2+ hour, 31+ min ago (418+ words) The F1 icon didn't mince his words after a disappointing Las Vegas Grand Prix LEWIS HAMILTON has been told by a Ferrari bigwig to "calm down" following his explosive rant after the Las Vegas Grand Prix. The Stevenage speedster had a weekend to forget in Sin City, qualifying dead last and initially finishing in tenth place before being upgraded to eighth following McLaren's double disqualification. The seven-time F1 champion couldn't help but express his fury with the race and the season itself, venting: "I feel terrible. "It has been the worst season ever and it keeps going worse. I am trying everything. "I'm looking forward to it ending. And I'm not looking forward to the next one." Ferrari Team Principal Fred Vasseur understands the 40-year-old's frustrations but reckons his comments were somewhat over the top. READ MORE F1 NEWS Dabble promo code: Get…...

11+ hour, 55+ min ago (516+ words) Schumacher completed his first IndyCar test with the team last month FORMER F1 driver Mick Schumacher has landed a new IndyCar seat. The 26-year-old, who is the son of racing legend Michael Schumacher, left his role as Mercedes reserve driver at the end of last year. He joined the team after being dropped by Haas in 2022 but failed to nail down his own seat. Three years on from his last F1 race, the German is now taking on a new challenge. Schumacher will race in the 2026 IndyCar Series with the Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (RLL) team. He is set to drive the Honda-powered No47 Dallara DW12 in all 17 rounds next season. read more in sport GO FOR A CREWS Watch bizarre moment F1 aces driven by Hollywood star in pink LEGO car Schumacher completed his first IndyCar test with the team at the Indianapolis road…...

13+ hour, 12+ min ago (840+ words) He revealed there is a bond of silence among those still trusted enough to visit the legend RACING fans will never see Michael Schumacher again, one of his old friends has predicted. Former'Red Bull'head of operations Richard Hopkins, who became friends with Schumacher during his racing days, also revealed who is still in the "inner circle" and visits the stricken star regularly. The Formula 1 legend's condition has been shrouded in total privacy since his devastating ski accident in 2013, and Hopkins doesn't believe this will ever be lifted. Schumacher, who won seven world championships, was put in a medically induced coma after almost dying in the catastrophic crash, and hasn't been seen since. Health updates have been virtually non-existent, but it's widely believed the former racer is incapacitated and requires intense care from a team of medics. Hopkins, who became friends…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago (348+ words) Max Verstappen, Lando Norris and George Russell also got to hear a hilarious song FORMULA ONE stars Max Verstappen, Lando Norris and George Russell linked up with a Hollywood star for a bizarre car ride in the Las Vegas Grand Prix. Verstappen, 28, won Saturday's GP in Vegas with British duo Norris, 26, " who was disqualified after the race " and Russell, 27, behind him. Usually the top three park their cars in parc ferme before making their way to their podium ceremonials. But Sin City had different ideas for the three F1 stars as they gave them " sort of " a Hollywood treatment. Famous actor Terry Crews picked them up in a pink LEGO car to drive them to the Bellagio fountains for their post-race interviews Crews, 57, was at the wheel of a 1950s Cadillac Fleetwood Sixty Special, built from more than 400,000 bricks. Read More on…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago (515+ words) They got up to staggering speeds during the lap THE stars were out in force as Formula One rolled into Las Vegas. And superstars like Beyonce and Jay Z were among the A-listers taking in the events as motorsport's most glamorous racing series visited town. Beyonce, 44, was given a special treat as she was taken around F1s Las Vegas Grand Prix circuit by seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton for a hot lap in a scarlet red Ferrari. She was certainly dressed for the occasion as she wore an eye-catching custom-made Louis Vuitton red, white and black leather suit'with a gold crystal LVM logo and black aviator-style sunglasses, red gloves and'black boots. The Single Ladies' singer appeared out of breath before voices were overheard saying they got up to scorching speeds of 200mph. A video shared on F1's social media pages showed Hamilton,…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago (843+ words) A former Horner colleague told SunSport he had a 'score to settle' CHRISTIAN HORNER is reportedly closing in on a return to the Formula One paddock with Aston Martin, reports suggest. Horner was sacked by Red Bull in July, and due to the "80million payout he received with his gardening leave it is understood he cannot return to the grid until spring 2026. However, the 52-year-old could be offered a job which would see him reunite with F1 design guru Adrian Newey " a partnership which yielded eight drivers" titles and six constructors" trophies." According to BBC Sport, Newey is in the midst of a power struggle with CEO and team principal Andy Cowell, with both wanting to lead the design of the 2026 car. But the standing of 66-year-old Newey as an F1 design legend and Aston Martin"s highest-paid employee put him in a…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago (480+ words) Hamilton's spirits might have been lifted after the race following a penalty for two rivals LEWIS HAMILTON has slammed his debut year at Ferrari as his "worst-ever" Formula One season. Hopes were high when the sport's most recognisable driver joined the most successful team at the start of the 2025 season. However, a win during the sprint race of the Chinese Grand Prix weekend is as good as it has got for the Brit and Scuderia combo. Hamilton suffered more ignominy in the scarlet red of Ferrari as he qualified LAST on raw pace for the first time in his F1 career at the Las Vegas Grand Prix. The 40-year-old enjoyed a terrific start after the lights went out, whizzing through the field and managing to climb up to P10. But after that he struggled to make any further headway and finished as…...

2+ day, 57+ min ago (576+ words) An identical decision caught out Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc earlier the season LANDO NORRIS and Oscar Piastri saw their Formula One title hopes suffer flat tyres as they were both DISQUALIFIED from the Las Vegas Grand Prix. Max Verstappen had raced to victory 20 seconds ahead of Norris, while Piastri finished in fourth. However, both McLarens " who have led the championship for the majority of the season " were summoned to the stewards over an alleged breach of regulations over rear skid plank thickness. A standard post-race inspection found irregularities in the rearmost plank thickness, which must be at least 9mm for safety reasons. And following a meeting with the stewards, the two Papaya drivers were hit with the devastating news that they had both been disqualified from the race classifications. That also saw both drivers" points from the race stripped away…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago (347+ words) Norris was correcting F1 icon David Coulthard LANDO NORRIS dropped an F-bomb live in his post-race interview with Sky at the Las Vegas Grand Prix." The hilarious moment came after former F1 driver and Sky Sports pundit David Coulthard touched on an earlier joke the British driver had made about Norris saying he "let Verstappen win." Norris had started in pole but a small error at the start saw him run wide and drop into third as Verstappen took the lead and Russell nipped into second." British 26-year-old Norris joked: "I let Max have a win. I let him go, let him have a nice race! No, I just braked too late " it was my F-up. "It was not my best performance out there but when the guy wins by 20 seconds it's because he has just done a better job and they're…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago (442+ words) A similar incident was seen in Mexico RACE CONTROL at the Las Vegas Grand Prix was the culprit of a huge error which saw marshals scrambling back to safety while cars were roaring around the track." The"Formula One event overseers sent out the message that the track was clear at Turn 1 while"marshals were still running back to the barrier after clearing debris on the City of Lights circuit." Race control had called the area clear too soon and there was also still debris at Turn 2 left after the marshals had run back to the barrier." They had been called to clear the damage after Gabriel Bortoleto and Lance Stroll had collided at the start of the race, taking them both"out and sending"Liam Lawson's car into Oscar Piastri." There were two yellow flags waved and marshals entered…...