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10+ min ago (591+ words) Kimi Antonelli was one of the many drivers to watch at the Qatar GP. The Italian drove consistently throughout the race and was on par to achieve a P4 finish. However, in the final laps, he committed a mistake and gave the position to Lando Norris. This directly put Red Bull's Max Verstappen's championship ambitions at a disadvantage. Now, Red Bull advisor Dr. Helmut Marko makes some massive accusations of race manipulation by Antonelli. Max Verstappen was bound to be just 10 points behind Lando Norris if the latter finished in P5. However, Kimi Antonelli's slip-up meant that Norris was now 12 points in the lead. As such, the Red Bull garage was definitely not delighted with this situation. Moreover, even Verstappen's race engineer, GP, believed that this was an intentional move from Mercedes and Antonelli. Helmut Marko did not mince his words while…...

15+ min ago (668+ words) Home " McLaren setting up "biggest defeat in F1 history" Another McLaren strategy blunder put pay to a likely 1-2 finish in Qatar. Now the world championship goes down to the wire in Abu Dhabi .. McLaren were left to rue another weekend where they could have closed out the 2025 driver"s world championship. After a double disqualification in Las Vegas and a major strategy blunder in Qatar, the F1 world championship will go down to the wire in Abu Dhabi. In the aftermath, paddock pundits called the McLaren strategy error one of the most baffling of the modern era. The papaya-coloured team was the only one not to pit under the lap-7 safety car. It was a decision that detonated Oscar Piastri"s dominant weekend. And handed Max Verstappen and Red Bull another lifeline for a fifth consecutive world championship. Sky Italia"s'Carlo Vanzini…...

20+ min ago (547+ words) Max Verstappen, Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris react to a Qatar Grand Prix result that sends the championship race down to Abu Dhabi. (1:16) McLaren team principal Andrea Stella has confirmed Oscar Piastri will be free to fight teammate Lando Norris for the title at the final round in Abu Dhabi despite the looming threat from Max Verstappen. Piastri slipped to third place in the standings behind Red Bull's Verstappen at Sunday's Qatar Grand Prix after McLaren botched its race strategy and threw away the Australian's chance of winning the race. Championship leader Norris now has a 12-point gap to Verstappen and a 16-point gap to Piastri with a maximum of 25 points up for grabs in Abu Dhabi. McLaren has attempted to offer equal opportunities to its drivers throughout the 2025 title campaign, and Stella said Verstappen's presence in the title battle…...

30+ min ago (725+ words) Norris is aiming to become the 11th British F1 champion LANDO NORRIS sparked concern over his championship credentials with a worrying message over the team radio during the Qatar Grand Prix. After starting second on the grid behind McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri, a strategy blunder from the team during an early safety car opened the door for Max Verstappen to take the win. McLaren had opted against bringing in their drivers during an early safety car caused by a collision between Nico Hulkenberg and Pierre Gasly. However, the team would be left to rue that decision as the early pitters made the most of their advantage, allowing Red Bull's Verstappen to take the chequered flag ahead of Piastri. Norris, 26, ended up finishing fourth after overtaking Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli on the final lap while Carlos Sainz took a second podium of the season…...

33+ min ago (600+ words) Comment: Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri missed out on victory in Qatar, with Verstappen's unlikely win taking this unpredictable F1 title race to the season finale in Abu Dhabi. For McLaren, it should never have got this nervy For it was Schmitz, the 40-year-old Cambridge-educated engineer, who made the critical call amid yellow flags and muddled thinking on Sunday night. On lap seven, a crash and a safety car created a door of opportunity. Red Bull, and every other team on the grid for that matter, walked straight through. McLaren, however, turned a blind eye. "I think they [McLaren] are in a very difficult situation where they obviously want to treat the drivers fairly," Schmitz told Dutch broadcaster Viaplay, moments after deservedly collecting the constructors' trophy on the podium alongside race winner Verstappen. "I guess we're in a position to take…...

40+ min ago (331+ words) Norris, l'der de la clasificaci'n, estaba en el quinto lugar detr's de Antonelli hacia el final de la carrera del domingo cuando el italiano se desliz' hacia afuera y Norris lo adelant' para ocupar el cuarto puesto. Eso permiti' al piloto de McLaren mantenerse 12 puntos por delante de Max Verstappen de Red Bull antes del final de la temporada este fin de semana en Abu Dabi. El ingeniero de carrera de Verstappen, Gianpiero Lambiase, sugiri' al multicampe'n neerland's a trav's de la radio que parec'a que Antonelli hab'a dejado pasar a Norris, y el asesor de Red Bull, Helmut Marko, afirm' que Antonelli "le hizo una se'al para que pasara" en comentarios a Sky Sport Alemania. "Los comentarios hechos antes del final e inmediatamente despu's del GP de Qatar sugiriendo que el piloto de Mercedes Kimi Antonelli hab'a permitido deliberadamente…...

56+ min ago (1295+ words) He is dreaming of winning a title not won in 53 years MANY upcoming drivers are billed as the next big motorsport talent. But when you talk about Taylor Barnard, he already has the accolades to back up the hype. Norfolk-born Barnard started racing in karting when he was just seven years old, and as far as the now 21-year-old is concerned that has basically been his whole life. Indeed, speaking exclusively to SunSport, Barnard " who counts racing legend and three-time Formula One world champion Ayrton Senna as his icon " reckons racing currently takes up 97 per cent of his life. That astronomical figure is actually down from 99 per cent, but new life experiences including moving out of his parents" house and needing to do "grown up things" like house chores and personal admin has seen a small shift in his priorities....

57+ min ago (503+ words) RED BULL have said they "sincerely regret" their comments after various team members provoked a wave of online abuse towards Kimi Antonelli. On the penultimate lap of the 57-lap Qatar Grand Prix on Sunday, Antonelli ran wide at Turn 10, allowing Championship leader Lando Norris to move into fourth place. This meant Norris extended his Championship lead over Red Bull's Max Verstappen from 10 to 12 points with one race to go. In the immediate aftermath, Verstappen's race engineer Gianpiero Lambiase was caught on live broadcast saying on radio that Antonelli had "just pulled over and let Norris through". Following the race, Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko also suggested Antonelli had "waved" Norris past. Norris getting past Antonelli could have a major impact on the title battle. Verstappen gives himself new nickname as he bids to spoil Norris' F1 title dream Assuming Verstappen wins…...

1+ hour, 9+ min ago (433+ words) It's essentially been a one-man show at Red Bull ever since Max Verstappen started winning world titles, and Yuki Tsunoda is the latest No. 2 driver to go through the meat grinder at the Austrian outfit. Beyond Sergio Perez, who managed to hang on for quite a while, Red Bull's No. 2 car has been a revolving door with everyone who has passed through it. A key point of contention has been claims that more effort goes into Verstappen's car than his teammate's, leading to No. 2 drivers rarely performing enough to secure a long-term seat behind the Dutchman. Tsunoda, on the other hand, is convinced that there isn't another driver who could get more out of Red Bull's No. 2 car than him. He spoke about his situation ahead of Red Bull's 2026 lineup announcement on Tuesday. "Especially the last few races, the team…...

1+ hour, 20+ min ago (574+ words) Max Verstappen celebrates his win at the Qatar Grand Prix Xinhua / Sipa USA It's been nearly two decades since Formula One saw a world championship head into the season finale as a three-way battle. The first two races of the final tripleheader of the 2025 campaign turned the driver standings on its head, with the double McLaren disqualification in Las Vegas, Verstappen winning consecutive races, and McLaren fumbling its pit stop strategy in Qatar. Lando Norris still leads the standings heading into the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, but there's been a shift below. Verstappen now trails the Briton by 12 points, while Oscar Piastri has slipped to third, sitting four points behind the Dutchman and 16 points off of his teammate. As the Dutchman told Sky Sports, "On pure pace, they are faster, and as it showed (on Sunday) again, anything is possible....