Every rookie to drive in FP1 in F1 2025 Each Formula 1 team needs to satisfy the rule of running a ‘rookie’ driver twice in each of its cars during a season.Rookies are defined as any driver with no more than one grand prix start to their name. So Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) Isack Hadjar (Racing Bulls) and Gabriel Bortoleto (Sauber) all ticked off the rookie requirements for their cars in Australia and China. As Ollie Bearman (Haas) alrea... Read more:

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Every rookie to drive in FP1 in F1 2025

Each Formula 1 team needs to satisfy the rule of running a ‘rookie’ driver in each of its cars during a season

Brown apologised to rival for blaming them for McLaren clash McLaren CEO Zak Brown sent an apology text to Sauber, and said sorry to Nico Hulkenberg in person, for comments he made after the opening corner crash in the Austin Formula 1 sprint race.With McLaren duo Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris getting wiped out after the Turn 1 chain reaction sprint crash that involved Hulkenberg and Fernando Alonso as well, Brown quickly pointed the finger of blame elsewh... Read more:

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Brown apologised to rival for blaming them for McLaren clash

McLaren CEO Zak Brown backtracked on where he's initially pinned the blame for the clash that took out both of his drivers in the Austin sprint

Red Bull attempted to interfere with Norris grid marker Red Bull’s pre-race rules breach at the United States Grand Prix involved a team member attempting to interfere with a reference marker McLaren placed on the pitwall next to Lando Norris’s grid slot.McLaren has long used a strip of tape on the wall nearest to Norris as a visual marker for him when lining up in his grid box.This typically involves McLaren positioning Norris’s car as far forward as ... Read more:

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Red Bull attempted to interfere with Norris grid marker

Red Bull’s pre-race rules breach involved a team member attempting to interfere with a reference marker McLaren placed on the pitwall next to Lan...

The two factors that ruined Norris's US GP win chance A weekend of perfection for Max Verstappen around COTA keeps alive the amazing possibility of a title which looked lost long ago. A maximum tally of 33 points from the weekend, with McLaren’s Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri taking 18 and 10 respectively ratchets up the pressure further with five races (and two sprints) to go. The pattern of the race was decided by the 180-degree change in wind dire... Read more:

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The two factors that ruined Norris's US GP win chance

Lando Norris was denied any chance of fighting for US GP victory by a combination of two key factors

What was behind 17th place controversy that ‘disappointed’ Alpine Franco Colapinto defied an instruction to stay behind Alpine Formula 1 team-mate Pierre Gasly in an unusual controversy over 17th place in the final laps of the United States Grand Prix. Colapinto used a five-lap offset on tyres, after Gasly started the race in softs, to catch and pressure his team-mate late in the Austin race, but was told repeatedly to hold position. He ignored this and dived pa... Read more:

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What was behind 17th place controversy that disappointed Alpine

Franco Colapinto defied an instruction to stay behind Alpine Formula 1 team-mate Pierre Gasly in an unusual controversy over 17th place

Red Bull punished for pre-race F1 incident in Austin Red Bull has been handed a €50,000 fine for a rules breach prior to the start of Formula 1’s United States Grand Prix.Shortly after Max Verstappen took a dominant victory in Austin to put himself firmly into world championship contention, his team was summoned to see the stewards.Red Bull was being looked at for an alleged breach of Article 12.2.1.i of the FIA International Sporting Code – which i... Read more:

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Red Bull punished for pre-race F1 incident in Austin

Red Bull has been summoned to see the stewards for an alleged rules breach prior to the start of Formula 1’s United States Grand Prix

Winners and losers from F1's 2025 United States Grand Prix It was hardly a classic United States Grand Prix, but it's one that's closed the Formula 1 title race up, and produced plenty of winners and losers. Here are our picks: Loser: McLaren (2nd and 5th) There were more points scored here, but Austin felt like an even worse weekend than Baku for McLaren for two main reasons. Number one, the sprint clash really wasn't good. It instantly handed Max Versta... Read more:

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Winners and losers from F1's 2025 United States Grand Prix

From the struggling points leader to a solid, much-needed recovery drive - here are our picks for the main winners and losers of the US GP

Sainz gets Mexico grid drop for Antonelli clash Carlos Sainz has been handed a five-place grid penalty for the Mexican Grand Prix as a result of his race-ending clash with Kimi Antonelli's Mercedes in Austin. Sainz made a strong start to the US GP, moving up from ninth into eighth via a move on Ollie Bearman's Haas. He closed up to the back of Kimi Antonelli's Mercedes and attempted an ambitious move at the tight Turn 15 left-hander. But Sainz ... Read more:

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Sainz gets Mexico grid drop for Antonelli clash

Carlos Sainz has been handed a five-place grid penalty for the Mexican Grand Prix as a result of his race-ending clash with Kimi Antonelli's Merced...

How many penalty points does each 2025 F1 driver have? If they make a mistake, Formula 1 drivers can be penalised by the stewards and rack up penalty points on their racing licence.A total of 12 points accrued results in a ban, something which happened in 2024 when Kevin Magnussen had to sit out the Azerbaijan race for Haas.Here's a full list of the amount of penalty points each 2025 F1 driver has, and the date of expiry of those points.This list will... Read more:

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How many penalty points does each 2025 F1 driver have?

Here's a full list of the amount of penalty points each 2025 F1 driver has, and the date of expiry of those points

Red Bull summoned over pre-race F1 incident in Austin Red Bull has been summoned to see the stewards for an alleged rules breach prior to the start of Formula 1’s United States Grand Prix.Shortly after Max Verstappen took a dominant victory in Austin to put himself firmly into world championship contention, his team now faces an investigation.A statement immediately after the race by the stewards said that Red Bull was being looked at for an alleged ... Read more:

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Red Bull punished for pre-race F1 incident in Austin

Red Bull has been summoned to see the stewards for an alleged rules breach prior to the start of Formula 1’s United States Grand Prix

Our verdict on Verstappen's Austin dominance Does a dominant United States Grand Prix victory make Max Verstappen the new 2025 Formula 1 title favourite? He's now 40 points adrift of leader Oscar Piastri, with Lando Norris now 14 points behind Piastri after clinching second late on at Austin. Here's what our team thinks.Not the favourite but I'd back him Scott Mitchell-MalmThe point at which a driver becomes a proper title threat is subjecti... Read more:

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Our verdict on Verstappen's Austin dominance

Is Max Verstappen now the F1 2025 title favourite? Here's what our team thinks after a comprehensive US GP win

Bearman slams ‘dangerous, desperate’ Tsunoda in Austin Ollie Bearman said Yuki Tsunoda acted “against the spirit of how we should go racing” after the two almost collided at the 2025 United States Grand Prix.The Haas driver was left incensed by the Red Bull driver in Austin where, on lap 35, Bearman attempted an overtake on Tsunoda at Turn 15 but went off the track in avoidance of the Red Bull and spun.“I felt like what he did was quite dangerous, aga... Read more:

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'Dangerous' Tsunoda setting bad example to kids - Bearman

Ollie Bearman said Yuki Tsunoda acted “against the spirit of how we should go racing” after the two almost collided at the 2025 United States G...

F1 2025 United States Grand Prix race results Max Verstappen dominated the United States Grand Prix to take another giant step closer to the top of the Formula 1 drivers' championship. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) Lando Norris (McLaren)Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) Oscar Piastri (McLaren) George Russell (Mercedes) Yuki Tsunoda (Red Bull)Nico Hulkenberg (Sauber) Ollie Bearman (Haas)Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin)Liam Lawson (R... Read more:

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F1 2025 United States Grand Prix race results

Max Verstappen dominated the United States Grand Prix to take another giant step closer to the top of the Formula 1 drivers' championship

Verstappen dominates F1's US GP to boost title hopes Max Verstappen reeled off the most convincing win yet of his late-season charge in the United States Grand Prix to claw back yet more ground in the 2025 Formula 1 title fight.The Red Bull driver led from pole and was never headed, winning by 7.959 seconds - his route to victory aided considerably by Charles Leclerc jumping Lando Norris for second at the start.Their battle was the race's main story... Read more:

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Verstappen dominates F1's US GP to boost title hopes

Max Verstappen dominated F1's United States Grand Prix

Sainz at risk of Mexico grid drop for Antonelli clash Carlos Sainz is at risk of picking up a five-place grid penalty for the Mexican Grand Prix as a result of his race-ending clash with Kimi Antonelli's Mercedes in Austin. Sainz made a strong start to the US GP, moving up from ninth into eighth via a move on Ollie Bearman's Haas. He closed up to the back of Kimi Antonelli's Mercedes and attempted an ambitious move at the tight Turn 15 left-hander. B... Read more:

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Sainz gets Mexico grid drop for Antonelli clash

Carlos Sainz has been handed a five-place grid penalty for the Mexican Grand Prix as a result of his race-ending clash with Kimi Antonelli's Merced...

F1 United States Grand Prix starting grid with one penalty Max Verstappen will share the front row with Lando Norris at Formula 1's United States Grand Prix, with championship leader Oscar Piastri starting from sixth. Lance Stroll qualified in 18th place but he's set to start from last place because he picked up a five-place grid penalty for colliding with Esteban Ocon in the sprint race.Max Verstappen (Red Bull) Lando Norris (McLaren) Charles Leclerc (Fe... Read more:

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F1 United States Grand Prix starting grid with one penalty

The starting grid for Formula 1's 2025 United States Grand Prix

What we know about Piastri's worrying Austin struggles Formula 1 championship leader Oscar Piastri has lacked confidence all weekend at the United States Grand Prix, which is turning into a very costly struggle.Piastri crashed out of the Austin sprint race at the first corner after turning into Nico Hulkenberg’s Sauber, then being pitched into McLaren team-mate Lando Norris.He will start sixth for Sunday’s main race, four places behind Norris - who Pi... Read more:

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What we know about Piastri's worrying Austin struggles

Formula 1 championship leader Oscar Piastri has lacked confidence all weekend at the United States Grand Prix, which is turning into a very costly ...

‘I don’t care about him’ - Bizarre Tsunoda/Lawson feud explained Yuki Tsunoda has had multiple problems with Liam Lawson's driving at Formula 1's United States Grand Prix, believing Lawson is always doing "some s**t" on purpose.Tsunoda was already unimpressed by a "very unnecessary" clash with Lawson at Monza last month and has been agitated by his driving twice during the Austin weekend already.In Friday sprint qualifying, Tsunoda was irritated by Lawson's def... Read more:

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Why Lawson keeps annoying Tsunoda

Yuki Tsunoda says Liam Lawson is always doing "some s**t" on purpose - but his excuses for another poor qualifying don't stack up

Mark Hughes: The signs Red Bull-Verstappen combo is F1's best again OK, so McLaren is behind the curve after a disastrous Turn 1 in the sprint race took out both cars, and so the picture we see in United States Grand Prix qualifying of another Max Verstappen pole - but a more resounding one than on Friday, taken by a margin of 0.291 seconds over Lando Norris - is probably slightly skewed.But the question now poses itself of whether the Red Bull, with its aero reco... Read more:

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The signs Red Bull-Verstappen combo is F1's best again

McLaren was behind the curve in qualifying proper for the US GP. But is the reconfigured Red Bull now F1's outright quickest car?

Winners and losers from F1's United States GP qualifying Qualifying for Formula 1's United States Grand Prix capped off an impressive day of drama at Austin. Here's our pick of the biggest winners and losers from grand prix qualifying. Loser: Isack Hadjar (20th)With Yuki Tsunoda still struggling and the Red Bull hierarchy not keen to put Liam Lawson back into its top team, Hadjar would really have to make a mess of the next few races to demote himself f... Read more:

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Winners and losers from F1's United States GP qualifying

There were plenty of winners and losers from qualifying for Formula 1's United States Grand Prix