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2 weeks ago | 
total-motorsport.com | John Smith |John Smith
Hello and welcome to this Total Motorsport live blog for the F1 2025 Emilia Romagna GP from Imola as teams and drivers take on the first Formula 1 race of the European season at one of the most storied circuits in F1 history. Oscar Piastri starts the race on pole position for McLaren as he pipped Max Verstappen in the Red Bull, with George Russell beating out the Australian’s teammate, Lando Norris, into third position.
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2 weeks ago | 
total-motorsport.com | John Smith |John Smith
Oliver Rowland produced a measured and decisive performance in Round 9 of the 2025 Formula E World Championship to clinch a stunning home victory for Nissan at the Tokyo E-Prix. Starting from pole position, the British driver endured intense pressure and strategic jostling before emerging victorious on the streets of Japan’s capital.
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3 weeks ago | 
total-motorsport.com | John Smith
Andrea Stella, McLaren team principal, has played down flexi-wing accusations surrounding the team’s front wing, suggesting that rival Formula 1 teams are misdirecting their attention. As McLaren continues to dominate the 2025 season, speculation about the legality and innovation behind their performance has intensified—but Stella insists it’s all a sideshow. The British outfit has won five of the first six races this year and has firmly established itself as the team to beat.
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3 weeks ago | 
total-motorsport.com | John Smith
Maserati MSG’s Stoffel Vandoorne pulled off a stunning strategic victory in treacherous conditions during Formula E Round 8 of the 2025 Tokyo E-Prix. The Belgian driver secured his first win since Monaco 2022, leading a disrupted race that saw weather, red flags and strategy all play decisive roles. The 2022 Formula E champion capitalised on Maserati’s aggressive approach, executing his Pit Boost stop early in hopes of capitalising on a potential race stoppage.
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3 weeks ago | 
total-motorsport.com | John Smith
Lewis Hamilton has described Ferrari’s 2025 Formula 1 braking performance as a “lottery,” revealing ongoing difficulties in adapting to the team’s Brembo brake system as he aims to mount a competitive challenge at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. In just his seventh race weekend since switching from Mercedes to Ferrari, Hamilton admitted that brake consistency has been a major hurdle—one that resurfaced during Friday’s free practice sessions at Imola. The day began with promise.
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3 weeks ago | 
total-motorsport.com | John Smith
Oscar Piastri’s rise to the front of the Formula 1 field and F1 2025 success has not been down to one big breakthrough, but rather a series of fine-tuned improvements that have elevated the McLaren star into a genuine championship contender. With four wins from the opening six races, Piastri leads the drivers’ standings and looks increasingly comfortable at the front of the grid. Rather than a radical overhaul, the 23-year-old credits his performance gains to an incremental approach.
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3 weeks ago | 
total-motorsport.com | John Smith
Formula E returns to the Japanese capital this weekend for the much-anticipated 2025 Tokyo E-Prix, with the city’s narrow, high-speed street circuit set to host a back-to-back spectacle that could prove pivotal in the championship race. Following the success of its inaugural race in 2024, Tokyo now steps up to double duty, staging both Rounds 8 and 9 of the Formula E World Championship on May 17 and 18. All eyes will be on Oliver Rowland, who enters his home race in imperious form.
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3 weeks ago | 
total-motorsport.com | John Smith
McLaren and Oscar Piastri did it again at Imola as the Australian was top of the Emilia Romagna GP 2025 Free Practice 2 results, just ahead of teammate Lando Norris with Pierre Gasly in the Alpine third fastest in the second practice session of the F1 weekend. The Australian clocked a best time of 1:15.293, edging out Lando Norris by just 0.025s as the pair proved untouchable in both sessions.
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1 month ago | 
total-motorsport.com | John Smith |JOhn Smith
Franco Colapinto is set to make his full-time Formula 1 return with Alpine at the 2025 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, as part of a bold driver rotation strategy by the French team. The Argentine replaces Jack Doohan for the next five rounds, with the team seeking fresh insight ahead of a critical period in its development path.
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1 month ago | 
total-motorsport.com | John Smith |John Smith |JOhn Smith
Alpine appear poised to make a mid-season driver change just six races into the 2025 Formula 1 calendar, with Jack Doohan set to lose his seat after the Miami Grand Prix. Doohan was given the nod for a full-time F1 seat in 2025 after beating Mick Schumacher in a shootout to replace Esteban Ocon, but his tenure appears short-lived. Despite flashes of promise — including outqualifying teammate Pierre Gasly in Miami — the 21-year-old has been unable to deliver consistent results.
