10 November 2025 15:50
McLaren has signed 2025 Formula Regional European runner-up Matteo De Palo to its driver development programme as part of an academy shake-up.
The 18-year-old secured his best result since moving to single-seaters in 2023 by finishing second to FRECA champion Freddie Slater ahead of his graduation to Formula 3 with Trident next year.
De Palo will now also contest F3 with the backing of ...
10 November 2025 15:29
Ferrari president John Elkann has discussed the disappointing Brazil Grand Prix that resulted in the Maranello outfit slipping from second to fourth in the constructors' standings after a double DNF. The Ferrari chief claimed that drivers Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton need to "focus on driving and talk less".
"We won the Endurance world titles in Bahrain, and it was an extraordinary ...
10 November 2025 14:58
Former Formula 1 driver Daniel Ricciardo made a rare public appearance at a Premier League football match between Brentford and Newcastle with Sky Sports F1 presenter Natalie Pinkham during the Brazil Grand Prix weekend.
Pinkham, who was forced to sit out her presenting duties at Interlagos due to recent surgery, shared on social media: "Recruited a couple of newbees…. @brentfordfc….and ...
10 November 2025 14:24
Mika Hakkinen’s Formula 1 career was highlighted by two drivers’ world championships, 20 grand prix victories, 26 pole positions and 25 fastest laps. But the ‘Flying Finn’ achieved all this following his darkest day at the Australian Grand Prix on 10 November 1995.
During Friday qualifying, his McLaren-Mercedes suffered a left-rear tyre deflation on the approach to Brewery Bend – the ...
10 November 2025 14:04
Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur has identified the positives after a disastrous weekend in Brazil left the Maranello outfit overtaken by both Mercedes and Red Bull in the constructors' standings.
The weekend started with Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton qualifying in P8 and P11 for the sprint race, respectively. While both were able to finish the sprint in the points, bringing home six ...
10 November 2025 13:37
Racing Bulls celebrated a return to points after three scoreless weekends with a double top-10 finish for Liam Lawson and Isack Hadjar in seventh and eighth at Interlagos - although the pair survived contact on the final lap to get there.
Lawson made a bold one-stop strategy work but came under huge pressure from Hadjar and a gaggle of midfield cars on the final few laps, a fight that ...
10 November 2025 13:22
Yuki Tsunoda insisted he is not throwing anything away after another tough race weekend at the Brazilian Grand Prix.
While his Red Bull team-mate Max Verstappen put in an incredible drive from a pitlane start to a podium finish in P3, Tsunoda struggled with two penalties and finished 17th.
In addition to his grand prix struggles, the Japanese driver was knocked out in the first round of ...
10 November 2025 12:40
McLaren Formula 1 boss Andrea Stella reckons Oscar Piastri received a “harsh” penalty during the Brazil Grand Prix - claiming Andrea Kimi Antonelli was equally to blame.
Piastri was hit with an extra 10 seconds at Interlagos after knocking Antonelli into Charles Leclerc when he took second down the inside of Turn 1 with the cars three-wide.
Stewards said the McLaren driver was ...
10 November 2025 09:56
Max Verstappen's progress from a pitlane start to the podium in the Brazil Grand Prix was remarkable, all the more so since Verstappen had been complaining about his car's poor performance all weekend – even on his way to fourth in the sprint race.
Changes to the car the team made in response to those complaints actually made the car slower, resulting in Verstappen being failing to progress ...
10 November 2025 08:49
When Ferrari, albeit reluctantly, put its weight behind Eddie Irvine in Formula 1's 1999 title hunt, it did so against all convention. Sure, it was a necessity after Michael Schumacher's leg-breaking shunt at the British Grand Prix, but for the first time in his F1 career Irvine was already in the hunt on merit.
Before the 1999 season had begun, Irvine had not won an F1 race. He was firmly ...
10 November 2025 08:25
The list is getting longer and longer. That is, the list of Formula 1 races in which Lewis Hamilton does not stand on the podium with Ferrari.
Should he succeed at some point (which I strongly assume will happen at the latest in 2026), then he will hold a record he never wanted: he will be the Ferrari driver who needed the longest to get a first podium with the team.
Sure, that is still ...
10 November 2025 07:21
It’s been a challenging summer for Kimi Antonelli. For someone who has only just finished school, it’s hardly easy to feature in one of the world’s biggest sporting events, broadcast live across the globe every second Sunday. Moving countries, facing journalists, being recognised on the street – it’s a lot to take in. And all that might have been slightly easier to handle if things on ...
09 November 2025 22:54
Sauber's Gabriel Bortoleto claimed he would walk away from his "tough" Brazilian Grand Prix weekend with lessons in risk management.
The 21-year-old driver suffered a violent crash during the sprint race at Interlagos. His team worked to repair the car in time for qualifying, but unfortunately failed, leaving the Brazilian driver starting from the back of the pack.
His first home grand ...
09 November 2025 22:41
Australian burger chain Grill'd has been forced to change its promotion surrounding McLaren driver Oscar Piastri after he failed to finish on the podium in every race since the Italian Grand Prix.
The promotion promised a free 'bonus' burger each time the Australian finished on the podium. But after a drop in performance from the former championship leader left him without a podium finish since ...
09 November 2025 22:25
Even in the dry Interlagos never disappoints, with another all-action race up and down the field that saw several heavy-hitters find trouble which handed midfielders an opportunity to shine. And then there was Max Verstappen.
Winner: Lando Norris
Two poles and two wins, not a bad Sao Paulo weekend for Lando Norris. Even the Briton's harshest critics, of which there appear to be many for ...
09 November 2025 22:12
When Lando Norris made his second stop of the Brazilian Grand Prix at the end of lap 50, it put Max Verstappen - who'd started from the pitlane - in the lead. Verstappen later made a final stop while just under seven seconds ahead, ceding the lead as Red Bull doubted that the four-time champion could hang on with aging tyres.
Verstappen was eight seconds ahead of Norris when the Briton emerged ...
09 November 2025 21:48
Lewis Hamilton was extremely short of words after his “nightmare” result at the Brazilian Grand Prix, as the seven-time Formula 1 world champion retired midway through.
The Ferrari driver lasted 37 laps due to suspected floor damage after separate incidents with Carlos Sainz and Franco Colapinto while fighting in the midfield at race start.
Hamilton first received a slight tag from ...
09 November 2025 21:13
Williams driver Carlos Sainz has confirmed that his Brazilian Grand Prix was compromised after contact with Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton at the start of the race left him with front-wing damage. With him nursing the damage, he played catch-up for the rest of the race at Interlagos.
“Yeah, I think I got squeezed by... I think it was Lewis on the outside and I picked up front-wing damage that ...
09 November 2025 21:13
Oscar Piastri has defended his unsuccessful manoeuvre during the Brazil Grand Prix as the McLaren Formula 1 driver claimed he ‘couldn’t disappear’.
The Australian driver attempted to take second place at Interlagos with a move on the inside of Turn 1, but he locked up and knocked Andrea Kimi Antonelli into Charles Leclerc on lap six.
It resulted in a 10-second penalty for Piastri ...
09 November 2025 20:34
The FIA stewards have explained the 10-second penalty for Oscar Piastri as they blamed the McLaren driver for causing a three-car collision during the Formula 1 Brazilian Grand Prix with Andrea Kimi Antonelli and Charles Leclerc.
On a lap six safety car restart, fourth-placed Piastri went down the inside of Antonelli and Leclerc to make it three-wide into Turn 1, as he aimed to clear the pair ...
09 November 2025 20:28
Max Verstappen was over the moon following his impressive podium finish at the 2025 Brazilian Grand Prix. With the Red Bull driver starting from the pitlane, expectations were low at the Milton Keynes outfit, but despite this and a puncture, the Dutchman finished third.
Hailing it as an "incredible result", Verstappen was able to recover through the field, finishing behind McLaren's Lando ...
09 November 2025 20:13
Lando Norris has shared how he has managed to turn his season around after clinching another victory in Brazil.
"Crazy race! Nice to win here in Brazil. It's an amazing track, amazing fans. This was for one of my mentors Gil [de Ferran]. A perfect weekend," he said ahead of the podium celebrations.
After his McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri was a heavy favourite to win the championship at ...
09 November 2025 19:58
Lando Norris has extended his Formula 1 championship lead by winning the Brazilian Grand Prix ahead of Andrea Kimi Antonelli, with Max Verstappen completing a stellar comeback in third and Oscar Piastri only managing fifth.
Norris dominated a dry Interlagos race from pole, while behind him Verstappen marched from a pitlane start to third as Norris' other title rival Piastri suffered his latest ...
09 November 2025 19:40
Norris is a clear title favourite now
It wasn’t a straightforward weekend. Weather conditions affected a lot of drivers, and many struggled to perform consistently, with pace swinging from one qualifying segment to the next. But throughout all sessions Lando Norris was a rock-solid constant. The Briton continued to be as dominant as he was in Mexico.
Two months ago it was almost impossible ...
09 November 2025 19:21
Brad Pitt's Formula 1 movie, F1, has secured multiple nominations for the 2026 Grammy Awards. The original soundtrack, featuring some of the most popular modern artists from a number of genres, has received acclaim since its release earlier this year.
Titled F1 the Album, it is nominated for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media, putting it in competition with the likes of KPop ...
09 November 2025 19:17
Seven-time Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton was forced to retire from the 2025 Brazil Grand Prix after a troublesome race at Interlagos.
On the opening lap of the race, Hamilton suffered a clash with Williams' Carlos Sainz before clipping the rear of Alpine's Franco Colapinto, which forced him to pit for a new front wing.
"When he passed me in the pitlane there was so much damage to the ...
09 November 2025 18:41
Ferrari's Charles Leclerc has retired from the 2025 Brazilian Grand Prix following contact on lap six of the Interlagos race. After sustaining heavy damage to the front-left corner of the car, the Monegasque was forced to stop.
This came just moments after Gabriel Bortoleto crashed, forcing a safety car, and Leclerc's team-mate Lewis Hamilton pitted after receiving damage when he hit the ...
09 November 2025 18:31
Sauber Formula 1 driver Gabriel Bortoleto crashed out of the Brazilian Grand Prix, resulting in a safety car.
After starting from 18th on the grid, Bortoleto crashed on the opening lap of his first home race. It looked as though he was squeezed by Aston Martin's Lance Stroll before he dipped onto the grass, lost traction and crashed into the wall.
The crash added to a torrid ...
09 November 2025 15:02
Almost like a mantra, the name of one man was on the lips of throngs of Brazilian Formula 1 fans as they flocked to Sao Paulo's very own cathedral of speed. Bor-to-le-to.
For the first time in eight years, the Brazilians were able to cheer on one of their own again, an agonising wait to find a successor to Felipe Massa finally over. It was around the 2024 Brazilian Grand Prix that McLaren ...
09 November 2025 13:39
Max Verstappen will start Formula 1’s 2025 Brazilian Grand Prix from the pitlane, following his poor qualifying result, Motorsport understands.
Verstappen was shockingly eliminated in Q1 in an unusually poor display from the four-time world champion and his Red Bull team. The latter failed to reach Q2 with any cars for the first time since the 2006 Japanese Grand Prix, with Yuki Tsunoda down ...
09 November 2025 11:13
McLaren team principal Andrea Stella has explained the reasons why Oscar Piastri has struggled to match team-mate Lando Norris at Formula 1’s Brazilian Grand Prix.
Having lacked pace for the past few rounds, Piastri was outqualified by Norris in all qualifying segments – sprint and regular alike – at Interlagos, with his deficit ranging from 0.043s in Q2 to 0.390s in Q1; he was 0.247s ...
09 November 2025 10:00
Pierre Gasly was at a loss for words to explain how he enjoyed a surprisingly strong Saturday at the Formula 1 Brazil Grand Prix.
The Alpine driver started by scoring a point with eighth in the sprint race at Interlagos, before qualifying ninth for Sunday’s contest - Gasly was even just a tenth behind fourth-placed Oscar Piastri in Q3.
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08 November 2025 22:40
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08 November 2025 22:32
YouTube TV's carriage dispute with Disney has removed ESPN and ABC from the video platform just before Formula 1 heads to Brazil for the São Paulo Grand Prix. The race coverage starts Sunday 9 November, 11:55am ET on ESPN2. If you've lost access on YouTube TV, these are the legal ways you can still catch the race.
Why is this an issue?
Disney's networks, including ESPN and ABC, are ...
08 November 2025 22:12
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has never been shy of a spicy soundbite. Today, a new interview from Daniel Mac during the Autosport Business Exchange New York event has been published on his social channels, and it serves exactly that.
Following on from the famous exchange between the Mercedes chief and former Red Bull team principal on Netflix's Drive to Survive, where the Briton barked ...
08 November 2025 21:45
Oscar Piastri says he's "still got the belief" he can win the 2025 Formula 1 world championship even if he continues to struggle to match team-mate and rival Lando Norris.
Piastri led Norris by 34 points after the latter's Dutch GP retirement at the end of August, but has since seen his lead evaporate due to a non-score of his own in Baku, and two off-the-pace weekends in Austin and ...
08 November 2025 21:36
George Russell found grip in short supply during Formula 1 qualifying for the Brazilian Grand Prix and elected to try something different for his final run in Q3: a final run on the mediums.
The decision offered some reward as Russell found a tenth on his soft-tyre opener in qualifying's final stage, although it was only enough for the Mercedes driver to finish the session in ...
08 November 2025 21:23
Lewis Hamilton was downtrodden following a difficult qualifying session for the 2025 Brazilian Grand Prix. Finishing 13th, the Ferrari driver joined the general complaints about tyre temperatures across the grid, adding that mentally he is "not good".
Hamilton dropped out in Q2 before McLaren's Lando Norris took pole ahead of Mercedes rookie Andrea Kimi Antonelli and Scuderia team-mate ...
08 November 2025 21:16
Haas rookie Oliver Bearman discussed his lack of pace in Q3 in comparison to Q1 and Q2 during the Brazil Grand Prix qualifying session.
The British driver is set to start the race at Interlagos from eighth on the grid after initially looking as though he could secure a spot on the front two rows during Q1 and Q2.
"For me, the main difficulty was that I had a great feeling throughout Q1 and ...
08 November 2025 21:11
Lando Norris strengthened his grip on the 2025 Formula 1 world championship by taking pole for the Brazil Grand Prix, shortly after winning the sprint contest.
That is compared to McLaren team-mate and title rival Oscar Piastri, who crashed out of the Saturday race before qualifying fourth at Interlagos.
Piastri will join Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc on the second row, while Mercedes ...
08 November 2025 21:08
After every F1 qualifying session, Motorsport publishes each team's qualifying record in terms of team-mate battles.
This record is based exclusively on qualifying results so that grid penalties don't alter the statistics.
When a driver can't put in a representative lap time due to a technical issue or an incident, this will be mentioned in the table.
Photos from Sao Paulo GP - Sprint ...
08 November 2025 20:56
Max Verstappen has written off his chances of winning the 2025 Formula 1 world title after his shock Q1 elimination at the Brazilian Grand Prix.
The Red Bull driver qualified 16th at Interlagos after consistently struggling to get on top of his RB21, simply lacking pure pace all around having also suffered an oversteer at Turn 9.
It continued a tough day for Verstappen who finished fourth in ...
08 November 2025 20:34
Lando Norris has defeated Andrea Kimi Antonelli and Charles Leclerc to pole at Formula 1's Brazilian Grand Prix, with Oscar Piastri fourth and Max Verstappen sensationally down in 16th.
After making a mistake on his first Q3 flyer with a lock-up in Turn 1, Norris pieced together a much-improved lap to blitz the field with a 1m09.511s lap.
That proved nearly two tenths faster than Mercedes ...
08 November 2025 20:03
Red Bull team principal Laurent Mekies revealed that the team opted for a bold approach ahead of the Brazil Grand Prix qualifying session after struggling since arriving at the circuit.
Unfortunately for the Milton Keynes outfit, the risk did not pay off. Max Verstappen qualified in 16th with his team-mate Yuki Tsunoda in 19th.
"Obviously, nobody expected something like that," Mekies ...
08 November 2025 18:48
The Williams Formula 1 team has shared a heartfelt tribute to 2009 F1 champion Jenson Button as he retires from racing.
The British driver is competing in his final World Endurance Championship race in Bahrain today.
After entering his rookie F1 season in 2000, he accumulated 15 grand prix wins, eight pole positions, eight fastest laps and a championship victory in 2009 before he retired ...
08 November 2025 18:38
Oliver Bearman and Liam Lawson have both been penalised, for dangerous driving and causing a collision respectively, in Formula 1's Brazil Grand Prix sprint race after tangling on the opening lap.
On the exit of Turn 3, Bearman had just lost a battle with hometown hero Gabriel Bortoleto and switched to the inside line on the run to Turn 4. However, Lawson had filled the space to the left of him ...
08 November 2025 18:09
Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton lamented their Ferrari Formula 1 car’s lack of top speed after the Brazil Grand Prix sprint – and were at a loss to explain it.
Leclerc and Hamilton qualified eighth and 11th respectively for the sprint, with Leclerc openly struggling with the SF-25’s instability, which has been a recurrent theme this season.
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08 November 2025 18:08
Oscar Piastri took full responsibility for his crash during the Brazil Grand Prix sprint race, which continued his capitulation in the 2025 Formula 1 world title fight.
The McLaren driver was running third just moments before he spun out on lap six after he took too much kerb at Turn 3 in damp conditions at Interlagos.
It means he is now nine points behind team-mate and title rival Lando ...
08 November 2025 17:38
Four-time Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen has claimed he was in "no man's land" during the Brazil Grand Prix sprint race.
The Dutchman crossed the line in fourth after starting from sixth, but was 4.423 seconds behind race winner Lando Norris.
"We will make some changes and hopefully that will bring the car in a better window," Verstappen explained to the media after the race. "Hopefully ...
08 November 2025 17:06
Toto Wolff has praised his rookie driver Andrea Kimi Antonelli after an impressive drive to second in the Brazil Grand Prix sprint race. With the young Italian putting pressure on championship leader Lando Norris, both he and team-mate George Russell boasted impressive pace at Interlagos.
Speaking to Sky Sports F1, Wolff was quick to compliment his driver, but not before addressing Sauber ...
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