8 h. ago Who can handle title heat? Piastri and Norris know winner will be the one who stays cool

With just seven races left, drivers must cut out errors and any extra pressure, says seven-time winner Lewis HamiltonWere it not already a sweltering sauna in Singapore, the increasing intensity of this season’s Formula One world championship would be enough to make all but the most stoic competitor wilt. Withstanding the pressure may yet prove the difference between McLaren’s Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri as the title battle ratchets up with every race.Including this weekend’s meeting in Singapore at the Marina Bay circuit, seven grands prix remain and the championship is finely poised. Piastri leads his teammate by 25 points. Both are free to race each other and with Max Verstappen still a distant 69 in arrears, it is a head-to-head battle, with little to choose between them. Continue reading...

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23 h. ago Why F1 insiders, drivers and even his title rivals believe Max Verstappen CAN still win the world championship this year

Max Verstappen is the best driver on the planet. And he should be crowned world champion again this year if justice counted.

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60 h. ago Max Verstappen will miss six races next year as he makes F1 priorities clear

Four-time Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen has also enjoyed a stellar career in GT3, but he will miss a number of NLS races in 2026 as a result of his priorities with Red Bull Racing

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7 d. ago Max Verstappen to make GT3 race debut at Nurburgring in a Ferrari

The four-time F1 world champion obtained his permit to race the Nordschleife circuit a fortnight ago

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1 week ago Max Verstappen is back in F1 title race – here’s why McLaren should be worried

Analysis: A series of McLaren mishaps in Baku and a revitalised Red Bull car has, suddenly, given Verstappen an outside chance of an unprecedented comeback in the F1 championship fight

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1 week ago Even Michael Schumacher had weekends like Piastri, insists McLaren chief

Australian leads standings but crashed early in BakuMistake ends driver’s 34-race points scoring streakThe McLaren team principal, Andrea Stella, has backed Oscar Piastri to come back strongly after crashing out of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, pointedly noting that even the seven-time champion Michael Schumacher made similar errors.Piastri leads the world championship, but endured a shocking weekend in Baku, where the race was won by Max Verstappen from pole. Piastri crashed out in qualifying leaving him ninth on the grid and on Sunday made a false start and the car entered anti-stall, dropping him to the back of the field. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Lando Norris defiant after failing to take advantage of Piastri’s Azerbaijan crash

Norris finished seventh in Baku after Piastri’s first-lap exit‘I’m doing the best I can. I don’t care how people look at it’Lando Norris dismissed suggestions he should have taken greater advantage of a chance to narrow the gap to his title rival Oscar Piastri after the Australian crashed out of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, with the British driver insisting he did not care how his performance was evaluated.The race was won by Red Bull’s Max Verstappen but behind him Piastri crashed on the opening lap. Norris, who trailed his McLaren teammate by 31 points going into the meeting, started in seventh but only finished in the same position, taking just six points from Piastri. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Piastri and Norris ‘in control of own destiny’ in F1 world championship battle

Piastri says drivers not team will decide outcome of titleComments follow controversial swap imposed by teamOscar Piastri has insisted that he and his McLaren teammate, Lando Norris, are in control of their own destiny as they fight for the Formula One world championship after the pair were involved in a highly controversial swap imposed by the team at the Italian Grand Prix.Given the pair are in a two-horse race for the title, the question of team orders playing a potentially decisive role loomed large after Monza. Max Verstappen won the race but McLaren’s decision to have Piastri return second place to Norris, after the British driver lost the position due to a slow pit stop caused by a faulty wheel gun, was contentious. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Max Verstappen eyes prestigious race outside of F1 after Nurburgring debut

The four-time F1 world champion obtained his DMSB Nordschleife permit after a convoluted process

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2 w. ago Max Verstappen confirms desire to race away from F1 again after 'embarrassing' situation

Having conquered the Formula 1 world four times already with Red Bull Racing, Max Verstappen has stepped up his plans to race elsewhere having made his debut at the Nurburgring Nordschleife

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3 w. ago Lando Norris defends team orders after McLaren hand him Oscar Piastri’s place

Australian told to let Norris pass after pit-stop errorPiastri has ‘no regrets’ after championship lead cutLando Norris bullishly dismissed criticism of McLaren for using team orders at the Italian Grand Prix, saying the team would continue to do what they felt was right “no matter what people say”. His teammate Oscar Piastri, who ceded his place to the British driver, also maintained he had no regrets in agreeing to do so.The race was won by Max Verstappen for Red Bull, with the world champion enjoying enormous pace at Monza, while Norris and Piastri followed in second and third place. After Norris had held second almost the entire race, he dropped behind his teammate because of a slow pit stop caused by a wheel gun issue in the last laps and McLaren ordered the Australian to give the place back. Continue reading...

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