Qatar Grand Prix rumors, news

Breaking news and rumors

Injuries and suspensions

Lifestyle

Trade rumors, contract, salary

Stats and scores

Family

Top stories

Schedules and games

Rumors and scandals

• How Max Verstappen can clinch the F1 Drivers’ title in Las Vegas, and what Lando Norris needs to do to stay alive

Photo by Lars Baron/Getty Images What Max Verstappen needs to do in Las Vegas to win a championship, and how Lando Norris can stop him Formula 1 is entering the final stretch of the 2024 season. Next weekend the grid will descend upon Las Vegas, for the second Las Vegas Grand Prix. The inaugural event a season ago got off to a rocky start when Carlos Sainz Jr. drove over a loose manhole co...2024
Check it out Max Verstappen news today
• Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris take charge in F1 Sprint qualifying at São Paulo Grand Prix

Photo by NELSON ALMEIDA/AFP via Getty Images McLaren locks out the front row for the F1 Sprint Race at the São Paulo Grand Prix “Nice,” was all Oscar Piastri said when informed of his position in qualifying for the Formula 1 Sprint Race at the São Paulo Grand Prix. Pole position is nice, indeed. McLaren locked out the front row for Saturday’s F1 Sprint Race in São Paulo, with Piastri takin...2024
See more articles Oscar Piastri news and rumors
• F1 São Paulo Grand Prix: Storylines to watch as the grid heads to Brazil

Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images A pair of title fights headline the storylines for the F1 São Paulo Grand Prix Four race weekends remain in what has been a thrilling Formula 1 season. And everything is on the line. Unlike last season, when the grid arrived in Brazil for the São Paulo with Max Verstappen having already clinched the Drivers’ Championship, and Red Bull its second straigh...2024
Visit the page Max Verstappen news
• Esteban Ocon’s performance coach Tom Clark on what it takes to handle being an F1 driver

Alpine F1 F1 drivers deal with a lot inside and outside the car. Tom Clark told SB Nation exactly what it takes to excel There are very few people who know what it takes to be a Formula 1 driver, the training that is necessary to compete at the highest level of motorsport, and the toll that the sport and its intensive schedule can exact on the human body. Tom Clark is one such person. Cl...2024
See more Esteban Ocon news
• Lando Norris captures pole, but Max Verstappen is lurking at Singapore Grand Prix

Photo by Clive Rose - Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images Recapping winners and losers from qualifying at the Singapore Grand Prix, and wondering if this was Daniel Ricciardo’s swan song A hard shunt from Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz Jr. at the start of Q3 left nine drivers remaining, each with perhaps just one shot at glory Saturday night at the Singapore Grand Prix. Only Oscar Piastri an...2024
See more Lando Norris breaking news
• Lewis Hamilton dismisses air conditioning in F1 cars: ‘We’re highly-paid athletes’

Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images Speaking after the Hungarian Grand Prix Lewis Hamilton addressed a report that the FIA was considering adding AC to cars The FIA Press Conference following the Hungarian Grand Prix was dominated by McLaren. But Lewis Hamilton, who finished third in the race marking his 200th podium in the sport, offered one of the most fascinating answers o...2024
See more Lewis Hamilton

• F1 São Paulo Grand Prix: Storylines to watch as the grid heads to Brazil
2024

Visit the page Max Verstappen injury
• Lando Norris captures pole, but Max Verstappen is lurking at Singapore Grand Prix
2024

See also Lando Norris injury update
• Lewis Hamilton dismisses air conditioning in F1 cars: ‘We’re highly-paid athletes’
2024

Visit the page Lewis Hamilton
• 2024 F1 previews: A new day for Stake F1

Photo by Qian Jun/MB Media/Getty Images Before they become the Audi works team, Stake F1 looks to move up the Constructors’ standings Our next stop in the Formula 1 season review/preview? Alfa Romeo. No wait Sauber. Actually we mean Stake. If you are a little confused regarding what to call the Hinwil-based outlet, you are not alone. After five seasons competing as Alfa Romeo, Sauber F1 ...2024
Click for news about Alfa Romeo injury update
• Max Verstappen’s greatness will be on display at the Las Vegas Grand Prix

Photo by Vince Mignott/MB Media/Getty Images Battle between Mercedes and Ferrari among Las Vegas Grand Prix storylines Before we dive into the major on-track storylines for the inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix, we need to start with the biggest storyline of the entire race. The inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix itself. The race marks the latest move by Formula 1 into the emerging United States ...2023
See also Max Verstappen injuries
• Logan Sargeant’s F1 future may hinge on the Las Vegas Grand Prix

Photo by Kym Illman/Getty Images Why the Las Vegas Grand Prix is critical for Logan Sargeant With the 2023 Formula 1 season winding down, many teams are starting to turn their attention to the 2024 campaign. That includes Red Bull, as Team Principal Christian Horner has already indicated that the 2023 champions have begun to focus on developing their challenger for the 2024 season. Yet fo...2023
See more Logan Sargeant injury
• Weather may play a huge role at the Las Vegas Grand Prix

Photo by Dan Istitene - Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images Cold temperatures may shake up the field in Las Vegas As the inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix approaches, race officials are promising several factors that could make the race one of the marquee events of every Formula 1 season. They are promising speed, as we discussed yesterday. They are promising the scenic backdrop of the Las V...2023
Click for news about Zak Brown injury report
• The Lance Stroll redemption

Photo by Vince Mignott/MB Media/Getty Images Recapping the winners and losers from qualifying at the São Paulo Grand Prix As the Formula 1 season winds down, things have not been going Lance Stroll’s way. Entering this weekend’s São Paulo Grand Prix, the Canadian driver had finished in the points in just three of the last ten races. While his most recent points finish was the best of the l...2023
Click for news about Lance Stroll injuries
• Toto Wolff laments ‘what might have been’ at Qatar Grand Prix

Photo by Bryn Lennon/Getty Images Previewing the United States Grand Prix Toto Wolff reflects on a huge missed opportunity for Mercedes The Formula 1 grid heads to Texas, as a tripleheader begins with this weekend’s United States Grand Prix. However, in his preview of the upcoming race Mercedes Team Principal Toto Wolff could not help but lament what might have been for Mercedes just two w...2023
Continue with Toto Wolff availability report
• Sergio Pérez fights for his F1 future

Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images The Red Bull driver’s battle to stay in second, and with his team, tops storylines for the United States Grand Prix Sergio Pérez is fighting for his Formula 1 future. The second seat at Red Bull has often been described as the “second seat of death,” and Pérez is currently enduring that reality. While he sits in second place in the Drivers’ standings, in...2023
Check it out Mexican Grand Prix

• Lewis Hamilton dismisses air conditioning in F1 cars: ‘We’re highly-paid athletes’
2024

Visit the page Lewis Hamilton

2024
"Grand Prix in June, the United States Grand Prix in October, the São Paulo Grand Prix in November, and the Qatar Grand Prix at the end of December, are the six Sprint weekends this season."

2023
"Photo by Clive Mason - Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images Looking at winners and losers from the F1 Sprint Race at the Qatar Grand Prix The Formula 1 Sprint race at the Qatar Grand Prix is in the books."

2021
"Red Bull boss Christian Horner has been summoned to see the stewards after the Qatar Grand Prix for allegedly breaking the FIA's International Sporting Code."

• How Max Verstappen can clinch the F1 Drivers’ title in Las Vegas, and what Lando Norris needs to do to stay alive
2024

Visit the page Max Verstappen contract
• F1 São Paulo Grand Prix: Storylines to watch as the grid heads to Brazil
2024

Check it out Max Verstappen salary rumors
• Lewis Hamilton dismisses air conditioning in F1 cars: ‘We’re highly-paid athletes’
2024

Visit the page Lewis Hamilton contract rumors
• Daniel Ricciardo’s future one of many compelling storylines ahead of F1 Chinese GP

Photo by Peter Fox/Getty Images As the grid returns to China for the first time since 2019, here are the major storylines to watch My how the world has changed, both inside Formula 1 and outside of hte sport, since April of 2019. This week marks the return of the Chinese Grand Prix, last held in 2019. The last time the grid arrived at Shanghai International Circuit there was a familiar nam...2024
Check it out Daniel Ricciardo contract
• 2024 F1 previews: A new day for Stake F1
2024

Visit the page Alfa Romeo
• Max Verstappen’s greatness will be on display at the Las Vegas Grand Prix
2023

See more Max Verstappen contract
• Toto Wolff and Mercedes may regret a ‘very poor performance’ in Brazil

Photo by Vince Mignott/MB Media/Getty Images A disappointing Sunday for Mercedes sees Ferrari inch closer in the fight for second When Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc slammed into the barrier on the formation lap of the São Paulo Grand Prix on Sunday, Mercedes fans must have felt it was going to be their day. With Ferrari down to just one driver, and Mercedes slated to have both Lewis Hamil...2023
See also Toto Wolff contract rumors
• What’s next for the Andretti-Cadillac F1 bid?

Photo by John Lamparski/Getty Images FIA has approved the Andretti-Cadillac bid, but hurdles remain Formula 1’s governing body has taken a step towards increasing the grid to 11 teams, having approved the bid submitted by the prospective Andretti-Cadillac team. But what are the next steps for the process, and how quickly might we see an 11th team on the grid? Earlier this year the Fédérati...2023
Click for news about Andretti Cadillac salary rumors
• Sergio Pérez’s days at Red Bull seem numbered

Photo by Kym Illman/Getty Images The Red Bull-Sergio Pérez marriage seems headed for a divorce Roughly midway through Sunday’s Formula 1 Qatar Grand Prix, Red Bull driver Sergio Pérez was noted by race officials that he was being given a five-second penalty for exceeding track limits. Pérez was not the only driver noted for such an infraction, as race stewards noted a whopping 51 such inci...2023
See more articles Daniel Ricciardo contract rumors
• F1 driver Lance Stroll under investigation for behavior at Qatar Grand Prix

Photo by Qian Jun/MB Media/Getty Images Aston Martin driver Lance Stroll is feeling a different kind of heat following the Qatar Grand Prix Lance Stroll may be under pressure to deliver at Aston Martin given his recent struggles, but now the Formula 1 driver is under a different kind of stress. The one caused by an investigation from the sport’s governing body into his behavior at the Qata...2023
Continue with Lance Stroll

• How Max Verstappen can clinch the F1 Drivers’ title in Las Vegas, and what Lando Norris needs to do to stay alive
2024

Read about Max Verstappen statistics
• Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris take charge in F1 Sprint qualifying at São Paulo Grand Prix
2024

Visit the page Oscar Piastri statistics
• F1 São Paulo Grand Prix: Storylines to watch as the grid heads to Brazil
2024

See more Max Verstappen
• Esteban Ocon’s performance coach Tom Clark on what it takes to handle being an F1 driver
2024

Visit the page Esteban Ocon
• Lando Norris captures pole, but Max Verstappen is lurking at Singapore Grand Prix
2024

Read about Lando Norris scores
• Daniel Ricciardo’s future one of many compelling storylines ahead of F1 Chinese GP
2024

See also Daniel Ricciardo
• 2024 F1 season previews: Can McLaren build on an incredible finish to the 2023 F1 season?

Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images Coming off a remarkable turnaround in 2023, just how high can McLaren climb this season? Here at SB Nation we were treated to a rather unique vantage point for the “Rise of McLaren.” When I sat down with Lando Norris in April ahead of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix to talk about their start to the season, the tricky Baku City Circuit, and why I was so ba...2024
Click for news about Lando Norris stats
• 2024 F1 previews: A new day for Stake F1
2024

Read about Alfa Romeo
• Max Verstappen was dominant in 2022. He was even better in 2023

Photo by Rudy Carezzevoli/Getty Images The Red Bull driver is one of sport’s biggest game changers The 2022 season was a record-setting year to remember for Formula 1 driver Max Verstappen. But he has been even better in 2023. After securing his first Drivers’ Championship on the final lap of the 2021 campaign, Verstappen left little doubt in 2022. He locked up his second-straight title at...2023
See more articles Max Verstappen statistics
• Max Verstappen’s greatness will be on display at the Las Vegas Grand Prix
2023

See also Max Verstappen statistics

• How Max Verstappen can clinch the F1 Drivers’ title in Las Vegas, and what Lando Norris needs to do to stay alive
2024

Click for news about Max Verstappen
• F1 São Paulo Grand Prix: Storylines to watch as the grid heads to Brazil
2024

Check it out Max Verstappen
• Esteban Ocon’s performance coach Tom Clark on what it takes to handle being an F1 driver
2024

Read about Esteban Ocon
• Lando Norris captures pole, but Max Verstappen is lurking at Singapore Grand Prix
2024

Visit the page Lando Norris
• 2024 F1 season previews: Can McLaren build on an incredible finish to the 2023 F1 season?
2024

See also Lando Norris
• 2024 F1 previews: A new day for Stake F1
2024

See also Alfa Romeo
• Max Verstappen was dominant in 2022. He was even better in 2023
2023

Check it out Max Verstappen
• Logan Sargeant’s F1 future may hinge on the Las Vegas Grand Prix
2023

Click for news about Logan Sargeant
• Toto Wolff and Mercedes may regret a ‘very poor performance’ in Brazil
2023

Check it out Toto Wolff
• Weather may play a huge role at the Las Vegas Grand Prix
2023

Read about Zak Brown

• Red Bull boss Horner summoned to see stewards in Qatar

2021

See also Christian Horner
• Time is running out for Logan Sargeant

Photo by Clive Mason - Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images Looking at winners and losers from the F1 Sprint Race at the Qatar Grand Prix The Formula 1 Sprint race at the Qatar Grand Prix is in the books. And it has given us a first-time winner, and a three-time champion. Oscar Piastri took home his first F1 win, remaining patient after George Russell got by him on a set of soft tyres earl...2023
Click for news about Logan Sargeant
• Qatar Grand Prix: Live F1 Sprint coverage

Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images Follow along as Max Verstappen looks to clinch his third title Max Verstappen is on the cusp of his third-straight Formula 1 Drivers’ title, with a chance to put both hands on the trophy with a solid finish in Saturday’s F1 Sprint race at the Qatar Grand Prix. But he will not be starting that race up front. Verstappen needs just three points over the fin...2023
Read about Max Verstappen
• 2024 F1 season rule changes to know

Photo by James Gasperotti/Ciancaphoto Studio/Getty Images Some minor rule changes and schedule tweaks are coming this F1 season The conclusion of Super Bowl LVIII has brought the 2023-2024 NFL season to an end. That can only mean one thing. It is now NFL Draft season. Wait no! It means two things. It is also Formula 1 season. By the end of this week every team will have unveiled at least t...2024
See more articles Chinese Grand Prix
• Weather may play a huge role at the Las Vegas Grand Prix
2023

Read about Zak Brown
• Verstappen gets five-place penalty in Qatar

Max Verstappen has lost his position on the front row of the grid at the Qatar Grand Prix as a punishment for not slowing for double-waved yellow flags in qualifying....2021
See more articles Max Verstappen
• Drivers battle ‘dangerous’ conditions in the F1 Qatar Grand Prix

Photo by Qian Jun/MB Media/Getty Images In addition to fighting each other on the track, F1 drivers had to overcome the elements in the Qatar Grand Prix Formula 1 drivers are used to dealing with difficult conditions. But Sunday’s Qatar Grand Prix might have been the toughest test they have ever faced. Drivers had to deal with punishing heat and high cornering speeds, and the combination m...2023
See more articles Logan Sargeant
• Ocon vomited in cockpit after 15 laps

Alpine driver Esteban Ocon has revealed he vomited after 15 laps of the Qatar Grand Prix but refused to give up as he battled on to finish seventh at the end of the 57-lap race....2023
See more Esteban Ocon

1. Denny Hamlin

2. Kyle Larson

3. NASCAR XFINITY Series

. . .

607. Qatar Grand Prix

• How Max Verstappen can clinch the F1 Drivers’ title in Las Vegas, and what Lando Norris needs to do to stay alive
2024

See more Max Verstappen
• Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris take charge in F1 Sprint qualifying at São Paulo Grand Prix
2024

See also Oscar Piastri
• F1 São Paulo Grand Prix: Storylines to watch as the grid heads to Brazil
2024

Check it out Max Verstappen
• Esteban Ocon’s performance coach Tom Clark on what it takes to handle being an F1 driver
2024

See also Esteban Ocon
• Lando Norris captures pole, but Max Verstappen is lurking at Singapore Grand Prix
2024

Read about Lando Norris
• Lewis Hamilton dismisses air conditioning in F1 cars: ‘We’re highly-paid athletes’
2024

See also Lewis Hamilton
• Heatwave set to impact Hungarian Grand Prix

Photo by Gongora/NurPhoto via Getty Images It is shaping up to be a punishing weekend for the cars, and the drivers, at the Hungarian Grand Prix Last year the Qatar Grand Prix was a punishing event for the entire Formula 1 grid. We could see something similar this weekend in Hungary. After a week off, the Formula 1 grid is headed to Budapest for this weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix. The ra...2024
Check it out Hungarian Grand Prix
• F1 announces 2025 Sprint Race locations

Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images Once again six F1 Sprint Races are on tap for the 2025 season On Thursday Formula 1 confirmed the locations for the Sprint Races for the 2025 campaign. As with the 2024 season, there will be six F1 Sprint Races, and five of the sites will carry over from this current season into the next campaign. However, one change brings the F1 Sprint fo...2024
Click for news about Chinese Grand Prix
• Daniel Ricciardo’s future one of many compelling storylines ahead of F1 Chinese GP
2024

Continue with Daniel Ricciardo
• 2024 F1 season previews: Can McLaren build on an incredible finish to the 2023 F1 season?
2024

Visit the page Lando Norris

• 2024 F1 previews: A new day for Stake F1
2024

Click for news about Alfa Romeo rumors
• Behind McLaren’s stunning turnaround this F1 season

How McLaren rocketed to fourth in the F1 standings As confident as Lando Norris is — you do not get to be one of just 20 Formula 1 drivers in the world if you lack that trait — back In April the McLaren driver had more questions than answers. When SB Nation sat down with Norris for an exclusive interview ahead of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, the team had just 12 points on the year, thanks to a sixt...2023
Continue with Lando Norris
• The Lance Stroll redemption
2023

See also Lance Stroll
• Advantage: Ferrari

Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images Doling out winners and losers from qualifying at the F1 United States Grand Prix Qualifying for the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix is in the books, and it will be Charles Leclerc on pole position in the main event Sunday, with McLaren driver Lando Norris starting alongside him. Yes you read that right, no Max Verstappen on the front row down in Austi...2023
See more Charles Leclerc scandals
• Sergio Pérez fights for his F1 future
2023

See more Mexican Grand Prix
• Liam Lawson will have a 2025 F1 seat, predicts Dr. Helmut Marko

Photo by Joe Portlock - Formula 1/Formula Motorsport Limited via Getty Images Speaking ahead of the Qatar Grand Prix, Dr. Helmut Marko talked about Liam Lawson’s future Liam Lawson ended up being the odd driver out, when AlphaTauri announced their driver lineup for the 2024 campaign. Yuki Tsunoda and Daniel Ricciardo were tapped for full-time seats, while Lawson was given the consolation p...2023
See also Helmut Marko gossip
• George Russell holds the keys to F1’s final fight

Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images The battle for second is heating up, and George Russell can write the script to F1’s remaining drama With Red Bull having already secured their second straight Formula 1 Constructors’ Championship, and Max Verstappen all but guaranteed to put both hands on the Drivers’ Championship this weekend at the Qatar Grand Prix, those looking for F1 drama have one...2023
Visit the page George Russell rumors
• When Max Verstappen can clinch, Logan Sargeant’s future, and the battle for second among Qatar GP storylines

Photo by Dan Istitene - Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images F1 is back this weekend, and here is what to watch for The last time out, Red Bull secured their second-straight Formula 1 Constructors’ Championship, thanks to Max Verstappen’s victory at the Japanese Grand Prix. However, that does not mean there is a shortage of storylines when F1 returns to action this week with the Qatar Gran...2023
Continue with Max Verstappen buzz
• Aston Martin’s struggles, McLaren’s rise, and more storylines for the Japanese Grand Prix

Photo by Rudy Carezzevoli/Getty Images What are the main talking points ahead of the Japanese Grand Prix? Sunday’s Singapore Grand Prix gave Formula 1 fans something they have missed this season. Drama. With Red Bull struggling all weekend long at Marina Bay, the door was open for excitement — and some new names — at the front of the field. Through that door burst Carlos Sainz Jr., Lando N...2023
Visit the page Aston Martin rumors

Nascar rumors, schedule, breaking news...