told everyone where the gap actually sits.
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F1: Verstappen admits the McLaren talks were serious
Max Verstappen has finally put his own words to the McLaren negotiations, and explained why a driver 140 points off the championship lead stayed put.
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F1: Raikkonen’s son Robin joins Red Bull juniors
Red Bull has signed an 11-year-old karter to its junior team. His surname happens to be Raikkonen, and the programme starts in 2027.
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NASCAR: Christopher Bell wins the Southern 500
Seven runner-up finishes before finally getting it done Christopher Bell won the Southern 500 in Darlington, South Carolina, overnight. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver had finished second seven times in the first 26 races of the season. He opens the Chase with the win he wanted most. After a red flag for light rain, the…
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IndyCar: McLaughlin ends a two-year wait
“My little girl had never seen me win” His daughter Lucy was born in October 2024. His last win came on September 1, 2024, at the Milwaukee Mile. So she had never seen her dad stand on top of the podium. That is sorted now. Scott McLaughlin won the Monterey Grand Prix at Laguna Seca…
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F1: Antonelli wins Monza after starting 20th on the grid
Twenty places gained in one race Kimi Antonelli started last at Monza. He finished first. The Mercedes driver was serving a power-unit penalty that dumped him to the back of the grid for his home Grand Prix. A few hours later, he was raising his arms in front of the Italian crowd. The strategy changed…
