22 November 2025 11:08
For the first time since joining the Formula 1 calendar in 2023, the Las Vegas Grand Prix was hit by rain on Friday for third practice and qualifying.
It turned the usual qualifying exercise of balancing risk versus reward into a delicate dance between thrill and trepidation on the high-speed streets in the Las Vegas Strip and its surrounding neon-lit avenues.
After Lando Norris clinched a ...
22 November 2025 10:22
In ordinary circumstances Max Verstappen would be furious about missing out on pole position. But after qualifying in second place for the Las Vegas GP he uttered a sentence containing sentiments which are vanishingly rare for this most competitive and demanding of individuals. "It's fine like this," he said. Rain ahead of and during the first segment of the qualifying session made track ...
22 November 2025 09:35
The Red Bull Formula 1 team has apologised for the “quite big mistakes” that led to Yuki Tsunoda’s costly Q1 exit at the Las Vegas Grand Prix.
Tsunoda will start the race in 19th, joining Lewis Hamilton on the back row, after struggling to cope with the tricky wet conditions around the street track in Vegas.
That is compared to second for his world champion team-mate Max Verstappen ...
22 November 2025 08:40
Mercedes Formula 1 driver George Russell said a steering problem cost him the chance of pole at the Las Vegas Grand Prix after a qualifying session he labelled as a “missed opportunity”.
The 27-year-old will start the race in fourth having qualified eight tenths behind polesitter Lando Norris, with Max Verstappen and Carlos Sainz joining the championship leader in the top three.
This is ...
22 November 2025 08:18
Oscar Piastri has conceded that his poor qualifying result at the Las Vegas Grand Prix has complicated his bid for a maiden Formula 1 world championship.
The McLaren driver will start the race in fifth while team-mate and title rival Lando Norris is on pole, having gone quickest by three tenths in the wet.
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22 November 2025 08:12
Mercedes Formula 1 drivers George Russell and Andrea Kimi Antonelli, alongside Williams' Carlos Sainz, have escaped sanctions after investigations following Las Vegas Grand Prix qualifying.
Mercedes was summoned for both of its cars failing to submit their set-up sheets in time for qualifying, with the document needing to be sent over to the governing body before the 8:00pm start.
As the ...
22 November 2025 07:43
Fernando Alonso seems to be one of the few drivers smiling after Las Vegas delivered a treacherously wet qualifying session on Friday night. He achieved an impressive seventh-place start for the grand prix as several drivers struggled in the poor conditions.
“More fun than what I thought," the Spaniard said on his rainy Friday session. "Even one hour ago when I jumped in the car, I thought ...
22 November 2025 07:39
Charles Leclerc lamented Ferrari's struggles during the rain-soaked Las Vegas Grand Prix qualifying, claiming that wet conditions have been something he has struggled with since joining the Maranello outfit.
The Monegasque driver will start the race in ninth, and his team-mate Lewis Hamilton will start from 20th.
"Unfortunately, yes," Leclerc said when asked if he was expecting ...
22 November 2025 07:01
Carlos Sainz is at risk of losing his third-place grid position for the Las Vegas Grand Prix, as he was summoned to the Formula 1 stewards having allegedly rejoined the circuit unsafely ahead of Lance Stroll.
Sainz went off the road in Q1 at Turn 5 and was seen to return to the track ahead of Stroll. The stewards elected to investigate after the session in a wet qualifying at Las ...
22 November 2025 06:55
Lando Norris is romping towards the 2025 Formula 1 world drivers' championship after claiming pole for the Las Vegas Grand Prix, while title rival Oscar Piastri is fifth.
This comes at the third-to-last round of the season, where Norris arrived 24 points clear of his team-mate with Max Verstappen just hanging on 49 off top.
The Red Bull world champion will join Norris on the front row with ...
22 November 2025 06:48
Mercedes has been summoned to the Formula 1 stewards for not submitting set-up documents in time for the Las Vegas Grand Prix.
It relates to a set-up sheet that all teams must submit for both of their cars, as per Article 40.1 of the 2025 championship’s sporting regulations.
The article says: “Each Competitor must provide the Technical Delegate with a suspension set-up sheet for both ...
22 November 2025 06:39
Aston Martin Formula 1 driver Lance Stroll blasted the “stupid” gamble which cost him a “top four” result in qualifying for the Las Vegas Grand Prix.
The 27-year-old will start the race in 12th after a wet session around the Nevada street track, while team-mate Fernando Alonso is seventh.
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22 November 2025 06:36
Both Alex Albon and Gabriel Bortoleto described their qualifying sessions for the 2025 Las Vegas Grand Prix as one of the most challenging wet sessions they've faced. This came as grip and visibility became a premium as rain hit the famous Strip circuit.
Both drivers were knocked out of qualifying in Q1 as the street circuit soaked up the Nevada rain. Williams' Albon will start 16th for ...
22 November 2025 06:34
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22 November 2025 06:34
Lewis Hamilton is set for a challenging Las Vegas Grand Prix after qualifying in 20th.
The wet qualifying session left the Briton battling against poor visibility and struggling with grip. After finishing the third practice session feeling like one of the fastest on the track, Hamilton endured a disappointing end to the day.
"Obviously, it feels horrible. It doesn't feel good. But all I ...
22 November 2025 06:30
Lando Norris overcame a wet Las Vegas Grand Prix qualifying session to secure his third consecutive Formula 1 pole, rescuing his car from a slide to beat Max Verstappen to the front of the grid.
The McLaren driver had set off on an impressive pair of sectors on his final lap, sitting almost a second up on Verstappen at the close of the second sector; Verstappen himself had just put 0.04s over ...
22 November 2025 06:13
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.
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22 November 2025 02:53
George Russell has topped a wet-to-dry third practice from Max Verstappen at the Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix, as both McLaren drivers hit trouble.
Russell's late 1m34.054s lap on a drying track was marginally quicker than world champion Verstappen's best time, although the changing conditions meant the session didn't offer much reliable information ahead qualifying.
But McLaren duo Oscar ...
22 November 2025 02:50
Mercedes reserve driver Valtteri Bottas was spotted walking a bride down the aisle at the Las Vegas Grand Prix as the couple tied the knot during the race weekend in Sin City.
Bottas sported a sequinned Las Vegas Grand Prix bomber jacket and Mercedes cap as he was seen walking down the aisle and holding the bride's bouquet during the ceremony.
While the inaugural race weekend in Las ...
22 November 2025 01:46
The FIA has made changes to the Las Vegas Grand Prix circuit following the red-flagged FP2 session that stemmed from a suspected issue with a manhole cover. Ahead of Friday's FP3 session, the cover was reinspected and 14 others were also checked and welded.
FP2 on Thursday night came to a stop with around 20 minutes remaining after a marshal spotted a potential issue with a manhole cover at ...
21 November 2025 14:29
FIA single seater director Nikolas Tombazis expects the new Formula 1 regulations for 2026 to deliver "more exciting racing" as a net result of the various changes the governing body is making to the cars.
For 2026, F1 is moving to lighter, narrower cars with a bigger electric component to their hybrid engines, as well as the use of sustainable fuels and active aerodynamics.
The latter ...
21 November 2025 13:03
Red Bull says it has "no worries" about the controversial engine change made to Max Verstappen's RB21 ahead of the Brazil Grand Prix, despite McLaren raising questions over how such a change fits into Formula 1's cost cap rules.
But although the team insists it is "absolutely within the regulations", the debate has highlighted a grey area that exists within the current set-up.
When ...
21 November 2025 11:07
Formula 1 is set for its final triple-header of the 2025 season with this weekend’s Las Vegas Grand Prix where the drivers’ title is still in the balance.
Lando Norris leads his McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri by 24 points, while reigning world champion Max Verstappen is third and 49 off top with Vegas the first time the Red Bull driver could be put out of contention.
For that to happen ...
21 November 2025 09:37
In a time where the Ferrari chairman made headlines for his remark on the Scuderia’s Formula 1 drivers following a poor Brazil Grand Prix, everything looks much more positive after Thursday practice in Las Vegas.
Charles Leclerc topped the opening session before finishing third in FP2 while Lewis Hamilton could only muster 10th and 11th, but was caught out by various disruptions. It marks a ...
21 November 2025 08:44
Max Verstappen jokingly made clear that he would run Formula 1’s racing guidelines through the paper shredder if it were up to him.
Following Oscar Piastri’s time penalty in Brazil, debate over F1’s racing guidelines has resurfaced. Carlos Sainz called the penalty handed to the McLaren driver “unacceptable” and added that the guidelines will be discussed in Qatar.
These ...
21 November 2025 07:34
Liberty Media CEO Derek Chang says Apple is likely to be "very active" when asked if Apple would ever fight for global Formula 1 rights. This comes as the tech giant readies itself to take over broadcasting for the United States from the beginning of 2026.
Speaking to CNBC, Chang commented on Apple's role in F1 and its broadcasting, linking it to the massive success the brand saw with the ...
21 November 2025 07:30
Haas Formula 1 rookie driver Oliver Bearman described the Las Vegas Grand Prix circuit as "sketchy" and "the least enjoyable street track I've driven" after the first two practice sessions.
The Briton was shocked by the lack of grip on the track after he finished FP1 in 16th and FP2 in 17th.
"We knew, big track evo on a circuit like this, honestly those first few laps I did in FP1, of ...
21 November 2025 06:14
The second practice session for the 2025 Las Vegas Grand Prix was brought to a close with around 20 minutes remaining after track officials raised concerns about a possible loose manhole cover on the circuit.
The session was red-flagged as George Russell was finishing a flying lap on the soft compound tyre, moments after McLaren's Lando Norris set the fastest lap of the session with a ...
21 November 2025 06:13
Lando Norris headlined Formula 1's second practice session for the Las Vegas Grand Prix, which was interrupted twice in the final 20 minutes by red flags for a suspected loose manhole cover at Turn 17.
In a session preceded by light rain, it took five minutes before the drivers elected to brave a presumably slippery circuit - and it took much of the opening half to build up towards Charles ...
21 November 2025 04:12
Mercedes CEO and team principal Toto Wolff addressed his stake sale to CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz, which has valued the Brackley outfit at £4.6billion.
The valuation has placed the Mercedes Formula 1 team in the top five most valuable sports teams.
“I think it shows a good development because the teams have become sustainable and profitable," Wolff told Sky Sports F1 in Las ...
21 November 2025 03:41
The FIA's head of aerodynamics Jason Somerville has handed in his notice, with Motorsport.com understanding the aero chief is set to join Alpine during the 2026 season.
Somerville, who as head of aero played an important part in defining F1's new 2026 regulations, handed in his notice last week and will commence a six-month gardening leave period before joining his new employer.
Amid reports ...
21 November 2025 03:12
Yuki Tsunoda has lifted the lid on his love for anime after he was asked about his watching habits ahead of the 2025 Las Vegas Grand Prix. The Japanese Formula 1 driver was visibly happy to be asked a question on a topic outside of racing.
"Thank you! Finally, the nice fresh question," he said. "I like One Piece and One-Punch Man, recently watching Black Clover and Demon Slayer.”
Tsunoda ...
21 November 2025 02:44
Ferrari's Charles Leclerc has led opening practice for Formula 1's Las Vegas Grand Prix, besting Alex Albon and the two Red Bulls.
Leclerc's soft-tyre run pf 1m34.802s in the final 15 minutes of the one-hour session was enough to hold off Williams Alex Albon, with Red Bull's Yuki Tsunoda making a rare appearance in front of team-mate Max Verstappen, while the McLaren pair occupied sixth and ...
21 November 2025 01:59
Lewis Hamilton has played down the comments made by Ferrari chairman John Elkann, who appeared to criticise the drivers after a disappointing Brazilian Grand Prix weekend from the Scuderia team.
Elkann made headlines after the outfit's double retirement in Sao Paulo.
“Brazil was a huge disappointment,” he said publicly. “If we look at the Formula 1 championship, we can say that on ...
21 November 2025 01:28
Red Bull driver Yuki Tsunoda is to auction off the race helmet he will be wearing for the 2025 Las Vegas Grand Prix weekend, with all proceeds going to the Wings for Life Spinal Cord Research Foundation.
The helmet is painted in a theme that makes it look at home under the lights of the famous Vegas Strip, but it will eventually make its way to the lucky winner of the F1 Authentics ...
20 November 2025 22:11
CrowdStrike's George Kurtz has acquired 15% of Toto Wolff's holding company, representing 5% of shares in the Mercedes F1 team.
Kurtz, the CEO and founder of cybersecurity firm Crowdstrike, came on board as a Mercedes sponsor in 2019 and has now become an owner, as well as joining the team as Technology Advisor.
Kurtz has personally acquired 15% of the holding company controlled by Mercedes ...
20 November 2025 15:47
Felipe Massa has secured a first victory as he seeks damages for the results of the 2008 Formula 1 world championship over Renault’s race-fixing at the Singapore Grand Prix.
Massa has been making a case that Nelson Piquet Jr’s intentional crash, which gifted victory to team-mate Fernando Alonso by causing an early safety car, changed the course of the title race as Ferrari’s title ...
20 November 2025 15:01
Haas team principal Ayao Komatsu says the two-pitstop rule implemented by Pirelli for this year’s Qatar Grand Prix will “destroy” the upcoming Formula 1 race.
Cars will be allowed to cover a maximum of 25 laps per stint during the 57-lap race, making it an effective two-stop while maintaining a degree of strategic variance, due to concerns over tyre wear.
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20 November 2025 13:03
Double Formula 1 world champion Fernando Alonso is keenly looking forward to the end of the ground-effect era with the series introducing a new set of regulations in 2026.
F1 cars are set for changes to both the power unit and chassis, as they will be lighter and smaller with more emphasis on electrical energy featuring a near 50-50 split with the internal combustion engine.
This will ...
20 November 2025 12:30
Isack Hadjar has explained what happened on the last lap of Formula 1’s Brazilian Grand Prix, when he clashed with Racing Bulls team-mate Liam Lawson over seventh position.
Lawson was one of only two drivers who made a one-stop strategy work at Interlagos, but that meant he came under intense pressure from a nine-car group behind him in the last 10 laps of the race.
On the last lap, Hadjar ...
20 November 2025 11:43
Several Formula 1 drivers have voiced their concerns over the prospect of wet practice at the Las Vegas Grand Prix, with rain predicted to hit the track for Thursday practice.
Las Vegas, along the wider Clark County, has been dealing with torrential rainfall in recent days, with the National Weather Service launching a flood alert on Tuesday night.
The intense Tuesday downpour flooded some ...
20 November 2025 10:33
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen admits he needs “a lot of luck” to turn around the 2025 Formula 1 title fight in his favour, while also suggesting that the change in momentum in McLaren’s intra-team championship fight is “very bizarre”.
The Dutchman has more than halved his deficit to the top of the F1 standings since Zandvoort, but believes the “real picture” is not enough to ...
20 November 2025 08:52
Red Bull Formula 1 driver Yuki Tsunoda has admitted he is "nervous" about his future in the series as a final announcement of the team's 2026 driver line-up is still not forthcoming.
Red Bull is widely expected to promote standout Racing Bulls rookie Isack Hadjar to the main team next year as Max Verstappen's new partner, with 18-year-old Arvid Lindblad set to be promoted to Racing Bulls. That ...
20 November 2025 07:45
The results of the Brazil Grand Prix might have been inked into the record books but that hasn't prevented the events of that weekend remaining a hotly debated topic in Formula 1.
For the majority of F1's drivers, the most contentious element was Oscar Piastri's 10-second penalty for his part in triggering a collision which eliminated Ferrari's Charles Leclerc from the race. Leclerc's ...
20 November 2025 07:31
Max Verstappen is weighing up a Formula 1 race number change if he doesn’t win the world title and is unable to keep #1, with an eye on former team-mate Daniel Ricciardo’s #3 race number.
Since 2014, drivers have needed to choose a number they must keep for their entire F1 career, with the only exception being a driver may exchange it for #1 after winning the world championship. Verstappen ...
20 November 2025 06:26
It all seemed doom-and-gloom on the 31 August. An oil leak had just put Lando Norris out of the Dutch Grand Prix meaning the McLaren Formula 1 driver was now 34 points behind Oscar Piastri, who won at Zandvoort, in the championship.
The outcome of the 2025 title therefore seemed inevitable. Piastri was the driver in form, he’d just scored his seventh win of the year after five podiums on the ...
20 November 2025 06:10
Charles Leclerc praised the honesty of Ferrari chairman John Elkann, who had launched a stinging barb aimed at the Formula 1 team's drivers last week, and insisted that his comments were intended to be a positive message of encouragement.
In the wake of Ferrari's double-retirement in Sao Paulo, Elkann spoke to Sky Sports Italy and stated that "we have drivers who need to focus on driving and ...
20 November 2025 05:22
Fernando Alonso enjoyed an immensely successful first act in his Formula 1 career, although it is widely considered that his talent commanded more than the two titles that he accrued in 2005 and 2006. That said, perhaps the chase of a third title has offered his career a smidgen more longevity...
In the opening six-to-seven years of his career, Alonso was often brilliant, decisive, and yet ...
20 November 2025 04:34
The LEGO Group and F1 Academy have inked a multi-year deal which will see the construction toy giant release an F1 Academy car set and field a car on the 2026 grid of the all-female series.
On the eve of the Las Vegas Grand Prix, F1 Academy director Susie Wolff and LEGO marketing director Julia Goldin presented the partnership, with 20-year-old Dutch racer Esmee Kosterman donning the LEGO car's ...
20 November 2025 04:21
Mercedes driver George Russell has cast doubt on McLaren's performance at the upcoming Las Vegas Grand Prix, as he predicted the Woking outfit will struggle at the race t.at includes the famous Vegas Strip.
Russell, who won the 2024 Las Vegas Grand Prix, noted the progress that Red Bull has made in recent weeks, acknowledging the Milton Keynes outfit as a potential threat for this ...
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