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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…
Team principal Fred Vasseur has shared his insights into Charles Leclerc’s impressive first stint, the lack of progress on the hard tyres, and Ferrari’s strategy choice as they fell short of the podium yet again, this time at the F1 Las Vegas GP on Saturday. Starting P9 after struggling in a wet qualifying session, Leclerc’s…
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…
