“Obviously, we tried a bit of a gamble on the strategy to give ourselves some different options and hope that the stars aligned to give ourselves the best chance. But ultimately, in the end, that didn’t happen."

Carlos Sainz is missing the opening day of the Sao Paulo Grand Prix weekend activities at Interlagos as he recovers from illness.

Last weekend’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix had the second-largest U.S. audience ever for the event, ESPN announced on Tuesday.The race, which was moved to ESPN after initially being listed for ESPN2, attracted an average audience of 1.5 million viewers – more than a third of those coming from the 18-49...

Usually, when a racing driver claims that “I’m not that bothered by the fact that I’m leading the championship”, they are trying to convince themselves not to get carried away; take each race as it comes, focus on the process, the rest will follow. Yet when Oscar Piastri said this...

Max Verstappen says he is refusing to give his opinion on controversial incidents in races because of the way others react to his comments, after picking up a penalty at the start of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.The stewards gave Verstappen a five-second time penalty for leaving the track and...

Lewis Hamilton described his Saudi Arabian Grand Prix as “horrible”, and he doesn’t see a short-term solution to his “painful” struggles this season at Ferrari.A Sprint victory in China suggested Hamilton was starting to get to grips with his new machinery after 12 years at Mercedes, but that has been...

Who had it on their bingo card that it would bet the fifth race of the season when Max Verstappen’s driving would come under scrutiny?To be fair to Verstappen, it wasn’t for something wild or reckless, or that overly impacted another driver’s potential race result in the end, but it...

Lando Norris doubts whether McLaren had the fastest car in the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix despite recovering to fourth place from tenth on the grid.Oscar Piastri beat Max Verstappen by 2.8s after the Red Bull driver picked up a 5s time penalty for a first lap incident, dropping behind Piastri...

Oscar Piastri believes standing his ground against Max Verstappen at the start was the key to his victory in the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.The Australian got down the inside of polesitter Verstappen off the line and the defending champion tried to respond around the outside of Turn 1, but cut...

Oscar Piastri took the world championship lead for the first time in his career after defeating Max Verstappen to win the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.Piastri beat Verstappen to the first turn with a faster reaction to the lights, but the Dutchman rolled off the brakes in a bid to stay...