May 3, 2025

Lando Norris has praised his “good luck” in Miami, after capturing the Formula 1 sprint race win thanks to a well-timed safety car – echoing his 2024 grand prix victory at the circuit.Norris had closed in on McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri having initially dropped back by over three seconds, but was able to save life in his intermediate tyres to put the Australian’s grasp of the race under …Keep reading

Red Bull’s pitcrew was once a byword for infallibility but that reputation has slipped in recent races – even if the issues in Bahrain were cause by an electrical short in the gantry rather than human error.But ‘finger trouble’ was definitely the cause of what could have been a much more serious incident in the Miami F1 sprint had circumstances panned out differently. Only the quick …Keep reading

Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen says he is “happy no one got injured” during the pitstop collision at the Miami Grand prix sprint race that netted him a penalty.On a drying track Verstappen came in for slick tyres on lap 13 of 18, as he tried to undercut the comfortably leading McLaren pair of Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris.But Verstappen was released into the path of polesitter …Keep reading

Qualifying for the F1 Miami Grand Prix on Saturday has been delayed due to the chaos during the sprint race. There were smashes for Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso and Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc while a heavy downpour caused a delayed start, which has played havoc with the race schedule.As a knock-on consequence, the FIA have been forced to shift the start of qualifying back 15 minutes to …Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton wants to build on his sprint race podium in Miami as Ferrari showed signs of improvement despite “going nowhere” on the intermediate tyres, which sparked a gamble for an early switch to slicks.The seven-time world champion qualified seventh for the second sprint race of 2025, having secured a surprise victory at the previous one at the Chinese Grand Prix.Hamilton …Keep reading

Red Bull F1 advisor Helmut Marko thinks Max Verstappen’s pitlane collision with Andrea Kimi Antonelli prevented him from challenging McLaren drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri for a sprint race win in Miami.As polesitter Antonelli got bumped down to fourth at the start of a wet-to-dry sprint, Verstappen moved up to third and was powerless to keep up with the quicker McLarens of Piastri and …Keep reading

It was a moment that redefined the record books and heralded the arrival of the brightest young talent in Formula 1.Andrea Kimi Antonelli’s pole lap for the F1 Miami Grand Prix sprint race was as spine-tingling as it it was significant. He confirmed his arrival at the sport’s top table with a scintillating lap that was not only a new record for the Miami Grand Prix, but at 18 years and 250 …Keep reading

McLaren driver Lando Norris has snatched a wet-to-dry win in Formula 1’s Miami Grand Prix sprint race, finishing ahead of Oscar Piastri and Lewis Hamilton behind the safety car in an incident-filled event.The Saturday afternoon sprint was reduced from 19 to 18 laps due to the adverse weather conditions, two of which were completed behind the safety car after a delayed starting procedure due to …Keep reading

Setting a fast time of 28.174s, Carson Hocevar was able to hang on for his first career pole in the No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet on Saturday. It’s a front row lockout for Team Chevy with William Byron putting the No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet in second, just 0.014s behind Hocevar’s pole lap. Hocevar was also the fastest driver in the practice session that immediately preceded …Keep reading