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Oscar Piastri has pipped McLaren team-mate Lando Norris by 0.32s in the first free practice session for F1’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola, which was red flagged for a let crash by Sauber’s Gabriel Bortoleto.At the historic Italian track outside Bologna, which is set to host its last F1 race for the time being, Piastri and Norris led an extremely tight session while most teams grid …Keep reading

“It’s basically the same as it’s been for three years,” Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur said of Ferrari’s engineering setup while facing questions from the media ahead of the 2025 Imola GP. “We’ve made some mistakes with the car, but we know where to improve.” The line of questioning directed at Vasseur is not new in motorsport, nor at Ferrari’s Maranello HQ. If a car …Keep reading

Red Bull’s endeavours to chase after Formula 1 championship leader McLaren have continued as the team has introduced a new sidepod package for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.In Miami, the RB21 was equipped with a revised floor, and this is to be paired with a reshaped set of sidepods in Imola; the team has taken a different approach to its inlet arrangement, bringing it slightly more in line …Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen rank among the absolute global elite in terms of sports earnings in 2025.Seven-time world champion Hamilton edged out four-time champ Verstappen on the annual ranking of the world’s highest-paid athletes by the American business magazine Forbes. According to the magazine, Hamilton sat in equal 22nd place with Mexican boxer Canelo Alvarez, earning a total of …Keep reading

Max Verstappen says it is unrealistic to expect Red Bull to close its race pace deficit with McLaren in the short term despite a range of upgrades coming to the 2025 Formula 1 car.Verstappen finished 40 seconds behind McLaren’s race winner Oscar Piastri at the most recent Miami Grand Prix, having beaten both McLarens to pole but then slumped back in the race as the Woking team’s superior race …Keep reading

Four-time world champion Max Verstappen provoked rampant intrigue in the motorsport community last weekend when he drove a Ferrari – of all things – in a test at the Nurburgring Norschleife. Now, Haas team boss Ayao Komatsu has put his foot down and says his team’s driver’s won’t be following the Red Bull racer’s example.Verstappen took advantage of the gap between the F1 Miami GP …Keep reading

For the second year in a row, Kyle Larson is giving it his all to try to achieve “The Double,” racing in the Indy 500 and the Coke 600 on May 25. However, if Mother Nature interferes, Tony Kanaan is prepared to fill in as a substitute for the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series champion.Of course, the 2013 Indy 500 winner retired from driving at the Speedway two years ago, and is now in charge of …Keep reading

From the very start, Day 3 of Indy 500 practice felt more urgent than the sessions that preceded it. Tempers were short, the action was constant, and drivers pushed closer to that invisible edge until one finally crossed it.Josef Newgarden topped the time sheets for Team Penske at 226.632mph, which was down from the fastest times earlier in the week. But still, Penske and Newgarden appear to …Keep reading

The F1 movie has every ingredient for success: a bankable star in Brad Pitt, total support from Formula One Management, the acclaimed directorial team behind ‘Top Gun: Maverick,’ and even a soundtrack architect known for his Midas touch.Kevin Weaver, the West Coast President of Atlantic Records, has built a reputation in Hollywood for turning movie soundtracks into cultural moments that …Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton made a quick dash from the Miami Grand Prix to New York City last week, as he rushed to fulfill his co-chairing duties at the 2025 Met Gala. He was tapped by Vogue editor-in-chief, Anna Wintour, to hold the position for the first time alongside Colman Domingo, A$AP Rocky and Pharrell Williams during fashion’s biggest night. “The Met Gala was incredible, and it wasn’t easy …Keep reading