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Alex Albon has had an incredibly impressive start in the 2025 Formula 1 season, currently sitting in sixth place in the constructors with 19 points, 18 of which are due to Albon’s performances. After the Bahrain Grand Prix, both Williams drivers missed out on a potential points finish. Haas took two points finishes and moved themselves into fifth place. With the midfield incredibly close, a single points finish could be the difference between a vital place in the constructors’ championship. The William’s driver confessed he thought that the FW47 wasn’t far behind the Haas, instead they found themselves caught out…
After a chaotic race, luck fell in the favour of Lucas Di Grassi, who took a surprise P2 finish at the Miami E-Prix. Di Grassi hailed the performance as a ‘miracle’. Formula E season 11 marks the first year of the Lola Yamaha ABT partnership in FE, with Lucas Di Grassi lining up alongside rookie Zane Maloney. A podium finish had evaded Di Grassi since the opening round of Season 9 in 2022, so the result meant even more to the Brazilian driver. With such a long gap between podiums, Di Grassi admitted it felt ‘great’. He said, “It feels…
Andretti led the weekend at the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach, locking out the front row for the third IndyCar race of the 2025 season. It’s been a difficult season start for Colton Herta, losing 10 championship points after a car infringement in Thermal. However, they were hoping for a change of fate in Long Beach, with the three Andretti drivers starting in P1, P2, and P5, with Kyle Kirkwood starting on pole. But with the unpredictability of the NTT IndyCar series and Álex Palou starting third and hunting down his third win in a row, it would take…
The IndyCar weekend got underway with the first practice session of the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach. With Álex Palou coming off from back-to-back wins in the opening rounds, he’ll be looking to further cement his title lead. The session was split into 45 with the entire grid and then two ten minute session with the grid spilt in half. Giving teams the opportunity to test out the set up on a quieter track. The session start The session was green flagged and teams wasted no time getting out on track. Louis Foster quickly put himself as the time…
Victor Martins has announced that he is joining the Williams Academy for the 2025 F2 season and beyond. Leaving the Alpine Academy before the season began he seeks need opportunities joining Luke Browning as a Williams supported F2 driver. The Frenchman is entering his third season in Formula 2. He ended his rookie season as the highest ranked newbie in 2023 and Martins was marked as a title favourite for 2024. However, ART Grand Prix struggled with the new cars and Martins missed out on his hopes for a title fight. Martins knows with 2025 being his third season in the…
Though it has not been surprising in recent years to see Álex Palou stand on the top step of the podium, in just two races in the 2025 NTT IndyCar season, he’s proven himself a head above the rest. The Spanish racing driver has been destined for success in the IndyCar series since he joined the Chip Ganassi Racing team in 2021. On his debut season with the team he took his maiden victory and then maiden title in IndyCar. Becoming a champion in just his second year in the sport. Since then, very few challenges have been able to…
After a spectacular sprint win around the Shanghai International Circuit, Lewis Hamilton struggled to find a similar pace in the SF-25 for qualifying and the feature race on Sunday. Hamilton defied expectations on Friday and Saturday of the Chinese Grand Prix race weekend. He took the sprint role, showing a pace that no one had seen coming from the Ferrari. Then came the sprint race. He held off a hungry Max Verstappen hunting him down to take Ferrari’s first sprint win. However, this fell apart for the prancing horses after the sprint race. They struggled to find any pace beyond…
Robert Schwartzman’s No. 83 PREMA Racing car was penalised by IndyCar over an unapproved part which led to a fire during practice at Thermal Club, California. The first practice around the Thermal Club was a difficult one for PREMA. Brand new to IndyCar for 2025, they’ve spent opening rounds trying to find their feet. However, they aren’t looking to slowly adjust to the sport – wanting to hit the ground running. Robert Schwartzman not only joined a brand new IndyCar team but was also new to the NTT IndyCar series entirely. His first practice session was cut short when his…
Red Bull has become synonymous with ruthless leadership, changing drivers without a second thought in their merciless pursuit of glory, and the problems behind Red Bull’s second seat began with the team itself. While it’s easy to look at the more recent examples of this following Daniel Riccardo’s departure from the Milton Keynes team in 2018. This was far from the first time Red Bull had more drivers than available seats. Back in 2005 when Red Bull began their Formula 1 journey. They started, what they didn’t realise at the time would be, a dangerous pattern. While ex-McLaren driver, David…
Carlos Sainz admitted he had a ‘tough day’ around Shanghai International Circuit suffering ‘balance problems’ on his FW47. 2024 had seen Williams suffer from an overweight car and crashes nearly every weekend. Struggle to make it into the points each weekend. However, 2025 started impressively for the team in Australia. Both drivers made in into Q3 and although Sainz suffered a crash in the race, his teammate Alex Albon finished an impressive P5. However, the comfort and ease of Sainz was being tested from the practice session in the FW47. He finished the first practice session in 15th 1.6 seconds…