2.1 hamilton vs russell: round 2

Two points: that’s how close Max Verstappen came to equalling Michael Schumacher’s feat of winning five consecutive Formula 1 world championships, despite having fallen more than 100 points behind in

The surface colours of the season constantly changed but the background of its canvas was always papaya as McLaren delivered a formidable weapon for its drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri; the unv

Hamilton knows things can’t get much worse ► ...

Formula 1’s midfield battle had a peculiar look to it in 2025. Unless teams were fighting for bigger prizes at the front of the field, the well-documented regulation changes for 2026 soon made the sea

During the summer break, Piastri pointed to Bahrain and Barcelona as two of his best drives; after that, his efforts in Qatar surely stand among them in a hell-for-leather exhibition of directed rage

McLaren man took the crown, but it was a close-run and tense season.