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Dramatic Qualifying in Baku Kimi Antonelli qualified P4 with George Russell P5 for Sunday’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix. In a nearly two-hour session interrupted by six red flags, both drivers kept their cool to net solid starting positions for tomorrow’s race. Both drivers ran two sets of the C6 Soft compound in FP3, meaning they carried […]

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Lando Norris went quickest in the opening practice session for the 2025 FIA Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, beating championship-leading McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri by three tenths of a second at the end of a session that was halted for more than 20 minutes due to a problem with kerbing on the 6km-long track.  At […]

TEAM REPRESENTATIVES Jonathan WHEATLEY (Kick Sauber), Andrea STELLA (McLaren), Alan PERMANE (Racing Bulls) Q: Andrea, perhaps we could start with you. Potentially a huge weekend for McLaren. Now, you’ve enjoyed a lot of success in your career — 14 world titles so far — and potentially another Constructors’ Championship this weekend. Are the emotions different this weekend to 2024?Andrea […]

Lewis Hamilton topped a Ferrari one-two in the second practice session for the 2025 FIA Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, eclipsing team-mate Charles Leclerc by seven hundredths of a second after receiving a two from the Monegasque driver. It was a tough session for title chasing McLaren, however, with Lando Norris missing much of the […]

Fascinating Friday in Baku An intriguing first day on track played out on the streets of Baku as the Azerbaijan Grand Prix weekend kicked off. With Pirelli opting to select the softest compounds in their range (C6/C5/C4), the team opted to run only the Soft tyre on both George and Kimi’s car today. That enables […]

The Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), the global governing body for motor sport and the federation for mobility organisations worldwide, has today announced a series of updates that, subject to the approval of the World Motor Sport Council (WMSC), will define the future of the rallycross championship. The changes establish a championship that is more competitive and […]

PART ONE – Pierre GASLY (Alpine), Nico HÜLKENBERG (Kick Sauber), Oscar PIASTRI (McLaren) Q: Oscar, perhaps we could start with you, please. Now this could be a monumental weekend for McLaren. They can clinch the Constructors’ Championship this weekend, which would be with seven races still to go. It’s been a phenomenal season. Just how different has […]

Al-Attiyah and Dacia team-mate Sébastien Loeb have switched navigators for the remainder of this season and for Dakar 2026, with Lurquin now sitting alongside the Qatari and the W2RC’s leading navigator Edouard Boulanger moving across to the passenger seat in Loeb’s Sandrider. Al-Attiyah won the event in Portugal in 2024 in a Prodrive Hunter and […]

DATE TIME DRIVER / TEAM MEMBER Thursday, 18 September 1330hrs  1400hrs Pierre Gasly (Alpine)Nico Hülkenberg (Kick Sauber)Oscar Piastri (McLaren) Lance Stroll (Aston Martin)George Russell (Mercedes)Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls) Friday, 19 September Press Conference: 1500hrs TV Pen: 1530hrs Jonathan Wheatley (Kick Sauber)Andrea Stella (McLaren)Alan Permane (Racing Bulls) Saturday, 20 September Post-Qualifying Top three fastest drivers Sunday, 21 September Post-Race First three finishing […]

The Azerbaijan Grand Prix is round 17 of F1 2025, and signals the start of eight flyaway races to close out the season. Toto Talks Azerbaijan With the ‘European’ part of the year now complete, we begin the final third of the season this weekend. It will be an intense run to the flag in […]

The Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team heads to the AMG Speedway in South Korea on October 12th, marking F1’s return to the country after over one decade away.  In conjunction with car-culture lifestyle brand Peaches, 10-time Grand Prix winner Valtteri Bottas will get behind the wheel of the team’s W13 at the Peaches Run Universe 2025 […]

Delivered in collaboration with Motorsport UK, the sustainable fuel used from Round Three of the IAME Waterswift Restricted Cadet Class achieved a 55% reduction in emissions, demonstrating a shared commitment to create a sustainable future. Use of the sustainable fuel was funded by the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team as part of our strategy to reduce […]

The 2026 season will introduce a new era of regulations to the sport and host its sixth year of the Sprint format. The first F1 Sprint of 2026 will take place in Shanghai, followed by Miami, with both Grands Prix hosting a Sprint weekend for the third consecutive year. Silverstone returns to the Sprint Calendar […]

The Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), the global governing body for motor sport and the federation for mobility organisations worldwide, has signed a historic multi-year agreement with Extreme H to deliver the world’s first hydrogen-powered World Cup event. This landmark agreement reaffirms the shared commitment of both organisations to accelerate hydrogen innovation and set new […]

The Toyota Gazoo Racing crew finished 1min 49.9sec ahead of Guillaume de Mévius and a returning Mathieu Baumel, who were using the event as a shakedown test for the FIA World Rally-Raid Championship and the 2026 Dakar Rally in their X-Raid Mini JCW 3.0i. A flat tyre cost De Mévius valuable time and a potential win on […]

The eight-time world champion completed a remarkable weekend by beating title rival and Toyota Gazoo Racing team-mate Elfyn Evans by 11sec with co-driver Vincent Landais alongside. Evans had begun Sunday’s four-stage finale just 6.3sec adrift in an identical GR Yaris Rally1 car. Toyota’s 10th win of the season also pushed the Japanese marque further clear […]

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The Welshman overhauled overnight leader Adrien Fourmaux to establish a 5.6sec advantage over his Toyota Gazoo Racing team-mate Sébastien Ogier, who jumped to second position as tyre strategies backfired for rival Hyundai drivers Fourmaux and Thierry Neuville. Evans delivered a masterclass in wet-weather rallying across the morning’s three stages, climbing from fifth to the rally […]