May 19, 2025

Alex Albon: “I was licking my lips” for Leclerc attack, ‘thought I could even get Piastri’

After 2024’s first seven rounds of the Formula 1 calendar, Williams was one of two teams yet to score a point; Alpine had broken its duck in Miami, leaving just the British squad and Sauber as those yet to register a top 10.Alex Albon then got the team off the mark in Monaco with ninth, in a race spent tucked under Yuki Tsunoda’s gearbox, as Williams continued to suffer the after-effects of …Keep reading

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Analysis – The data behind Max Verstappen’s impressive overtake on Oscar Piastri at Imola F1 GP

Max Verstappen laid the foundations for his fourth consecutive victory at Formula 1’s Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix in the first chicane.Although the Red Bull driver suffered a relatively poor start, with even George Russell momentarily passing him, Verstappen was first by the end of Turn 3 after a brilliant overtake on Oscar Piastri. “At one point, I was in third on the straight. That …Keep reading

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Who is Albert Valera? The agent at the center of the MotoGP rider market

Following the news that Jorge Martin intends to leave Aprilia at the end of the year, Albert Valera, the Spaniard’s agent, has become the name on everyone’s lips in the MotoGP paddock. But who is the man holding the keys to shake up the MotoGP rider market?At 40 years old, this native of the Maresme region – a coastal area north of Barcelona – looks after the interests of both Jorge …Keep reading

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Pato O’Ward: Penske cars should have been sent to LCQ after rules breach

After qualifying third for the this year’s Indianapolis 500, Arrow McLaren’s Pato O’Ward met with the media to discuss his strong showing. But when asked about the technical violation involving Team Penske’s two remaining cars in Fast 12 qualifying, he did not hold back.IndyCar officials found something amiss with the rear attenuator on Josef Newgarden’s No. 2 Chevrolet. Will Power’s No. 12 …Keep reading

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Why race control opted for VSC, then safety car, in F1 Imola GP

The 2025 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix featured two situations that initially looked similar but were handled differently by Formula 1’s race control.On lap 29, Esteban Ocon suffered a technical issue on his Haas car and parked it on the grass between Turns 7 and 8.Race control deployed the virtual safety car, which allows it to neutralise the race with drivers having to slow down, so that …Keep reading

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Red Bull warns McLaren’s battling F1 drivers could prioritize “self-interest”

Red Bull boss Christian Horner has hinted that McLaren’s position in both Formula 1 world championships, with two drivers in the mix, will likely lead to ‘self-interest outweighing team interest’ – which could hurt the Woking team.Horner remarked on the two McLarens battling over second at the end of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola, as Lando Norris pitted under a late-race safety car …Keep reading

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