Why Red Bull interfered with Norris' grid-tape
What happenedIn Austin, a Red Bull mechanic tried to move the tape used by Lando Norris as a reference on the grid. This was noticed. The mechanic returned to the grid against...
McLaren: Norris had the speed to win Austin
BrieflyMcLaren says it has no major concerns about the title race. Team principal Andrea Stella believes Lando Norris had the speed to win in Austin. The problem was losing...
Smoking chances in FP1: who will drive in 2025?
Rule and brief explanationEvery Formula 1 team must run a 'rookie' twice per car in an FP1 session this season. A rookie is a driver with no more than one Grand Prix start to his name....
Zak Browns offers apology
Zak Brown reacted quickly and emotionally after the chain reaction crash in Turn 1 during the Austin sprint. His first statement was clear: he pointed to Nico Hulkenberg as the culprit, mentioned...
Lost to the wind: how a change of direction prevented Norris' win
The US weekend at COTA showed once again that Formula 1 racing is not just about speed. Max Verstappen placed his title fight back in the limelight with 33 maximum points. But...
Colapinto vs Alpine: why his overtaking says more about team management than sportsmanship
Franco Colapinto ignored an instruction to stay behind teammate Pierre Gasly and overtook him at the start of lap 54 of 56 at the US Grand Prix. At first...
Bearman vs Tsunoda: when defending turns into dangerous racing
Ollie Bearman lashed out hard at Yuki Tsunoda in Austin. What started as an incident in Turn 15 during lap 35 of the United States Grand Prix turned into a wider criticism of...
Verstappen strikes thanks to divided McLaren and gambling Ferrari: strategy and discipline prevail
Max Verstappen took a convincing win in Austin and showed that sheer speed alone is not enough to decide a title fight. His 7.959-second lead over the rest of the field was...
Verstappen: not arithmetic favourite, smart bet
Max Verstappen did not just win in Austin. He reclaimed the momentum. With two poles and two wins - maximum score for the weekend - he sent a clear signal...
Red Bull hearing in Austin: more than a fine - a test of discipline and credibility
Red Bull has been summoned to the stewards after an alleged offence prior to the start of the US Grand Prix in Austin. Shortly after Max Verstappen's dominant win, the team is...
Verstappens statement in Austin: dominance that could change the championship
Max Verstappen dominated the United States Grand Prix, taking another big step towards the lead in the world championship. That one sentence from the source text sums up the race,...
Sainz v Antonelli: repeated clashes and the price of ambition in Austin
Carlos Sainz faces a potentially painful consequence: a five-place grid penalty for the Mexican Grand Prix. That threat stems directly from his race-ending collision ...
Why Piastri's crisis of confidence in Austin really threatens the title race
Oscar Piastri came to Austin as championship leader, but left with more questions than answers. The weekend at the Circuit of the Americas exposed a concrete, repeated problem:...
Sprint chaos in Austin: McLarens broken, Verstappen grabs momentum - but questions remain
The sprint race in Austin delivered everything that makes Formula 1 exciting: contact in Turn 1, two safety cars, an opportunistic victory and an escalating conflict between team boss and...
Who is at risk of suspension? The crucial significance of penalty points in F1-2025
The current penalty list for 2025 shows a clear line of tension in Formula 1. Not only do young drivers rank remarkably high, decay dates and the spread of...
Strolls estimation error in sprint: the real price of a bold inside line
Lance Stroll faces a five-place grid penalty for the United States Grand Prix following his collision with Esteban Ocon in the sprint for spot 12. The incident on lap 16 is...
Verstappen and Norris on the front row of the grid: what does it mean for the United States Grand Prix?
Max Verstappen shares the front row of the grid with Lando Norris at the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix. That is the main outcome of qualifying and forms the basis for all...
Verstapens pole puts pressure on an unbalanced McLaren
Max Verstappen took pole for the United States Grand Prix in convincing fashion. Red Bull was fastest in all qualifying segments, with Verstappen notching up almost three...
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