Marko: McLaren drivers feeling the pressure as Verstappen gains in F1 title race

Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko thinks McLaren drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri are starting to feel the pressure from Max Verstappen in the 2025 Formula 1 title fight.
Verstappen has closed to 55 points of championship leader Piastri and 33 points off Norris after the McLaren pair clashed in Austin’s sprint race, with both drivers retiring on the spot while Verstappen collected eight …Keep reading

Russell explains “last chance” overtake on Verstappen in F1 US GP sprint

George Russell reckons his risky attempted overtake on Max Verstappen during the United States Grand Prix sprint was “last chance” saloon for the Mercedes Formula 1 driver to win the contest.
Russell finished second in the Saturday race at Circuit of the Americas and crossed the line 0.395s behind Red Bull’s Verstappen, with Williams racer Carlos Sainz completing the podium.
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Brown slams “amateur” driving in F1 US GP sprint taking McLaren drivers out

McLaren boss Zak Brown slammed the “amateur” racing at the start of the United States Grand Prix sprint race, after both of his Formula 1 drivers retired on lap one in Austin.
Title contenders Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, who started second and third respectively, didn’t make it past the opening sector after being hit at Turn 1 causing terminal damage.
It came after Piastri attempted to …Keep reading

F1 US GP: Verstappen wins sprint race, Norris and Piastri taken out in start crash

Max Verstappen has taken another step towards an unlikely Formula 1 title defence after winning the United States Grand Prix sprint race, while his McLaren rivals retired after a multi-car clash at the start.
One race on from their contact in Singapore, which didn’t have sporting consequences but which Lando Norris was held responsible for, McLaren’s title protagonists tangled again on the …Keep reading

Lindblad to replace Verstappen for Mexican GP FP1

Red Bull protege Arvid Lindblad will replace Max Verstappen in first practice for Formula 1’s Mexican Grand Prix.
Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko confirmed the Formula 2 race winner was going to take part in FP1 at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, which Autosport understands Verstappen will temporarily vacate his seat for.
Sporting regulations mandate that teams run rookies on grand prix …Keep reading