SINGAPORE: McLaren clinched the Formula One constructors title, but their drivers’ tempers frayed in the heat of a Singapore Grand Prix won by the Mercedes of George Russell. AFP highlights three talking points from Sunday’s night race, one of the most physically brutal tests of man and machine on the motor racing calendar: Gloves off…
SINGAPORE: Mercedes’ George Russell won the Singapore Grand Prix on Sunday ahead of Max Verstappen and Lando Norris, as McLaren clinched the Formula One constructors’ championship. Oscar Piastri was fourth, meaning his lead over McLaren teammate Norris at the top of the drivers’ standings was cut to 22 points. The 27 points scored by Piastri…
MOTEGI: Marc Marquez can clinch his seventh MotoGP world championship in Japan at the weekend to underline a season of dominance and match the record of motorcycle great Valentino Rossi. The Spanish Ducati rider is on a whopping 512 points and needs just three points more than his brother Alex Marquez to win the title…
BAKU: Only the very best drivers perform without being upset by the elements or the pressure in a street circuit race, as Max Verstappen demonstrated while others struggled at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. The four-time champion’s masterful 67th victory on the unforgiving Baku track on Sunday confirmed that, with a second successive win, he not…
MONZA: Mercedes’ highly-rated rookie Kimi Antonelli on Thursday acknowledged team boss Toto Wolff’s criticism of his ‘underwhelming’ outing at the Italian Grand Prix and said he understood. The 19-year-old Italian vowed he would work to improve on his performance at Monza where he was classified ninth after collecting a five-second penalty following a race in…
MONZA: Max Verstappen took pole position for the Italian Grand Prix with the fastest lap in Formula One history in qualifying Saturday to give the reigning world champion a chance of striking a blow against dominant McLaren. Dutchman Verstappen, who has won the last four world titles, will start on the front row alongside Lando…
NETHERLANDS: Lewis Hamilton says he wants to put the fun factor back in his Formula One career after a difficult start to his career at Ferrari. The seven-times world champion cut a disconsolate figure at the last race before the August break, the Hungarian Grand Prix, when he branded himself “absolutely useless ” after a…
LONDON: Max Verstappen congratulated former Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez as soon as he heard the Mexican had secured a Formula One comeback with newcomers Cadillac next season, he revealed on Thursday. Perez partnered the four-times world champion at Red Bull from 2021 to 2024 but left after a dramatic drop in form. The 35-year-old’s…
NETHERLANDS: After nearly a month off for the summer break, Formula One is back as fans, drivers, and teams descend on the seaside resort of Zandvoort for Sunday’s Dutch Grand Prix. With 10 races to go, the world championship is finely poised as McLaren stars Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris battle it out with only…
Max Verstappen has put an end to speculation about his Formula 1 future, confirming he will stay with Red Bull for the 2026 season. The reigning four-time world champion, who has been under contract with the team until 2028, addressed ongoing rumours about potential moves to Mercedes and other teams during the Hungarian Grand Prix….
