1+ hour, 32+ min ago (631+ words) Mercedes driver George Russell George Russell joked Toto Wolff had been "very generous" during contract discussions for the British driver to stay at Mercedes. With his previous deal set to expire at the end of this year, Russell's future was becoming an increasingly talked about subject in the F1 paddock but any speculation was put to bed after he signed a new deal in October. Having lost Lewis Hamilton the year previously, Wolff and Mercedes would have been keen to avoid the same fate with Russell but the longer his negotiations wore on, the more credibility any rumours of him leaving appeared to have. All of that though has proven to be unfounded with Russell committing to a multi-year deal at Brackley and a pay rise to boot. Asked on Sky Sports about the deal and Russell's ability to get money…...

1+ hour, 32+ min ago (631+ words) Mercedes driver George Russell George Russell joked Toto Wolff had been "very generous" during contract discussions for the British driver to stay at Mercedes. With his previous deal set to expire at the end of this year, Russell's future was becoming an increasingly talked about subject in the F1 paddock but any speculation was put to bed after he signed a new deal in October. Having lost Lewis Hamilton the year previously, Wolff and Mercedes would have been keen to avoid the same fate with Russell but the longer his negotiations wore on, the more credibility any rumours of him leaving appeared to have. All of that though has proven to be unfounded with Russell committing to a multi-year deal at Brackley and a pay rise to boot. Asked on Sky Sports about the deal and Russell's ability to get money…...

2+ hour, 8+ min ago (543+ words) Lando Norris and Max Verstappen are separated by 24 points entering the final two races of 2025 It came just moments before Norris ran wide at the first corner after an aggressive defensive move, gifting the lead to the Red Bull driver in the process. Verstappen collected his sixth victory of the F1 2025 season in Las Vegas to shrink Norris's lead at the top of the drivers' standings to 24 points with two rounds remaining in Qatar and Abu Dhabi. Norris originally finished second on the road in Nevada, but found himself disqualified " along with McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri " for excessive skid-block wear. Norris lost the lead to Verstappen at the first corner of the race having swiped across the track to defend from the fast-starting Red Bull off the line. "Las Vegas GP conclusions: Max spooks Norris, McLaren DSQ silver lining, Hamilton's Ferrari…...

3+ hour, 3+ min ago (758+ words) Oscar Piastri fate sealed as No2? Oscar Piastri's championship quest has been flagging for several weeks already, but could McLaren's skid plank blunder in Las Vegas be what seals his role as number two to Lando Norris? And through no fault of his own. McLaren has been resolute through the opening 22 races of this year's 24-grand prix season that neither Norris or Piastri will be given number one status, not while there's still a chance that the other could win the title. McLaren CEO Zak Brown told PlanetF1.com editor Mat Coch that he was "comfortable with that." He added: "When you've got two drivers first and second in the championship and are separated by less than one second place finish, how do you possibly even consider standing one down into a supporting role? "There's just no way we will." He said…...

11+ hour, 2+ min ago (480+ words) Max Verstappen arrived on the podium in style in Las Vegas. It has been a busy day in the world of F1 news, catch up with all the latest headlines following the Las Vegas GP right here! There is much to get through as we head into another race week, so with a mixture of fallout from the weekend and new developments, here we go. Max Verstappen led the Las Vegas GP from Lando Norris heading into the closing stages, and as the McLaren driver was chasing George Russell, he was told to attack as the plan was to "go and catch Max." With pace in hand, however, the Red Bull driver was able to eke his advantage out further until Norris needed to slow towards the end of the race, seemingly to save fuel. Hearing about that message, he said…...

13+ hour, 2+ min ago (557+ words) Oscar Piastri lost more ground in the title racing after finishing fourth. Oscar Piastri painted a bleak picture of his title chances after the Las Vegas Grand Prix. The Australian's poor run of form continued in Nevada when a lap one incident consigned him to fourth, or so thought, while his team-mate Lando Norris was initially on the podium. But, disaster struck post-race for McLaren, with both Norris and Piastri disqualified due to excessive plank wear. Time is quickly running out for Piastri to snap out of an extended period of poor results that stretches back six races and after the latest grand prix in Vegas, he trails Norris by 24 points with just two weekends remaining. Asked about his title chances, Piastri said it "is what it is" and suggested his focus was instead on simply getting "good results on…...

17+ hour, 32+ min ago (567+ words) Max Verstappen celebrates his Las Vegas win Winning the Las Vegas Grand Prix by 21 seconds to keep his title hopes alive, Max Verstappen was not impressed when he was asked if "this car" could win the final races of the season. Verstappen was in incredible form at the Las Vegas Grand Prix when he pounced on an early mistake from Lando Norris as the pole-sitter tried to squeeze him against the wall and instead went into Turn 1 too hot. Running wide and off the track, Norris opened the door for Verstappen to lead the race and the Dutchman didn't need to be asked twice. He built up a steady gap over second-placed George Russell, dropping the Mercedes driver out of DRS range, and over five seconds up the road when Norris recovered to overtake Russell and run second. That was…...

19+ hour, 3+ min ago (658+ words) Toto Wolff has no plans to leave his team principal role despite selling a portion of his shares. Toto Wolff says he has "no plan" to leave his team principal role in the wake of him selling part of his ownership. Wolff's sale of 15% of his 33.3% share could have been seen in some quarters as the start of a possible exit strategy for the 53-year-old but he insists that is not the case. Wolff is unique on the grid in that, as he's not only team principal and CEO, he is also part owner having purchased 30% of the Mercedes F1 team in 2013. In 2021, he upped his stake to 33.3% as INEOS purchased the same amount of shares but Wolff has now sold, a small stake in the holding company, which houses his ownership stake in Mercedes, to CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz for…...

21+ hour, 2+ min ago (798+ words) What the international media is saying about McLaren DSQ A bad roll of the dice or the consequence of porpoising. Either way, Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri were stripped of their points in Las Vegas when they were disqualified from the grand prix as their MCL39s had exceeded the maximum plank wear allowed in race conditions. But while some of the British media is counting the cost, its international counterparts are excited for what comes next. Bild called foul on McLaren's DSQ as it noted excessive skid planks give an "unfair" advantage, that's why there's a limit in the first place. Michel Milewski wrote: "What a drama in Las Vegas! "In the night after the Grand Prix, BOTH are disqualified by the world governing body FIA. McLaren drivers Lando Norris (25) and Oscar Piastri (24) lose all points from the race as a…...

23+ hour, 18+ min ago (910+ words) Max Verstappen in just 24pts down on Lando Norris McLaren made a "huge blunder" in Las Vegas as Jos Verstappen says there was no need to push the set-up to the limit, if that's what they did, given the Woking team's advantage in the standings. Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri finished second and fourth under the lights in Sin City, the teammates losing out to the fast-starting Max Verstappen, who capitalised on a mistake from Norris at Turn 1 to set up the victory. McLaren's celebrations over its double points haul was short-lived as the stewards announced that the cars were found to have exceeded the maximum plank wear allowed in race conditions. The stewards revealed Norris had two measurements that were below the 9mm skid block limit as the front right skid block was 8.88m and his right rear was 8.93mm. As for Piastri,…...