May 8, 2025

Almost every second of a Formula 1 weekend is captured, recorded and dissected by experts and fans both in and out of the paddock. Race broadcasts, highlights reels and clips on social media all let you relive the action again and again, but none are quite as charming as these stop-motion Lego race recreations.“I knew I liked Lego, and I’ve seen people do stop motion, so I figured why not I …Keep reading

Somkiat Chantra will not take part in the MotoGP French Grand Prix having been unable to fully recover from forearm surgery he underwent last week.The LC Honda rider underwent surgery last Wednesday to address issues caused by compartment syndrome at the Dexeus Clinic in Barcelona by Dr Xavier Mir’s team.Although the procedure went to plan, Chantra was unable to recover in time to be fit …Keep reading

The pattern after the first six Formula 1 weekends of 2025 is clear: Max Verstappen can compete with McLaren over a single lap and compensate for some weaknesses himself, but on most Sundays he and Red Bull simply don’t have the tools to fight the papaya cars over a full race distance.The explanation for the smaller gaps in qualifying is twofold. First, Verstappen extracts everything from the …Keep reading

Amid all the talk about 2026’s hybrid engines and how they will be deployed, getting to F1’s lower weight limit may well cause teams the biggest headache of all.The minimum car weight for F1’s new rules era has been set at 768kg, 32kg down on the current limit of 800kg. This has largely been achieved by reducing the size of the cars, with the maximum wheelbase cut by 200mm to 3400mm and the …Keep reading