1+ hour, 52+ min ago (1841+ words) The 2025 Formula 1 Drivers' Championship is heading for a thrilling climax after a dramatic Las Vegas Grand Prix. Lando Norris thought he had extended his championship lead on McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri following his second-placed finish but the pair were disqualified for a technical infringement in the hours after the chequered flag. Norris' lead is now 24 points over Piastri and four-time champion Max Verstappen, the winner in Las Vegas. The Briton will win the title for the first time if he scores two points more than both Piastri and Verstappen in Qatar. The race, at Lusail International Circuit, is the penultimate event on the 2025 calendar, with the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix following from 5-7 December. Before the race at Lusail International Circuit, BBC F1 correspondent Andrew Benson answers your latest questions. It is obvious to everyone that Max Verstappen is the only…...

2+ hour, 1+ min ago (1468+ words) Elfyn Evans was runner-up in the World Rally Championship in 2020, 2021, 2023 and 2024 and finished fourth in 2022 Elfyn Evans could finally win his first World Rally Championship (WRC) title this week, a victory that would "put rallying back on the map" according to one of a handful of previous British world-success stories in the sport. Four-time runner-up Evans leads Sebastien Ogier by three points going into Rally Saudi Arabia (25-29 November), a brand new event to conclude a 14-race calendar. If the 36-year-old Welshman can fend off the challenge of his Toyota team-mate he will become only the third British WRC champion after Scotland's Colin McRae in 1995 and England's Richard Burns in 2001. "Rallying has been kept down a little bit because they've not really had many people to shout about," said Nicky Grist, a former co-driver with McRae who also partnered Juha Kankkunen…...

15+ hour, 46+ min ago (309+ words) Mick Schumacher achieved a career-best grand prix finish of sixth in Formula 1 Former Formula 1 driver Mick Schumacher will race in the 2026 IndyCar Series with the Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (RLL) team. The 26-year-old, son of seven-time F1 champion Michael Schumacher, left his role as Mercedes reserve driver at the end of the 2024 season. The German joined Mercedes after being dropped by Haas in 2022 - having made 43 F1 starts - and had hoped for a return to the grid next season, but was rejected by the Sauber/Audi and Alpine teams. In 2024 and 2025 he raced for Alpine in the World Endurance Championship, achieving three podium finishes in 16 starts. "Having both an F1 and an endurance background, and having competed in various racing series over the years, I have insights and knowledge that I am sure will contribute to a great partnership," Schumacher said. Team co-owner Bobby…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago (288+ words) A football club's fan zone will be allowed to open despite objections from those living nearby about the noise. Redcar Athletic had applied for a licence to run events inside a marquee and shipping container with a bar that can host up to 350 people at its grounds on Green Lane. But residents said the fan zone would cause an "inevitable and significant increase" in noise, potentially every weekend. Redcar and Cleveland Council approved the licence bid but added a condition that the bar's sound system would need to automatically turn off should it become too loud. The club's licence allows it to sell alcohol and play live music between 10:00 and 23:00 GMT, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service. Councillors heard how the 6m-long (20ft) shipping container and 21m-long (69ft) marquee would allow the club to host events and private parties of up…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago (1256+ words) Lando Norris (left) has a 24-point lead on Max Verstappen (right) and Oscar Piastri in the Formula 1 drivers' championship with two races remaining The disqualification of McLaren drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri from the Las Vegas Grand Prix dramatically changes the complexion of the battle for the Formula 1 drivers' championship. Before both McLarens were thrown out of the results for excessive skid-block wear, Norris had a 30-point lead over his team-mate and was 42 ahead of Red Bull's Max Verstappen with just two races to go and a maximum of 58 points available. In that scenario, as long as Norris did not lose more than five points to Piastri at the penultimate race in Qatar next weekend, and 17 to Verstappen, he would have left Doha as world champion for the first time. Verstappen still had a mathematical chance of winning a…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago (332+ words) Doriane Pin (right) celebrating her F1 Academy title with Susie Wolff, the managing director of F1 Academy and Mercedes' F1 team boss Toto Wolff Doriane Pin has been crowned F1 Academy champion in Las Vegas. The 21-year-old Frenchwoman, who needed to finish the final race of the season in the top six to secure the title, came home in fifth Dutchwoman Maya Weug, the only person who could beat Pin, was third. The all-female series saw a dramatic final race weekend with Weug crashing during the formation lap in the first reverse-grid race, which Prema Racing's Pin won to extend her championship lead to 20 points. Weug, who is in the Ferrari Driver Academy, gained two places on Pin in the final race but needed to win to have a chance of taking the title. Mercedes protege Pin finished the season with 151 points, with Weug…...

2+ day, 3+ min ago (826+ words) Lando Norris now leads McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri by 30 points with a maximum of 58 available in the final two races McLaren's Lando Norris moved closer to his first world title with second place in the Las Vegas Grand Prix behind Red Bull's Max Verstappen. The Briton will win the championship in the desert as long as he does not lose more than five points to Piastri in Losail, or 17 to Verstappen. Piastri, so strong in the first half of the season, has not finished on the podium for six races. "Max had a good race. I made the mistake early on and was too punchy on that first turn," said Norris. "It's still a good result to get second. I've got to congratulate Max and Red Bull." The key stories of one of Formula 1's most high-profile races were: Norris…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago (706+ words) Christian Horner (left) is out of work after being sacked by Red Bull, while Andy Cowell (right) faces mounting pressure as CEO and team principal at Aston Martin Aston Martin chief executive officer Andy Cowell is on the verge of losing his job after just over a year in the role. Multiple senior sources in Formula 1 have told BBC Sport that Aston Martin team owner Lawrence Stroll is poised to act after disagreements between Cowell and the team's new managing technical partner Adrian Newey. No final decision has been taken, but it seems Cowell is set to lose his role running Aston Martin as CEO and team principal, although he may retain a position within the wider organisation. An Aston Martin Aramco spokesperson said: "The team will not be engaging in rumour or speculation. The focus is on maximising performance…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago (786+ words) Max Verstappen leads Las Vegas Grand Prix Lando Norris third after running wide at first corner Oscar Piastri eighth after pitting Norris leads Piastri by 24 points in title race Select audio icon for Radio 5 Live commentary (UK only) Just joining us? Good morning to the bleary eyed of you, burning my words into your retinas. Max Verstappen leads this race after Lando Norris botched a move on him into turn one. Elsewhere, Lance Stroll and Gabriel Bortoleto are out after a clash on lap one while Lewis Hamilton has dragged his Ferrari into fifth as things stand, having started 19th. Norris: "You've got to tell me to things, am I doing my race, or am I trying to go forwards?" Engineer: "We think this is plan B for everyone. We want to go forwards, but the way to beat Russell will…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago (384+ words) Lewis Hamilton is yet to register a podium finish with Ferrari in 2025, however he did win the sprint race in China in March Lewis Hamilton said he is not looking forward to the 2026 Formula 1 season after a difficult year continued with a tough Las Vegas Grand Prix weekend. The seven-time world champion qualified last for the race, the first time that had happened on pure pace in his 19-year F1 career. He swiftly worked his way up the field to get into the points positions, but could not overtake the Sauber of Nico Hulkenberg on the medium tyre in the closing stages of the race and finished in 10th. "It's a terrible result. There is nothing positive to take from today," Hamilton told BBC Radio 5 Live. "I'm eager for it to end, I'm looking forward to it ending. I'm not looking forward…...