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Isack Hadjar had a solid but quiet run to P8 on the road at the F1 Las Vegas GP. However, the disqualification of both McLaren cars bumped him up two spots in the final classification. From P8 on the grid, he took advantage of a crazy first corner to jump ahead of Alonso, Piastri and…
Sauber driver, Gabriel Bortoleto, hopes to regain strong form after his divebomb into Turn 1 at the F1 Las Vegas GP took Lance Stroll out of the race and effectively ended his own just one lap later. After the race, the 21-year-old was found at fault for the for his Turn 1 move. Because of…
After qualifying 6th for the F1 Las Vegas GP, Liam Lawson’s night was ruined by early contact with Oscar Piastri, dropping all the way to 14th by the chequered flag. It continues a rough stretch of F1 races for the Racing Bulls driver, who has only scored in two of his last eight races. At…
The Mercedes F1 team had an erratic weekend at the Las Vegas GP. The team saw a Q1 exit before salvaging a double podium on the streets of Sin City. Team Principal Toto Wolff was delighted with the result and assessed both Kimi Antonelli and George Russell’s race. Kimi Antonelli suffered a Q1 exit and…
Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur has opened up about Lewis Hamilton’s difficult F1 Las Vegas GP weekend that saw the seven-time world champion struggle to a points finish after qualifying in last place. Hamilton found himself dead last after clocking the slowest time in a rain-hit Q1 on Friday. He not only qualified slowest on…
Red Bull Team Principal Laurent Mekies praised Max Verstappen’s performance at the 2025 F1 Las Vegas GP, where the Dutchman claimed his 69th career victory. Starting from 2nd, the four-time World Champion made a superb start and went on to control the race from lights to flag. Speaking in his post-race print media session, Mekies…
After concluding the F1 Las Vegas GP as P13, Fernando Alonso expressed his grievances about the track surface. As both McLaren drivers were disqualified post-race for excessive skid block wear, Alonso has been bumped up to P11. The Aston Martin driver spoke about the challenges of driving on the Strip, stating: “The race circuit is…
Lewis Hamilton had little praise for his F1 Las Vegas GP race, with the seven-time World Champion crossing the line in P10, to then be promoted to P8 following the double McLaren disqualification. The weekend proved challenging from the outset. On Friday, Hamilton endured a difficult qualifying session and ended up at the very back…
Carlos Sainz delivered a strong F1 Las Vegas GP performance, finishing P7 before both McLaren cars were disqualified. Sainz has now moved up to P5, securing 10 points for Williams. While Sainz showed strong pace throughout, Williams opted for conservative pit-stop strategy rather than fighting harder with the faster cars. His teammate, Alex Albon retired…
Charles Leclerc put in another impressive performance as he finished P4 in the F1 Las Vegas GP for Scuderia Ferrari. He was one of many drivers to benefit from the double disqualification for McLaren. In a wild and chaotic start, the 28-year-old dropped behind Ollie Bearman on the first lap after starting 9th. However, he…
