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Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton finished on the podium in the short 30-minute sprint race at the Miami Grand Prix, but could only qualify in 12th place for Sunday’s race.Hamilton is having an up and down season with his new Ferrari team with highs, such as his victory in the Chinese GP sprint race, contrasted with disappointing lows.Hamilton, 40, reflected on his podium in the …Keep reading

Lando Norris joked his hopes that Max Verstappen’s newly minted fatherhood would slow the Miami Grand Prix polesitter down had been dashed, noting his rival “did a Max lap”.Verstappen clinched pole over Norris by 0.065s, having managed to improve in the first sector despite a small wobble in the opening corner.Although Norris hit back in the second sector to sit just a couple of …Keep reading

Andrea Kimi Antonelli bounced back from a disappointing performance in the Miami Grand Prix sprint race earlier today to secure third place in qualifying for Sunday’s Formula 1 grand prix. The Mercedes rookie qualified on pole position for the sprint in Miami, but a first-lap tussle with the McLaren of Oscar Piastri saw him tumble down the order. After a raft of post-race penalties …Keep reading

McLaren Formula 1 driver Oscar Piastri says two driving errors left him on the back foot in qualifying for the Miami Grand Prix as he settled for fourth on the grid – admitting he “didn’t do a good enough job”.Piastri and team-mate Lando Norris both looked a sensible bet for pole at the Miami International Autodrome, but neither managed to execute perfect laps to deny four-time world champion …Keep reading

George Russell admitted he was surprised to be within two tenths of Max Verstappen’s Miami Grand Prix pole lap, noting it was his “worst quali” of the Formula 1 season so far.Mercedes driver Russell appeared to be in strife during the second phase of qualifying and was sat in the elimination zone after his opening lap, albeit on used tyres, with a clear disparity between himself and team-mate …Keep reading

Charles Leclerc has insisted Ferrari is maximising the pace of its 2025 car, which makes it all the more frustrating when his best F1 Miami qualifying effort only left him eighth on the grid.Leclerc, who missed Saturday’s sprint race after aquaplaning into the wall on his way to the grid, and team-mate Lewis Hamilton both struggled for performance in a dry qualifying session for Sunday’s main …Keep reading

Kyle Larson wasn’t even supposed to be racing in the NASCAR Xfinity Series this weekend. However, when news broke mid-week about Connor Zilisch being sidelined with a lower back injury (following a wreck at Talladega), Larson was the driver selected to fill the vacant JR Motorsports seat.”Yeah, there was a lot of survival throughout that race,” said Larson. “Just dodging some wrecks, and the …Keep reading

Red Bull’s world champion Max Verstappen has defeated McLaren driver Lando Norris to pole at F1’s Miami Grand Prix.Verstappen claimed his 43rd career pole by 0.065s over Norris, with Mercedes driver Andrea Kimi Antonelli impressing once again by keeping Oscar Piastri behind for third on the grid.In Q3 Verstappen drew first blood with a lap of 1m26.492s, just thousandths ahead of Norris and …Keep reading

A special start to the weekend for Chip Ganassi Racing’s Alex Palou as he earns P1 for Sunday’s race at Barber Motorsports Park — the same track where he earned his first win in the series back in 2021. The difference now is that he’s a three-time IndyCar Series champion, and currently leading the standings for the 2025 championship.While it looks as though the weekend’s Children’s of …Keep reading

Yuki Tsunoda was promoted from ninth to sixth in the results of F1’s Miami sprint race following penalties for Alex Albon, Liam Lawson and Oliver Bearman, with Andrea Kimi Antonelli and Pierre Gasly also cycling into points-paying positions once the race concluded.On lap 14 of the 18-lap wet-to-dry contest, Racing Bulls driver Lawson made contact with the Aston Martin of Fernando Alonso while …Keep reading