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Leclerc crashes out before Miami F1 sprint race begins
Charles Leclerc crashed before the start of Formula 1's Miami Grand Prix sprint race, hitting the wall during reconnaissance laps in extremely wet conditions.Leclerc, with only intermediate tyres on his Ferrari, hit standing water and slid helplessly into one of the walls that line the outside of the circuit.Charles Leclerc hits the wall!! đ±With rain falling heavily, Leclerc sustains heavy damage ...
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The serious point behind Brown's water bottle mockery of Red Bull
McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown's use of a water bottle marked "tire water" at the Miami Grand Prix was a response to Formula 1 rival Red Bull designed to raise a "serious point" to force teams to raise all allegations formally rather than through "back channels".Last year Red Bull grew increasingly suspicious about where McLaren's improved performance had come from and this included a theory that Mc...
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F1's Miami sprint race delayed
The start of Formula 1âs Miami Grand Prix sprint has been delayed as the result of wet conditions making things too dangerous.An unexpected downpour around 90 minutes before the start of the sprint left the Miami track soaked, and things got even worse as the rain intensified ahead of the scheduled start time.Conditions were so bad during the laps to the grid that Ferrariâs Charles Leclerc, runnin...
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How much does yet another Verstappen documentary really offer?
The latest Max Verstappen documentary from Viaplay, marking 10 years of the four-time world champion in Formula 1, is now available in the UK. Verstappen's highs and lows have played out in full view since his very first grand prix weekend appearance in late 2014. On Friday, ahead of the Miami Grand Prix, 10 Years of Max Verstappen gets its UK streaming premiere (fans in the UK can find Viaplay as...
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'Plucked out of the air' - new complaints over expensive 2026 F1 rule
Formula 1 teams are facing another major headache with the complicated 2026 regulations, as it is now expected they will struggle to hit the minimum weight limit.That has opened the door for the opening stages of the season with the all-new cars to perhaps be dictated by who has managed to get closest to the minimum weight limit. It's understood some teams are currently well off the target.
One...
What's really going on with Perez and Cadillac's F1 driver talks
Cadillac has opened discussions with "quite a large number" of potential Formula 1 drivers for 2026, with Sergio Perez and Valtteri Bottas understood to be leading contenders for a seat.The new entry, co-owned by TWG Global and massive American manufacturer General Motors, is trying to rapidly clear various milestones as it prepares to join the grid next year.
As the Cadillac team only received...
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Mark Hughes on Antonelli's F1 breakthrough + why rivals faltered
Kimi Antonelliâs Mercedes on sprint pole in Miami. What just happened? A few things simultaneously, but most notably the first full flowering of his extraordinary ability in an Formula 1 setting. It wonât be the last. Taking nothing away from the 18-year-oldâs achievement in just his sixth full grand prix weekend, around a track heâd never driven before, but Oscar Piastri lost pole at the final co...
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Verstappen at risk of grid drop amid impeding investigation
Max Verstappenâs fourth place on the grid for Formula 1âs Miami Grand Prix sprint race is at risk with the stewards investigating whether he impeded Lance Stroll in SQ1.Stroll was knocked out in SQ1, in part due to encountering several cars on his final flying lap, including Verstappenâs Red Bull before the final hairpin. Verstappen was on the racing line, causing Stroll to make a dart to the left...
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Antonelli takes shock first F1 pole for Miami sprint
Mercedes' teenage rookie Kimi Antonelli took a sensational pole position for the Miami Grand Prix's Formula 1 sprint race.On his debut at the Miami street track, the 18-year-old produced a 1m26.482s in the final part of qualifying to pip F1 championship leader Oscar Piastri's McLaren by 0.045 seconds and became the youngest pole-winner in F1 history."I did not see that coming!" he told Sky Sports ...
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'It's a joke' - Doohan's fury with Alpine explained
Jack Doohan was furious with his Alpine team for his elimination from the first part of sprint qualifying at the Miami Grand Prix, calling it âa jokeâ.Doohan, who is still looking for the first points of his rookie F1 season, found himself stranded against the pitwall and had to be pushed back into line by his Alpine mechanics after being released from the garage for his final run.He was released ...
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F1 Miami GP sprint qualifying result
Kimi Antonelli took his maiden Formula 1 pole position in sprint qualifying at the Miami Grand Prix. Miami GP sprint qualifyingKimi Antonelli (Mercedes) 1m26.482sOscar Piastri (McLaren) 1m26.527sLando Norris (McLaren) 1m26.582sMax Verstappen (Red Bull) 1m26.737sGeorge Russell (Mercedes) 1m26.791sCharles Leclerc (Ferrari) 1m26.808sLewis Hamilton (Ferrari) 1m27.030sAlex Albon (Williams) 1m27.193sIsa...
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Why Red Bull's chosen to be an upgrade outlier at Miami GP
Red Bull believes that some âlow riskâ changes it has brought to Max Verstappenâs car for the Miami Grand Prix can help it unlock stability improvements that could be key to its Formula 1 title hopes.While many of its rivals have steered clear of bringing developments this weekend because it is a sprint event, Red Bull has bucked the trend by introducing some floor changes on Verstappenâs RB21.The...
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Miami Grand Prix F1 practice result
Free practice 1Oscar Piastri went quickest as a late crash for Ollie Bearman shortened the session and robbed many drivers of a qualifying simulation on the soft tyres.1 Oscar Piastri (McLaren), 1m27.128s2 Charles Leclerc (Ferrari), +0.356s3 Max Verstappen (Red Bull), +0.430s4 Carlos Sainz (Williams), +0.550s5 Alex Albon (Williams), +0.827s6 Isack Hadjar (Racing Bulls), +0.840s7 George Russell (Me...
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Bearman crash, Piastri fastest: F1's Miami GP sole practice session
Formula 1âs first and only practice session at the Miami Grand Prix was prematurely ended by a crash for Haas driver Ollie Bearman.Bearman went deep into Turn 11, ran wide over the kerb and had a slow spin into the wall at Turn 12.That came with only five minutes of the 60-minute FP1 session remaining - the only practice session before sprint qualifying on Friday afternoon.Red flag đ©Ollie Bearman ...
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Miami Grand Prix gets huge new F1 deal
The Miami Grand Prix has secured a 10-year extension to its Formula 1 deal, giving it the longest deal of any event on the calendar.The event was already on an initial 10-year deal that started with its inaugural race in 2022.Now a further 10-year contract on top of that has been announced at the start of the 2025 event, keeping the Miami GP on the schedule right through to 2041.It means Miami's p...
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Szafnauer on his plan for a 12th F1 team - and why one is needed
Former Formula 1 team principal Otmar Szafnauer is adamant that he wants to submit âthe bestâ application should the door be opened by the FIA for a 12th team to join the grid.Szafnauer was speaking at the Miami Grand Prix: Fuelling the Cityâs Global Spotlight event on Thursday evening, run by Axios in conjunction with The Race.Since parting company with Alpine in the summer of 2023 Szafnauer has ...
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Cheating or gamesmanship gone too far? Colossally on Singapore '08
On this weekâs episode of And Colossally...That's History!, Matt Bishop and Richard Williams look back at Formula 1's controversial âcrashgateâ scandal, when it emerged that the Renault driver Nelson Piquet Junior deliberately crashed during the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix to hand a major sporting advantage to his team-mate, Fernando Alonso, who went on to win the race.Matt and Richard look at the o...
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New Cadillac F1 team faces battle to be fully ready for 2026
Cadillac Formula 1 boss Dan Towriss admits the team faces a serious challenge to be fully prepared for its arrival on the grid in 2026.F1 formally confirmed in March that Cadillac will join the grid in 2026, initially using customer Ferrari power units, after a drawn-out process of rejection and then finally acceptance from F1's commercial body.Having finally landed that entry, Cadillac now has to...
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The âextremeâ Leclerc set-up that's moved him clear of Hamilton
Charles Leclerc is âonly seeing the benefitsâ of a more extreme set-up direction on his Ferrari that has moved him clear of new Formula 1 team-mate Lewis Hamilton.While Hamiltonâs start at Ferrari has become increasingly difficult and left the seven-time world champion looking and sounding forlorn at times, Leclercâs 2025 F1 season is going from strength to strength.He scored his first podium of t...
10x higher? F1 teams braced for 'ridiculous' rise in fuel costs in 2026
Formula 1 teams are bracing themselves for what one boss called a âridiculousâ escalation in fuel costs in 2026 â with fears a tenfold increase could raise prices to over $300 per litre of fuel. As development work continues on the new fully sustainable fuels that will be used for the first time in F1 in 2026, the reality of the development expenditure and the price of the product has started to r...