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Alpine driver Franco Colapinto endured an utterly miserable F1 Las Vegas GP. The Argentine battled a severe lack of pace from the start. Critical damage sustained in a Turn 1 incident completely derailed his performance. He finished P15 after the McLarens got disqualified. The former Williams driver painted a vivid picture of a long and…
In a stunning development at Aston Martin F1, Adrian Newey has been confirmed as their new team principal from 2026 onward. He will take over from Andy Cowell who remains with the company as their chief strategy officer. Rumours first surfaced at the weekend in Las Vegas that Andy Cowell would be removed from his…
Pierre Gasly was an unlucky man the 2025 F1 Las Vegas GP. Or in any Las Vegas GP for that matter. Coming off yet another strong qualifying in Sin City, the Frenchman was spun around in turn 1. The subsequent damage to his diffuser meant his race was never going to be on. Eventually he…
Williams F1 driver Alex Albon has opened up about the loss of radio transmission, the damages sustained, his start infringement, his collision with Lewis Hamilton, and the penalty he received following his retirement from the Las Vegas GP on Saturday. Wet weather hit the Las Vegas Strip Circuit, and Albon left the qualifying session in…
Ollie Bearman never looked comfortable driving for the first time on the Las Vegas Strip. Struggling for grip right from the first practice session, the Haas rookie dubbed the high-speed track dangerous. What further made his job difficult were the tyre graining issues with his Haas. While those issues never saw Bearman get comfortable during…
Speaking after what proved to be a difficult F1 Las Vegas GP weekend, Red Bull’s Yuki Tsunoda explains he has been plagued by bad luck and feels as though everything has been against him. Red Bull’s Yuki Tsunoda endured a pointless Las Vegas GP last weekend, with the Japanese driver finishing P12 following a double…
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff feels that the trajectory of Kimi Antonelli is in line with the team’s expectations for a rookie in his first season in F1. Antonelli delivered some strong performances in the last couple of races, highlighted by podium finishes in Brazil and the Las Vegas GP. In Las Vegas, the young…
The Haas F1 Team has been on an impressive run of form this season and have been clear pace-setters at times in the midfield since the summer break. The American outfit scored points in all but two races in that period. While Ollie Bearman has taken most of the spotlight with his sizable points haul,…
Nico Hülkenberg finished a strong P7 in the F1 Las Vegas GP following the disqualification of both McLarens post-race. Starting P10, he dropped behind Ollie Bearman after a wild turn 1 for most of the field, although Pierre Gasly’s demise meant he stayed 10th. In the first stint he tracked Fernando Alonso and Bearman throughout…
After Yuki Tsunoda qualified 19th for the 2025 F1 Las Vegas GP, Laurent Mekies reflected on a weekend that quickly unravelled following the difficult session. Red Bull chose to start Tsunoda from the pit lane, and an early stop put him onto a stint on hard tyres before switching to a set of used medium…
