Following what should have been a good pair of results at the F1 Las Vegas GP for McLaren, Team Principal Andrea Stella has opened up about the unexpected plank wear issues that ultimately lead to the teams disqualification from the race. An unexpected surge in porpoising (vertical oscillations that repeatedly slammed the cars into the…
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…
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…
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…
Lando Norris arrived at the F1 Las Vegas GP as the Championship leader, left the race still with the upper hand in the standings, but only after a bruising night that saw a podium finish turn into a disqualification hours after the chequered flag. What began as a damage-limiting P2 on a difficult evening for…
The 2025 F1 Las Vegas GP proved to be a strong weekend for Mercedes’ George Russell. Though he initially crossed the line in 3rd, Mercedes benefitted from both McLaren’s post-race disqualification. As a result, this elevated Russell to 2nd and his teammate Kimi Antonelli to 3rd to secure the team a double podium-finish. Coming into…
On a dramatic night street circuit beneath the neon of the Las Vegas Strip, Max Verstappen claimed a decisive victory at the F1 Las Vegas GP, reasserting his championship ambitions as both McLaren drivers were disqualified. From the start, Verstappen seized the initiative when Lando Norris ran wide at Turn 1, then controlled the race…
