Tag: Las Vegas GP

Las Vegas was a blow, but Lando Norris and McLaren have no reason to panic

McLaren’s double disqualification at Formula 1’s Las Vegas Grand Prix has opened the door ajar for Max Verstappen in the 2025 title fight. In Qatar, Lando Norris can slam it shut again. After a long stewards’ hearing on Saturday night, McLaren was finally excluded from the Las Vegas Grand Prix for excessive plank wear. Advertisement […]

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Who slept best last night: Helmut Marko

Helmut Marko couldn’t help but break into a smile and throw in a few ironic remarks while surrounded by several Dutch Formula 1 journalists, including our own Ronald Vording, as they quizzed him about yet another stunning Max Verstappen victory at the Las Vegas Grand Prix. The Austrian clearly enjoyed that Lando Norris’ engineer Will […]

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Is Christian Horner in talks to join Aston Martin as team boss?

Christian Horner is understood to be a contender for the Aston Martin Formula 1 team principal role as incumbent Andy Cowell looks set to leave, according to reports. Horner was sacked as Red Bull boss in July after 20 years in the role, winning eight drivers’ titles and six constructors’ crowns in that time. Advertisement […]

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McLaren at risk of Las Vegas GP disqualification

McLaren has been summoned to the Formula 1 stewards because both of its cars are in an alleged breach of excessive plank wear rules after the Las Vegas Grand Prix. Both McLaren cars of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri have failed to meet the thickness requirement of the rear skid block, which usually results in […]

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Fernando Alonso revels in wet Las Vegas GP qualifying: "More fun than what I thought"

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. […]

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Felipe Massa’s F1 2008 lawsuit will proceed to trial

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 […]

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Why Max Verstappen may snap up Daniel Ricciardo's old F1 race number

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 […]

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Racing Bulls unveils holographic F1 livery for Las Vegas

The Racing Bulls Formula 1 team has presented a one-off ‘holographic’ livery for this weekend’s Las Vegas Grand Prix in collaboration with title partner Cash App. The holographic livery adds iridescent colours to the usually white nose, sidepod and engine cover of the VCARB 02 driven by Isack Hadjar and Liam Lawson. The design is […]

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The steps McLaren will take to overcome its Las Vegas GP weakness

McLaren Formula 1 team boss Andrea Stella says the team has “taken action” after last year’s disappointing performance at the Las Vegas Grand Prix, which has been one of its worst circuits in recent years. McLaren finished sixth and seventh on the Las Vegas Strip street circuit last season, with Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri […]

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