Matt Beer

1 week ago | the-race.com | Matt Beer

An FIA system error led to Carlos Sainz having a three-place grid penalty for his next Formula 1 race for just over 10 minutes before it was realised he had already served the penalty during the Bahrain Grand Prix. Sainz and Williams were notified soon after the Sakhir race finish that he would have a grid drop for Jeddah because Williams had retired his car before he could serve a time penalty for his clash with Kimi Antonelli in Bahrain.

1 week ago | the-race.com | Matt Beer

Oscar Piastri took a commanding Bahrain Grand Prix victory to close right in on McLaren team-mate Lando Norris in the Formula 1 world championship, as Norris only salvaged a podium right at the end of a scrappy race. Piastri was only briefly headed during the first pitstop sequence as he controlled proceedings masterfully throughout for his second win of 2025.

1 week ago | the-race.com | Matt Beer

Formula E's Homestead Miami race ended with penalties for five drivers including the ones who crossed the line first and third, following a late red flag that meant several had no chance to legally use all their attack mode. In a typical energy-conserving 'peloton' race on the modified infield road course at the NASCAR oval, many were saving at least one attack mode deployment for the closing stages.

1 week ago | the-race.com | Matt Beer

Oscar Piastri had a huge margin over his Formula 1 rivals in another McLaren-dominated practice session for the Bahrain Grand Prix. Practice three is not the most relevant session at Sakhir, given how much hotter the conditions in it were than what's expected in the evening qualifying session that's coming up. But that's just as well for everyone not in a McLaren, with Charles Leclerc's Ferrari the only rival car within a second of Piastri's 1m31.646s benchmark.

2 weeks ago | the-race.com | Matt Beer |Edd Straw

Lewis Hamilton believes the new floor Ferrari is bringing for its 2025 Formula 1 car at the Bahrain Grand Prix should eradicate the issue that he suggested has created a performance disparity with team-mate Charles Leclerc. Hamilton caused intrigue in Japan last weekend when he referred to a “deficit” on his car and said “on my side, something is underperforming”, having been behind his team-mate throughout the event.