Adam Cooper
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Freelance F1 Journalist. Crazy enough to have attended every GP for the past 31 consecutive seasons!
Gabriel Bortoleto on Turn 1 contact with Lance Stroll in Vegas: "Misjudged a little bit the braking point, I think five metres earlier I would have probably stopped the car. I'm sorry for Lance, it was my fault. I don't have much to say, it just ended up so early, the race. A shame."
November 23, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Gabriel Bortoleto on Turn 1 contact with Lance Stroll in Vegas: "Misjudged a little bit the braking point, I think five metres earlier I would have probably stopped the car. I'm sorry for Lance, it was my fault. I don't have much to say, it just ended up so early, the race. A shame."
Pierre Gasly on Vegas: "Just got spun around, and my diffuser got smashed at the back. A long f**king flight to end up spun around Saturday and get another unlucky race in Vegas. For me, it's been three years in a row where I have very strong quali, and it doesn't really translate into the race."
November 23, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Pierre Gasly on Vegas: "Just got spun around, and my diffuser got smashed at the back. A long f**king flight to end up spun around Saturday and get another unlucky race in Vegas. For me, it's been three years in a row where I have very strong quali, and it doesn't really translate into the race."
How a nightmare double disqualification for McLaren in Las Vegas has given Max Verstappen a chance: www.roadandtrack.com/news/a695188...
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November 23, 2025 at 5:04 PM
How a nightmare double disqualification for McLaren in Las Vegas has given Max Verstappen a chance: www.roadandtrack.com/news/a695188...
Liam Lawson on P6: "I think we had a quick car. These conditions normally help us. Honestly, I feel like we even had more more in the tank today, we missed the last lap by one or two seconds. With how the session had been going at to that point, I felt pretty confident we could have improved."
November 22, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Liam Lawson on P6: "I think we had a quick car. These conditions normally help us. Honestly, I feel like we even had more more in the tank today, we missed the last lap by one or two seconds. With how the session had been going at to that point, I felt pretty confident we could have improved."
Gabriel Bortoleto on P18: "I couldn't extract a lot of grip in the last two laps. I think that's where I missed out. I lost a bit of confidence with the car. At the beginning of the session, I was quite happy, and braking late and feeling comfortable, and at the end I had no confidence anymore."
November 22, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Gabriel Bortoleto on P18: "I couldn't extract a lot of grip in the last two laps. I think that's where I missed out. I lost a bit of confidence with the car. At the beginning of the session, I was quite happy, and braking late and feeling comfortable, and at the end I had no confidence anymore."
Franco Colapinto on P16: "I touched a kerb in the last corner and I had a massive slide, and I lost the lap. I think we were improving a lot. It was just very tricky out there, a lot of sliding. Q1 was difficult, Q2 again a lot of locking. Just not very happy with that last part of the session."
November 22, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Franco Colapinto on P16: "I touched a kerb in the last corner and I had a massive slide, and I lost the lap. I think we were improving a lot. It was just very tricky out there, a lot of sliding. Q1 was difficult, Q2 again a lot of locking. Just not very happy with that last part of the session."
Alex Albon on crashing late in Q1: "Frustrating in many ways. I think we just need to review where we were on track. In the end, I had one clean lap, so I kind of had to make it count. It was my only clean lap, so I didn't really have any rhythm at all. Made a mistake, and that was it."
November 22, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Alex Albon on crashing late in Q1: "Frustrating in many ways. I think we just need to review where we were on track. In the end, I had one clean lap, so I kind of had to make it count. It was my only clean lap, so I didn't really have any rhythm at all. Made a mistake, and that was it."
A difficult qualifying session in Las Vegas could easily have tripped up the F1 title contenders - however Lando Norris and Max Verstappen share the front row and a great race is in prospect. And the start will be key: www.roadandtrack.com/news/a695182...
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November 22, 2025 at 6:30 PM
A difficult qualifying session in Las Vegas could easily have tripped up the F1 title contenders - however Lando Norris and Max Verstappen share the front row and a great race is in prospect. And the start will be key: www.roadandtrack.com/news/a695182...
Laurent Mekies on P19 for Yuki Tsunoda: "We made a big mistake with his tyre pressure which meant that he was out there with a setting that basically gave him no chance to be competitive, so we as a team apologise to him for that. This sort of thing should not happen, but it did."
November 22, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Laurent Mekies on P19 for Yuki Tsunoda: "We made a big mistake with his tyre pressure which meant that he was out there with a setting that basically gave him no chance to be competitive, so we as a team apologise to him for that. This sort of thing should not happen, but it did."
Andrea Stella on Vegas pole: "Lando was able to express some exceptional performance with the intermediates, and even the pole position lap there's a pretty significant mistake in the last chicane, which cost several tenths. But in the first couple of sectors, that's a very strong performance."
November 22, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Andrea Stella on Vegas pole: "Lando was able to express some exceptional performance with the intermediates, and even the pole position lap there's a pretty significant mistake in the last chicane, which cost several tenths. But in the first couple of sectors, that's a very strong performance."
Lance Stroll P12 as the only driver on inters: "Stupid in the end. Not the team's fault. It was a group decision, but I was told I was going to get three push, I only got two push. That's where it went wrong. So a shame, we threw away a good opportunity today to fight for the top three, top four."
November 22, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Lance Stroll P12 as the only driver on inters: "Stupid in the end. Not the team's fault. It was a group decision, but I was told I was going to get three push, I only got two push. That's where it went wrong. So a shame, we threw away a good opportunity today to fight for the top three, top four."
Max Verstappen on P2 in Las Vegas: "It was super slippery, it felt like ice. To be honest, not a lot of fun to do. I love driving in the wet, but this for me is a little bit too much, I would say. You just have to be super careful. And honestly, I was surprised there were not too many incidents."
November 22, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Max Verstappen on P2 in Las Vegas: "It was super slippery, it felt like ice. To be honest, not a lot of fun to do. I love driving in the wet, but this for me is a little bit too much, I would say. You just have to be super careful. And honestly, I was surprised there were not too many incidents."
Oscar Piastri on P5: "It felt like things were coming to us pretty nicely, but unfortunately not much you can do with a yellow flag on your lap. A frustrating end to the session, obviously. But I think the car and myself were quick, so we've got some some pace for tomorrow, which is nice to know."
November 22, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Oscar Piastri on P5: "It felt like things were coming to us pretty nicely, but unfortunately not much you can do with a yellow flag on your lap. A frustrating end to the session, obviously. But I think the car and myself were quick, so we've got some some pace for tomorrow, which is nice to know."
Pierre Gasly on P10 in Vegas: "These are conditions I love - it's kind of like love and hate, because it's always risk and reward, and how much you're willing to take and what you feel and how much you can push. You can't even blink one-tenth of a second, because there's always something happening."
November 22, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Pierre Gasly on P10 in Vegas: "These are conditions I love - it's kind of like love and hate, because it's always risk and reward, and how much you're willing to take and what you feel and how much you can push. You can't even blink one-tenth of a second, because there's always something happening."
Lewis Hamilton on P20 in Vegas: "I had a yellow flag in the last corner, and then going into Turn 17 there was a yellow flag, so I had to lift. I came across the line and it was red. But I didn't have the grip anyway, so I don't think it would have made much difference."
November 22, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Lewis Hamilton on P20 in Vegas: "I had a yellow flag in the last corner, and then going into Turn 17 there was a yellow flag, so I had to lift. I came across the line and it was red. But I didn't have the grip anyway, so I don't think it would have made much difference."
George Russell on P4: "I had a steering issue in Q3, I don't know what it was. I was quickest in P3, quickest in Q1, quickest in Q2, and then on my second lap I thought I had to stop the car on track because I couldn't turn the steering properly. I feel fortunate to have qualified P4 considering."
November 22, 2025 at 7:21 AM
George Russell on P4: "I had a steering issue in Q3, I don't know what it was. I was quickest in P3, quickest in Q1, quickest in Q2, and then on my second lap I thought I had to stop the car on track because I couldn't turn the steering properly. I feel fortunate to have qualified P4 considering."
After yesterday's issues in FP2 manhole covers on the racing line around the Las Vegas GP track were checked overnight, and some received fresh welding by way of precaution. Thus we should be good to go for FP3.
November 21, 2025 at 11:14 PM
After yesterday's issues in FP2 manhole covers on the racing line around the Las Vegas GP track were checked overnight, and some received fresh welding by way of precaution. Thus we should be good to go for FP3.
John Elkann's recent comments put a spotlight on Lewis Hamilton's difficult first year at Ferrari. Why haven't things worked out for the former World Champion at Maranello thus far?: inews.co.uk/sport/formul...
Six reasons for Lewis Hamilton's Ferrari nightmare
The seven-time world champion has finished no better than fourth in a grand prix since his dream move to the famous team
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November 21, 2025 at 3:43 PM
John Elkann's recent comments put a spotlight on Lewis Hamilton's difficult first year at Ferrari. Why haven't things worked out for the former World Champion at Maranello thus far?: inews.co.uk/sport/formul...
John Elkann's suggestion that Ferrari's drivers talk too much caused a stir - however Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc have shrugged off their boss's comments, with the latter claiming the intent was positive:
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November 20, 2025 at 8:30 PM
John Elkann's suggestion that Ferrari's drivers talk too much caused a stir - however Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc have shrugged off their boss's comments, with the latter claiming the intent was positive:
www.roadandtrack.com/news/a694981...
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Isack Hadjar on last lap contact with Liam Lawson in Brazil: "I think it was like just both of us moving into one direction, and we got very lucky. So also on my side, I should have been a bit more patient, and probably got him on the next straight. I made a mistake, and that's it."
November 20, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Isack Hadjar on last lap contact with Liam Lawson in Brazil: "I think it was like just both of us moving into one direction, and we got very lucky. So also on my side, I should have been a bit more patient, and probably got him on the next straight. I made a mistake, and that's it."
In last year's cold conditions in Las Vegas Mercedes won and McLaren was nowhere. With the title still up for grabs how will form play out between the main contenders in 2025? Team bosses have their say: www.roadandtrack.com/news/a694590...
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November 17, 2025 at 8:04 PM
In last year's cold conditions in Las Vegas Mercedes won and McLaren was nowhere. With the title still up for grabs how will form play out between the main contenders in 2025? Team bosses have their say: www.roadandtrack.com/news/a694590...
After failing to better P15 at the flag in the previous seven GPs Pierre Gasly twice scored a point in Brazil - and he couldn’t explain the Alpine F1 team’s surge in form:
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How Gasly and Alpine were left mystified by a surprise return to the points in Brazil
Gasly twice scored a point in Brazil, but he could not explain Alpine's form
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November 15, 2025 at 12:06 PM
After failing to better P15 at the flag in the previous seven GPs Pierre Gasly twice scored a point in Brazil - and he couldn’t explain the Alpine F1 team’s surge in form:
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The F1 Commission discussed mandatory two pit stops for GPs today "along with adjustments to tyre specifications, tyre-life limits and the use of 3 compounds during the race. No changes were presently agreed, but it was agreed that talks on this topic would continue during the 2026 season."
November 14, 2025 at 6:14 PM
The F1 Commission discussed mandatory two pit stops for GPs today "along with adjustments to tyre specifications, tyre-life limits and the use of 3 compounds during the race. No changes were presently agreed, but it was agreed that talks on this topic would continue during the 2026 season."
A new car livery reg via the F1 Commission: "A minimum of 55% of surface area (when viewed from the side and above) must be covered by painted or stickered liveries as opposed to bare carbon fibre surfaces. The objective of this measure is to increase visual differentiation between cars."
November 14, 2025 at 6:12 PM
A new car livery reg via the F1 Commission: "A minimum of 55% of surface area (when viewed from the side and above) must be covered by painted or stickered liveries as opposed to bare carbon fibre surfaces. The objective of this measure is to increase visual differentiation between cars."
Local hero Gabriel Bortoleto had a nightmare weekend for Sauber at Interlagos - however to his credit the Brazilian says that he has learned from the experience.
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How Bortoleto has learned lessons from his nightmare home GP in Brazil
The Sauber rookie had two costly crashes in front of his home crowd at Interlagos
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November 12, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Local hero Gabriel Bortoleto had a nightmare weekend for Sauber at Interlagos - however to his credit the Brazilian says that he has learned from the experience.
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