June 2, 2025

Whether Max Verstappen deserved to be disqualified from the Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix after his clash with George Russell is more or less irrelevant – yet the stewards’ ruling on that incident not only included a 10-second penalty, which dropped him from fifth to 10th in the final standings, but also added three more points to his licence. That leaves him just one point away from an automatic …Keep reading

Red Bull team boss Christian Horner refused to be drawn on Max Verstappen’s controversial Turn 5 collision with Russell at the Spanish Grand Prix, as he hadn’t spoken to his driver yet when he addressed the Formula 1 media. But Horner did offer an explanation of two crucial events that led to Verstappen’s frustration boiling over.Verstappen finished 10th at Barcelona after looking on for a …Keep reading

Max Verstappen has admitted his clash with George Russell during the Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix “was not right and shouldn’t have happened”.The Red Bull driver finished 10th at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya after being hit with a 10-second penalty for the incident and was also given three penalty points on his licence, which puts him on the edge of a race ban.Verstappen’s race …Keep reading

After last year’s Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona this column wished Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff a good night’s sleep – mostly because of his memorable press conference appearance where he took aim at the “lunatics” directing “online abuse” at his team based on improbable conspiracy theories. Twelve months on, unfortunately, the core issue remains unchanged – only this time …Keep reading

Late on Sunday evening after the 2025 Spanish Grand Prix, once the sturm und drang had dissipated, I typed this prompt into ChatGPT for a bit of fun: “Suppose you wanted to artificially create the perfect Formula 1 driver in a lab – what would the result be?” “Interesting question,” was the response. “A perfect Formula 1 driver from the lab would be an idealized blend of physical, mental …Keep reading

Carson Hocevar charged through the field at Nashville after starting 26th, reaching as high as second at the end before seeing the checkered flag. He didn’t get there without some drama as Hocevar ended Ricky Stenhouse Jr.’s day after some mid-race contact, drawing the ire of the fiery driver of the No. 47 Chevrolet.Nonetheless, Hocevar’s march continued, climbing up to seventh by the end of …Keep reading

Denny Hamlin has now matched NASCAR legend Jeff Gordon for the best finish ever by a Cup driver making their 700th career start, placing third at Nashville. He is just the 22nd driver to ever reach that impressive milestone.It was not easy for Hamlin, and not just because of how difficult it was to pass at the concrete oval. The air hose going to his helmet was not functioning and it got …Keep reading