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  5.  <updated>2025-07-05T14:53:48-04:00</updated>
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  9.    <published>2025-07-05T14:53:48-04:00</published>
  10.    <updated>2025-07-05T14:53:48-04:00</updated>
  11.    <title>Oliver Bearman ponders what might have been after ‘horrible’ mistake at British GP</title>
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  13.  
  14.    &lt;figure&gt;
  15.      &lt;img alt="F1 Grand Prix of Great Britain - Qualifying" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/6nvT_HCGyJA0AWI5HFBjaq5owW0=/0x0:5158x3439/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/74163955/2223692040.0.jpg" /&gt;
  16.        &lt;figcaption&gt;Photo by Kym Illman/Getty Images&lt;/figcaption&gt;
  17.    &lt;/figure&gt;
  18.  
  19.  &lt;p&gt;Haas rookie Oliver Bearman was in line for the best starting spot of his F1 career, but a ‘silly error’ will have him at the back of the grid at the British Grand Prix&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p id="c70rUN"&gt;After qualifying eighth for the British Grand Prix, Oliver Bearman was in line to start seventh due to a grid penalty handed down at last week’s Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix to fellow rookie Kimi Antonelli. That put Bearman in line for the best starting spot of his Formula 1 career.&lt;/p&gt;
  20. &lt;p id="CUhX6V"&gt;But the Haas driver will not start there. Instead, he will start 18th due to a “silly error” that resulted in a ten-place grid drop.&lt;/p&gt;
  21. &lt;p id="C8XIV5"&gt;During Saturday’s final hour of practice, an accident from Gabriel Bortoleto brought out the red flag. Bearman was on his way back to the pits when he lost control of his VF-25, hitting the wall before coming to a stop. The incident cost Bearman not only the front wing to his challenger, but also what would have been the best starting spot of his career.&lt;/p&gt;
  22. &lt;p id="OvramU"&gt;Race stewards found that Bearman “did not drive slowly back to pit lane” under the red flag, and assessed not just the ten-place grid drop, but added four penalty points to his FIA Super License.&lt;/p&gt;
  23. &lt;p id="Pa7fie"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.skysports.com/f1"&gt;Speaking with &lt;em&gt;Sky Sports F1&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt; &lt;/em&gt;after the session Bearman noted that he had only himself to blame.&lt;/p&gt;
  24. &lt;p id="8POYHs"&gt;“It sucks. Quite honestly it’s horrible, but I can only blame myself for that. It was my fault and a very silly error this morning,” &lt;a href="http://or-as-penalty-undoes-strong-british.6VUvRnvOyc1rXjBRueQVLB"&gt;said the Haas rookie&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  25. &lt;p id="8KUWK2"&gt;“We were doing a very slow lap during the red flag and then coming into the pit entry with very cold tires and brakes I didn’t really account for that,” said Bearman on the incident in final practice.&lt;/p&gt;
  26. &lt;p id="Z9botY"&gt;“Just a silly, dumb error because when I hit the brakes they were stone-cold and so were the tires and I lost it. Silly and really kicking myself. I wish I could go back and change it but we can’t so let’s learn from it and hopefully we can have a good race.”&lt;/p&gt;
  27. &lt;p id="Iqgwyl"&gt;You can see the incident in question here:&lt;/p&gt;
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  29. &lt;blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-dnt="true" align="center"&gt;
  30. &lt;p lang="en" dir="ltr"&gt;Ollie Bearman clatters into the barriers on the pit entry  &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Catch up with all the key action from FP3 ⤵️&lt;a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/F1?src=hash&amp;amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;#F1&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BritishGP?src=hash&amp;amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;#BritishGP&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;— Formula 1 (@F1) &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/F1/status/1941485464042734023?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;July 5, 2025&lt;/a&gt;
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  35. &lt;p id="xbxBlC"&gt;Despite the incident, and the penalty, Bearman was able to find the silver lining at Silverstone. &lt;/p&gt;
  36. &lt;p id="VKaG3Z"&gt;“On the other hand I’m really glad we had a good Qualifying. First of all, to validate the team’s hard work because we brought an upgrade this weekend and we were in Q3 on merit, so that’s great,” said Bearman.&lt;/p&gt;
  37. &lt;p id="aAo9rT"&gt;“Qualifying has been our weak point for the past couple of events and now to be in Q3 on a track where there’s lots of high-speed, which across the season has not been our strongest feature, is a great feeling. &lt;/p&gt;
  38. &lt;p id="I9F9Dw"&gt;“I know I’m going to start from last tomorrow but I’ll see what I can do.”&lt;/p&gt;
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  43.    <author>
  44.      <name>Mark Schofield</name>
  45.    </author>
  46.  </entry>
  47.  <entry>
  48.    <published>2025-07-05T12:44:04-04:00</published>
  49.    <updated>2025-07-05T12:44:04-04:00</updated>
  50.    <title>Max Verstappen delivers ‘big boost’ to Red Bull with emphatic British Grand Prix pole</title>
  51.    <content type="html">  
  52.  
  53.    &lt;figure&gt;
  54.      &lt;img alt="F1 Grand Prix of Great Britain - Qualifying" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/svwhzLyAAUwSbNF92TSb1VhrWuI=/0x0:4284x2856/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/74163840/2223689677.0.jpg" /&gt;
  55.        &lt;figcaption&gt;Photo by Zak Mauger/LAT Images&lt;/figcaption&gt;
  56.    &lt;/figure&gt;
  57.  
  58.  &lt;p&gt;On a day where he needed to deliver a magical performance, Max Verstappen did just that in qualifying for the British Grand Prix&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p id="7c7OfO"&gt;Contract speculation is the reason the British Grand Prix began with Max Verstappen’s name on everyone’s lips in the Formula 1 paddock.&lt;/p&gt;
  59. &lt;p id="zpK9Ez"&gt;But his tremendous talent, and ability to extract the most out of his race car, are the reasons his name is on everyone’s lips as afternoon gave way to evening at Silverstone on Saturday.&lt;/p&gt;
  60. &lt;p id="iUAzv7"&gt;The qualifying hour for the British Grand Prix opened with some familiar favorites tapped as contenders for pole position: Championship leader Oscar Piastri, hometown hero Lando Norris, and 2024 British Grand Prix winner Lewis Hamilton. All three showed moments of strength during the hour and as the clock ticked towards 00:00 in the final segment of qualifying it was Piastri’s name atop the timing charts.&lt;/p&gt;
  61. &lt;p id="sX2Wyk"&gt;However, Verstappen still had a chance to respond.&lt;/p&gt;
  62. &lt;p id="A3tf1l"&gt;And respond he did, rocketing around Silverstone with a thunderous final push lap that was enough to put him at the front of the field when the lights go out in the main event Sunday. &lt;/p&gt;
  63. &lt;p id="w4TNCX"&gt;“It was tricky out there with the wind,” &lt;a href="http://www.sbnation.com/e/24225888"&gt;said Verstappen trackside to Jolyon Palmer&lt;/a&gt; after the session.&lt;/p&gt;
  64. &lt;p id="YM7Nyg"&gt;“Throughout the whole of Qualifying it was shifting around a bit, and around here with these cars they are extremely sensitive to it.&lt;/p&gt;
  65. &lt;p id="61Qa1f"&gt;“[I] just tried to tidy it up throughout Qualifying and that final lap was good enough. This is a proper track in Qualifying, where you have to go flat-out on all these corners, you have to be really committed and that’s really enjoyable.”&lt;/p&gt;
  66. &lt;p id="sP8JWC"&gt;Red Bull made a setup change to Verstappen’s RB21 ahead of Saturday, opting for a low-downforce rear wing that saw the Dutch driver dominate the straights during Saturday’s qualifying session. As you can see in the &lt;a href="https://www.f1-tempo.com/"&gt;telemetry data, courtesy of &lt;em&gt;F1-Tempo&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, Verstappen was faster than Piastri on the straights Saturday, including hitting a top speed of 324 kilometers per hour at the spot indicated in the graph, which comes at the end of the Wellington Straight:&lt;/p&gt;
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  69.  &lt;/figure&gt;
  70. &lt;p id="InmnfG"&gt;For comparison, Piastri’s top speed at that point was 318 kph which is certainly fast, but not as fast as Verstappen’s.&lt;/p&gt;
  71. &lt;p id="5DIX7l"&gt;“Yesterday was quite tough and it was not looking great but the changes we made today helped a lot,” said Verstappen &lt;a href="https://www.skysports.com/f1/live-blog/12433/13391510/f1-british-gp-live-race-qualifying-practice-updates-results-stream-highlights-from-silverstone"&gt;after the session to &lt;em&gt;Sky Sports F1&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  72. &lt;p id="os6PYu"&gt;“In qualifying I thought we were close but not quite in the fight until the last lap when it all came together,” added Verstappen. “The balance was a bit nicer and I could hang in there We chose lower downforce and were naturally quicker in the straights. In the corners it was a bit more difficult.”&lt;/p&gt;
  73. &lt;p id="EkEc19"&gt;Verstappen conceded, however, that Sunday might be tougher given the race pace McLaren has shown all season long, as well as the Woking-based team’s ability to keep their tires in an optimum operating window longer than their rivals. &lt;/p&gt;
  74. &lt;p id="NAd3Qg"&gt;“Of course we have to wait and see what tomorrow will do, if there’s a bit of rain around or not. I’m happy of course with our Qualifying, it’s a big boost for the team as well and [I’m] just excited to go racing tomorrow,” described Verstappen.&lt;/p&gt;
  75. &lt;p id="fMTyki"&gt;“Difficult to say, but we’ll try,” added the driver when asked about battling with Norris and Piastri.&lt;/p&gt;
  76. &lt;p id="AYj9fP"&gt;“We’re going to go racing, we’re going to have fun and try the best we can.”&lt;/p&gt;
  77. &lt;p id="NCcRTT"&gt;Still, Saturday was yet another reminder of the magic Verstappen can deliver on the track, and why his name will always be on the lips of those in the paddock. As we have seen so many times before, when the situation calls for the ultimate performance, the four-time champion can rise to the occasion. &lt;/p&gt;
  78.  
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  82.    <author>
  83.      <name>Mark Schofield</name>
  84.    </author>
  85.  </entry>
  86.  <entry>
  87.    <published>2025-07-05T10:01:47-04:00</published>
  88.    <updated>2025-07-05T10:01:47-04:00</updated>
  89.    <title>Can you guess this NFL d-lineman in today’s in-5 trivia game?</title>
  90.    <content type="html">  
  91.  
  92.    &lt;figure&gt;
  93.      &lt;img alt="Graphic that says, “Introducing SB Nation in-5 SB Nation’s new daily NFL trivia game.”" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/EHGq5270uUlcBLRaVIer3IA5A-s=/250x0:2950x1800/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/74163670/SBN__2_.0.png" /&gt;
  94.    &lt;/figure&gt;
  95.  
  96.  &lt;p&gt;Think you can figure out what NFL player we’re talking about? You’ll get five clues to figure him out.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p id="pILQLT"&gt;We’re back for another day of the SB Nation in-5 daily trivia game. Game instructions are at the bottom if you’re new to the game! Feel free to share your results in the comments and feedback in &lt;a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSesB3byxaH1x2nisFuErzzW8zzjBhkuHsSeh4EcqExFW4tHaQ/viewform"&gt;this Google Form&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  97. &lt;h2 id="jUcE3q"&gt;Today’s SB Nation in-5 game&lt;/h2&gt;
  98. &lt;div id="Kd4V3L"&gt;&lt;iframe src="https://games.voxmedia.com/networks/sbn/07-05-2025" width="100%" height="750" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" allow="clipboard-read; clipboard-write" style="margin-bottom: 25px;"&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  99. &lt;p id="DwGYcj"&gt;If you can’t see the game due to Apple News or another service, &lt;a href="https://www.sbnation.com/games/in-5/nfl"&gt;click this game article&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  100. &lt;h2 id="GxKS63"&gt;Previous games&lt;/h2&gt;
  101. &lt;p id="JUJRRD"&gt;&lt;a href="https://sbnation.com/games/in-5/nfl/07-04-2025?itm_medium=site&amp;amp;itm_source=article&amp;amp;itm_campaign=in-five"&gt;Friday, July 4, 2025&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="https://sbnation.com/games/in-5/nfl/07-03-2025?itm_medium=site&amp;amp;itm_source=article&amp;amp;itm_campaign=in-five"&gt;Thursday, July 3, 2025&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="https://sbnation.com/games/in-5/nfl/07-02-2025?itm_medium=site&amp;amp;itm_source=article&amp;amp;itm_campaign=in-five"&gt;Wednesday, July 2, 2025&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  102. &lt;h2 id="2pBKiD"&gt;Play more SB Nation in-5 trivia games&lt;/h2&gt;
  103. &lt;p id="eYul3Q"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.sbnation.com/nfl-games"&gt;NFL in-5&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.sbnation.com/mlb-games"&gt;MLB in-5&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.sbnation.com/mma-games"&gt;MMA in-5&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  104. &lt;h2 id="wFO0LA"&gt;SB Nation in-5 instructions&lt;/h2&gt;
  105. &lt;p id="BI2464"&gt;The goal of the game is to guess the correct random NFL player with the help of up to five clues. We’ll mix in &lt;strong&gt;BOTH ACTIVE AND RETIRED PLAYERS&lt;/strong&gt; this week. It won’t be easy to figure it out in one or two guesses, but some of you might be able to nail it. It will be a mix of well-known players and some “that guys” that we haven’t thought of in some time. The game will appear in slot #3 of the SB Nation layout each morning, with occasional movement later in the day.&lt;/p&gt;
  106. &lt;p id="UzewZY"&gt;After you correctly guess the player, you can click “Share Results” to share how you did down in the comments and on social media. We won’t go into other details about the game as we’d like your feedback on it. How it plays, what you think of it, the difficulty level, and anything else you can think of that will let us know what you think and how we can improve the game. You can provide feedback in the comments of this article, or you can fill out &lt;a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSefBRYW5xKK4z-p53VjY4vjcKrBomK1O6hxBVTBUoMUHStH5w/viewform"&gt;this Google Form&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  107. &lt;p id="YwQqdn"&gt;Enjoy!&lt;/p&gt;
  108.  
  109. </content>
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  112.    <author>
  113.      <name>David Fucillo</name>
  114.    </author>
  115.  </entry>
  116.  <entry>
  117.    <published>2025-07-05T10:01:44-04:00</published>
  118.    <updated>2025-07-05T10:01:44-04:00</updated>
  119.    <title>Can you guess this MLB second baseman in today’s in-5 trivia game?</title>
  120.    <content type="html">  
  121.  
  122.    &lt;figure&gt;
  123.      &lt;img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/27h9AX00GUBAObM4-cUoCODX2sM=/250x0:2950x1800/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/74163669/in_5_social_mlb.0.png" /&gt;
  124.    &lt;/figure&gt;
  125.  
  126.  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Think you can figure out what MLB player we’re talking about? You’ll get five clues to figure him out.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p id="iRdr3I"&gt;We’re back for another day of the SB Nation MLB in-5 daily trivia game. Game instructions are at the bottom if you’re new to the game! Feel free to share your results in the comments and feedback &lt;a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe5dAaJOVkR68wPYXjuPf4CuaPrGdAXIEsdogMLsHmf0-YZJQ/viewform?usp=dialog"&gt;in this Google Form&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  127. &lt;h2 id="8xer1J"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Today’s SB Nation MLB in-5 game&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
  128. &lt;div id="CClxZW"&gt;&lt;iframe src="https://games.voxmedia.com/networks/sbnmlb/07-05-2025" width="100%" height="750" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" allow="clipboard-read; clipboard-write" style="margin-bottom: 25px;"&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  129. &lt;p id="2lAAqw"&gt;If you can’t see the game due to Apple News or another service, &lt;a href="https://sbnation.com/games/in-5/mlb"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;click this game article&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  130. &lt;h2 id="2pBKiD"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Previous Games&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
  131. &lt;p id="Tt3hLj"&gt;&lt;a href="http://sbnation.com/games/in-5/mlb/07-04-2025?itm_medium=site&amp;amp;itm_source=article&amp;amp;itm_campaign=in-five"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Friday, July 4, 2025&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="http://sbnation.com/games/in-5/mlb/07-03-2025?itm_medium=site&amp;amp;itm_source=article&amp;amp;itm_campaign=in-five"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Thursday, July 3, 2025&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="http://sbnation.com/games/in-5/mlb/07-02-2025?itm_medium=site&amp;amp;itm_source=article&amp;amp;itm_campaign=in-five"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Wednesday, July 2, 2025&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="http://sbnation.com/games/in-5/mlb/07-01-2025?itm_medium=site&amp;amp;itm_source=article&amp;amp;itm_campaign=in-five"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tuesday, July 1, 2025&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  132. &lt;h2 id="x62Tnv"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Play more SB Nation in-5 trivia games&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
  133. &lt;p id="eYul3Q"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.sbnation.com/nfl-games"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;NFL in-5&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.sbnation.com/mlb-games"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;MLB in-5&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.sbnation.com/mma-games"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;MMA in-5&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  134. &lt;h2 id="p5PojY"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SB Nation MLB in-5 instructions&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
  135. &lt;p id="W0BSQ4"&gt;The goal of the game is to &lt;strong&gt;guess the correct MLB player&lt;/strong&gt; with the help of up to five clues. We’ll mix in &lt;strong&gt;BOTH ACTIVE AND RETIRED PLAYERS&lt;/strong&gt; this week. It won’t be easy to figure it out in one or two guesses, but some of you might be able to nail it. The game will appear in the No. 5 slot of the SB Nation layout each day this week and as noted above, will appear in this article exclusively. &lt;/p&gt;
  136. &lt;p id="UzewZY"&gt;After you correctly guess the player, you can click “Share Results” to share how you did down in the comments and on social media. We won’t go into other details about the game as we’d like your feedback on it. How it plays, what you think of it, the difficulty level, and anything else you can think of that will help us improve this game. You can provide feedback in the comments of this article, or you can fill out &lt;a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe5dAaJOVkR68wPYXjuPf4CuaPrGdAXIEsdogMLsHmf0-YZJQ/viewform?usp=dialog"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;this Google Form&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  137. &lt;p id="G1NBFl"&gt;Enjoy!&lt;/p&gt;
  138. &lt;p id="cOFvGz"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  139.  
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  143.    <author>
  144.      <name>Kris Willis</name>
  145.    </author>
  146.  </entry>
  147.  <entry>
  148.    <published>2025-07-05T10:00:00-04:00</published>
  149.    <updated>2025-07-05T10:00:00-04:00</updated>
  150.    <title>The Las Vegas Aces may be about to fold</title>
  151.    <content type="html">  
  152.  
  153.    &lt;figure&gt;
  154.      &lt;img alt="Syndication: The Indianapolis Star" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/Fdxz5trDaQiLOwZEBLPAHWbi-Ws=/0x0:4514x3009/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/74163647/usa_today_26582666.0.jpg" /&gt;
  155.        &lt;figcaption&gt;Grace Smith/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images&lt;/figcaption&gt;
  156.    &lt;/figure&gt;
  157.  
  158.  &lt;p&gt;It’s safe to say the Aces’ “Dynasty Era” is over.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p id="l1e9wc"&gt;A few weeks ago, I wrote about how A’ja Wilson seemed to be the best &lt;a href="https://www.swishappeal.com"&gt;WNBA&lt;/a&gt; player &lt;a href="https://www.sbnation.com/wnba/2025/6/18/24450199/wnba-free-agency-aja-wilson-las-vegas-aces"&gt;who could move teams in free agency&lt;/a&gt;. Every night her current Las Vegas Aces take the floor, that sentiment feels more and more true. Thursday night’s game against the Indiana Fever seemed to be a turning point for this team — and it was a hard turn straight towards a rock bottom it never felt like this team was capable of sinking to until now.&lt;/p&gt;
  159. &lt;p id="QYROSU"&gt;The Aces spent the seasons between 2020 and 2022 building one of the most powerful WNBA teams the league has ever seen. In 2022, they finally added the last piece to the puzzle — Becky Hammon as coach — and won their first championship. It seemed like nothing could bring them down in 2023 either, as they went back-to-back and were almost expected to three-peat in 2024.&lt;/p&gt;
  160. &lt;p id="nDnd2o"&gt;The team not making it back to the WNBA Finals in 2024 was not just on them, though. While the Aces were struggling a bit, other teams in the WNBA have built rosters specifically to target the Aces in the playoffs. The rise of Napheesa Collier and New York’s dynamic trio of Jonquel Jones, Breanna Stewart and Sabrina Ionescu gave the Aces their first true challenge in the Becky Hammon era. Yet, what started as a patchy season that could easily be turned around — or just explained by fatigue from multiple title runs — has turned into one of the most shocking slides in the WNBA this year.&lt;/p&gt;
  161. &lt;p id="ZmSIAi"&gt;Las Vegas currently has a losing record of 8-9, and ranks 10th in the WNBA in points per game (79.3), 12th in field goal percentage (40.1%), 13th in 2-point percentage (43.8%),  11th in rebounds per game (33.1), and 12th in assists per game (16.9). &lt;/p&gt;
  162. &lt;p id="RjSASy"&gt;It’s a long fall from their 2023 Championship season, when the Aces ranked 1st league-wide in points per game (92.8), 1st in field goal percentage (48.6%), 1st in 2-point field goal percentage (54.9%), 5th in rebounds per game (34.8), and 2nd in assists per game (21.7).&lt;/p&gt;
  163. &lt;p id="HUgxcO"&gt;After their 81-54 loss against the Caitlin Clark-less Indiana Fever last night — their worst offensive output in franchise history — Coach Becky Hammon was not pleased. It was the first time her team had shot under 30% from the field collectively since she took over as coach. &lt;/p&gt;
  164. &lt;p id="lmEdjO"&gt;Hammon had a lot of things to say in her postgame press conference, including that her team got “their ass kicked” and  that their play was “a complete lack of professionalism.”&lt;/p&gt;
  165. &lt;div id="fNfYSh"&gt;
  166. &lt;blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-dnt="true" align="center"&gt;
  167. &lt;p lang="en" dir="ltr"&gt;Becky Hammon on Las Vegas Aces &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"That’s a complete lack of professionalism…that's a complete lack of focus…I don't know how you step on the court with 20,000 people in the stands and perform like that."&lt;/p&gt;— Moreau Sports Media Prod Co. (@MoreauSportsCo) &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/MoreauSportsCo/status/1940951714934542768?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;July 4, 2025&lt;/a&gt;
  168. &lt;/blockquote&gt;
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  172. &lt;p id="1suRXw"&gt;While there is no “I” in team, it seems like A’ja Wilson may be the exception to that rule. In Thursday’s game, Wilson scored 29 of the team’s 54 points, shooting 9-18 from the field. No one else on the roster made more than 2 field goals. Wilson is in her prime, and currently holds records for most points in a season (1,021 in 2024) and highest point average in a season (26.9 PPG in 2024). In 2025, she is putting up 22.1 points per game (99th percentile league-wide), grabbing 9.4 rebounds per game, and making 3.6 assists per game.&lt;/p&gt;
  173. &lt;p id="mUVO75"&gt;Thursday was not the first time these problems with her supporting cast have come to light, though, and the team has tried to make “win-now” moves to shake things up. Of course, there was &lt;a href="https://www.sbnation.com/wnba/2025/1/27/24352737/wnba-trade-las-vegas-aces-seattle-storm-los-angeles-sparks-kelsey-plum-jewell-loyd"&gt;the trade for Jewell Loyd in the offseason&lt;/a&gt;, but Loyd is having her worst season since her rookie year, only scoring 10.8 points per game. The Aces then made the move to &lt;a href="https://www.sbnation.com/wnba/2025/6/30/24459093/wnba-dallas-wings-las-vegas-aces-nalyssa-smith-draft-aja-wilson"&gt;trade for NaLyssa Smith&lt;/a&gt;, an attempt to give Wilson some help in the frontcourt. Kiah Stokes has not been contributing as much as she needs to, and the team is missing Megan Gustafson with injury and Cheyenne Parker-Tyus due to pregnancy. While the improvements of making the move for Smith can’t be fully calculated in one game, even in the best-case scenario it’s still probably not enough to create visible change.&lt;/p&gt;
  174. &lt;p id="ayaWD6"&gt;The kicker here is that in those two trades, the Aces gave away first-round draft picks for 2026 and 2027. There is absolutely no benefit for them not to make the playoffs; it could even be called disastrous if they didn’t, given they don’t have their picks for the next two drafts. There is also the fact that you have a 3x MVP on your team, who should be competing for a championship most years... time is ticking to keep Wilson invested before she decides it is time to take her talents elsewhere. &lt;/p&gt;
  175. &lt;p id="7wZPXN"&gt;It’s clear the Aces need to do something drastic... but what do they have to deal? Loyd, Chelsea Gray, Jackie Young, and Kiah Stokes aren’t playing well enough to have serious trade interest. They already gave away their first-round picks for the next two years. The bench is pretty decimated to begin with, but you don’t have the depth there to get anything back that will have enough impact to turn this season around. Firing Hammon won’t do anything — she’s already lost her top assistants in Natalie Nakase and Tyler Marsh this season, and no one else on the staff is going to make that much of a change. Most of the roster is on expiring contracts anyway, making them very expensive rentals to other teams.&lt;/p&gt;
  176. &lt;p id="uqZsO1"&gt;The Aces are lucky they’ll &lt;a href="https://www.reuters.com/sports/report-aces-players-receive-another-100k-with-investigation-limbo-2025-06-03/"&gt;each be walking away $100,000 richer&lt;/a&gt; after this season, because as of right now, it doesn’t seem like they will be collecting any other hardware in 2025.&lt;/p&gt;
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  181.    <author>
  182.      <name>Chelsea Leite</name>
  183.    </author>
  184.  </entry>
  185.  <entry>
  186.    <published>2025-07-05T09:38:38-04:00</published>
  187.    <updated>2025-07-05T09:38:38-04:00</updated>
  188.    <title>Oliver Bearman hit with substantial penalty after incident in practice at British Grand Prix</title>
  189.    <content type="html">  
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  191.    &lt;figure&gt;
  192.      &lt;img alt="F1 Grand Prix of Great Britain - Previews" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/1p4iRHCr4MMTg7HOtRoKuH-SS7E=/0x0:4502x3001/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/74163636/2223384206.0.jpg" /&gt;
  193.        &lt;figcaption&gt;Photo by Simon Galloway/LAT Images&lt;/figcaption&gt;
  194.    &lt;/figure&gt;
  195.  
  196.  &lt;p&gt;Haas driver Oliver Bearman was given a massive penalty for an incident in the final practice session at the British Grand Prix&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p id="p5waCE"&gt;This weekend’s British Grand Prix is the first home race for Oliver Bearman as a Formula 1 driver.&lt;/p&gt;
  197. &lt;p id="yRITK2"&gt;But it is not getting off to the best of starts for him.&lt;/p&gt;
  198. &lt;p id="hUvG41"&gt;Bearman was given a ten-place grid penalty, as well as four points on his FIA Super License, for an incident near the end of FP3 on Saturday at Silverstone. Debris on the track brought out the red flag, which requires all drivers to slow down and proceed to pit lane. Bearman did reduce speed after the red flag came out, but then as he approached pit lane he suddenly accelerated, and crashed on the entry into the pits:&lt;/p&gt;
  199. &lt;div id="Mog6QD"&gt;
  200. &lt;blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-dnt="true" align="center"&gt;
  201. &lt;p lang="en" dir="ltr"&gt;Ollie Bearman clatters into the barriers on the pit entry  &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Catch up with all the key action from FP3 ⤵️&lt;a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/F1?src=hash&amp;amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;#F1&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BritishGP?src=hash&amp;amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;#BritishGP&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;— Formula 1 (@F1) &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/F1/status/1941485464042734023?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;July 5, 2025&lt;/a&gt;
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  206. &lt;p id="V1aln7"&gt;Bearman reported over the radio that his brakes had cooled due to slowing down when the red flag was shown, but the race stewards were not satisfied with this explanation. Bearman was summoned to meet with officials following FP3, and while the stewards found that that might have been a “factor contributing to the crash,” they did not find it to be a “mitigating” factor when &lt;a href="https://www.fia.com/documents/championships/fia-formula-one-world-championship-14/season/season-2025-2071"&gt;rendering their decision&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
  207. &lt;blockquote&gt;
  208. &lt;p id="pLXJrV"&gt;It is beyond doubt that the driver of Car 87 did not proceed slowly back to the pit lane when he accelerated to simulate entering into the pit entry road under race conditions. In fact, we looked at a previous in-lap under normal racing conditions and found that he was faster in this lap, under a red flag. &lt;/p&gt;
  209. &lt;p id="nCxGoX"&gt;To make matters worse, he lost control of the car and crashed into the barriers while at speed. The driver informed us that he misjudged the fact that his brakes were not warm because the lap was done slowly, due to the red flag. While this may have been a factor contributing to the crash, we did not consider it to be a mitigating factor.&lt;/p&gt;
  210. &lt;/blockquote&gt;
  211. &lt;p id="Is3uAf"&gt;This is now the second ten-place grid drop Bearman has received this season for an incident under red flag conditions. At the Monaco Grand Prix in May, the &lt;a href="http://www.sbnation.com/e/24178153"&gt;Haas driver was given a ten-place grid drop&lt;/a&gt; for an incident in FP2, when he passed Carlos Sainz Jr. after a shunt from Oscar Piastri brought out the red flag. &lt;/p&gt;
  212. &lt;p id="I1ZHcy"&gt;Bearman was also given two penalty points for that incident. The four penalty points he was given today bring his total to eight, four points shy of a one-race suspension. &lt;/p&gt;
  213.  
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  217.    <author>
  218.      <name>Mark Schofield</name>
  219.    </author>
  220.  </entry>
  221.  <entry>
  222.    <published>2025-07-05T09:00:00-04:00</published>
  223.    <updated>2025-07-05T09:00:00-04:00</updated>
  224.    <title>F1 qualifying results: Max Verstappen thunders to pole position at Silverstone</title>
  225.    <content type="html">  
  226.  
  227.    &lt;figure&gt;
  228.      &lt;img alt="F1 British Grand Prix 2025 Practice 2" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/PWW0G1YTsN8216ML2yUVBR-9ySc=/0x0:4206x2804/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/74163595/2222800795.0.jpg" /&gt;
  229.        &lt;figcaption&gt;Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images&lt;/figcaption&gt;
  230.    &lt;/figure&gt;
  231.  
  232.  &lt;p&gt;Max Verstappen delivers a thunderous lap to take pole position at the British Grand Prix&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p id="EJb2Km"&gt;Lewis Hamilton and Lando Norris traded places atop the timing sheets in the first two practice sessions at the Formula 1 British Grand Prix.&lt;/p&gt;
  233. &lt;p id="dnI1vT"&gt;Will one of those hometown heroes take pole position today, or will another driver step up and go fastest during qualifying at Silverstone?&lt;/p&gt;
  234. &lt;p id="bO4BG4"&gt;Hamilton’s win in the British Grand Prix a season ago may have been the most emotional moment of the entire 2024 campaign, as the seven-time champion took to the top step of a podium for the first time since the penultimate race of the 2021 campaign. But he is back at Silverstone for the first time in Ferrari red, and topped the timing sheets during Friday’s first practice session.&lt;/p&gt;
  235. &lt;p id="j93KSz"&gt;As for Norris, he went fastest in FP2 on Friday, doing so in front of the throngs of fans that packed into “Landostand,” the grandstand that bears his name.&lt;/p&gt;
  236. &lt;p id="MMCOsP"&gt;Other drivers of course have their eyes on pole position today, including Hamilton’s teammate Charles Leclerc, and Oscar Piastri, the current Drivers’ Championship leader. Then there are Max Verstappen and George Russell, who have been in the news lately due to speculation over their F1 futures. Russell remains without a contract at Mercedes next season, with various outlets reporting that Verstappen could be looking at a move to the Silver Arrows next season.&lt;/p&gt;
  237. &lt;p id="gpxTko"&gt;Verstappen is always a threat for pole position, and if the weather remains cool that could bring Mercedes into the mix.&lt;/p&gt;
  238. &lt;p id="hguwjk"&gt;We’ll have every step of qualifying covered for you here on Saturday morning, starting live at 9:30 a.m. Eastern time. Qualifying gets underway at 10:00 a.m. Eastern, so check back early and often!&lt;/p&gt;
  239. &lt;p id="JpNib7"&gt;Here are the provisional qualifying results, which will be filled in throughout the session:&lt;/p&gt;
  240. &lt;div id="YGE9xR"&gt;&lt;div data-anthem-component="table:12653860"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  241. &lt;p id="kQxQR3"&gt;All updates are in Eastern time.&lt;/p&gt;
  242. &lt;h2 id="Vu7fc7"&gt;Q3&lt;/h2&gt;
  243. &lt;p id="oTiUAv"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;11:19: &lt;/strong&gt;“It was tricky out there with the wind,” describes Verstappen. “That final lap was good enough, but this is a proper track ... you have to be really committed.”&lt;/p&gt;
  244. &lt;p id="L2e74a"&gt;“Excited to go racing tomorrow,” continues Verstappen. “Difficult to say [if he can keep the McLarens behind him] but we’ll try.”&lt;/p&gt;
  245. &lt;p id="19Iu7y"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;11:18: &lt;/strong&gt;“I was happy with the first lap, the first lap was mega to be honest,” says Piastri. “The last lap was a little bit messy, but it’s been tight all weekend.”&lt;/p&gt;
  246. &lt;p id="BiDKph"&gt;“Ultimately, pretty happy with second on the grid,” adds Piastri. “It’s gonna be a fun race.”&lt;/p&gt;
  247. &lt;p id="coWiiE"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;11:16: &lt;/strong&gt;Trackside interviews are with Jolyon Palmer today.&lt;/p&gt;
  248. &lt;p id="i5N4wq"&gt;“Good qualifying,” begins Norris. “Max did a good job, not quick enough from us today.&lt;/p&gt;
  249. &lt;p id="nCI8FO"&gt;“Not the top, but still a good day.”&lt;/p&gt;
  250. &lt;p id="DrNYov"&gt;“Little margins, little mistakes, little things ... can win or lose you the game today,” adds the McLaren driver. “But still, all good fun.”&lt;/p&gt;
  251. &lt;p id="cHPa5X"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;11:11: &lt;/strong&gt;IT IS MAX VERSTAPPEN’S DAY! He goes purple through the three sectors on his final lap and stuns the field to take pole position. &lt;/p&gt;
  252. &lt;p id="Wg3OnS"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;11:10: &lt;/strong&gt;Hamilton nips them both as he goes purple through the first sector. It is truly Game on.&lt;/p&gt;
  253. &lt;p id="6f17Cq"&gt;Norris misses out on P1, just behind Piastri.&lt;/p&gt;
  254. &lt;p id="Ho3i0g"&gt;Piastri wobbles on the final turn. Hamilton comes to the line ... and falls short, and is only good for fourth. &lt;/p&gt;
  255. &lt;p id="uk2x73"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;11:09: &lt;/strong&gt;Norris and Piastri are on their last push laps, with Norris ahead of Piastri. Piastri is faster through the first sector of the two McLarens.&lt;/p&gt;
  256. &lt;p id="uJFCwB"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;11:08: &lt;/strong&gt;Two minutes remain in Q3 and Verstappen is the last of the ten to take to the track for the final push laps. &lt;/p&gt;
  257. &lt;p id="oHdXn5"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;11:05: &lt;/strong&gt;Five minutes remain in Q3, and it is truly showdown time. Will we see a McLaren on pole tomorrow? Will Hamilton deliver another stunning result at Silverstone? Or will we see another surprise from elsewhere in the field?&lt;/p&gt;
  258. &lt;p id="bwxo6Y"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;11:02: &lt;/strong&gt;Verstappen comes across with a 1:25.267 which is good for P1, but Piastri immediately nips him with a 1:24.995. &lt;/p&gt;
  259. &lt;p id="5uj6m5"&gt;Norris jumps ahead of Verstappen, but is 0.172 seconds behind Piastri.&lt;/p&gt;
  260. &lt;p id="6i3Czt"&gt;Russell slots in fourth for the moment, but Leclerc nips him for P4. &lt;/p&gt;
  261. &lt;p id="0XjzuK"&gt;Hamilton jumps into P2 right after them.&lt;/p&gt;
  262. &lt;p id="QgKmGm"&gt;As Piastri radios into McLaren to “check the floor,” your current top six is: Piastri, Hamilton, Norris, Verstappen, Leclerc, and Russell. &lt;/p&gt;
  263. &lt;p id="hLZapZ"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;11:01: &lt;/strong&gt;Your eyes are not deceiving you, that is Keanu Reeves sitting on pit wall.&lt;/p&gt;
  264. &lt;p id="ZGJd7c"&gt;He will be part of an upcoming documentary chronicling Cadillac’s entry into F1, as they arrive as the 11th team for next season. &lt;/p&gt;
  265. &lt;p id="alVw9R"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;10:58: &lt;/strong&gt;Okay here we go. 12 minutes on the clock and ten drivers remain in the fight for pole. As Q3 begins the bullk of the ten head out to the track.&lt;/p&gt;
  266. &lt;p id="09WR6f"&gt;Piastri reports “[t]hat was pretty marginal by Mercedes” as he encounters some traffic on pit lane. &lt;/p&gt;
  267. &lt;h2 id="YciA20"&gt;Q2&lt;/h2&gt;
  268. &lt;p id="iKnqb8"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;10:51: &lt;/strong&gt;Hadjar’s final time is only good enough for P11, and he is done. The five drivers eliminated are Sainz, Tsunoda, Hadjar, Albon, and Ocon. &lt;/p&gt;
  269. &lt;p id="hdKEJZ"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;10:50: &lt;/strong&gt;Leclerc goes P1 but only for a moment as Hamilton nips him for the top stop.&lt;/p&gt;
  270. &lt;p id="m0r8Dk"&gt;Hadjar, Ocon, Antonelli, Gasly, and Tsunoda are in the drop zone as the clock hits zero. Times are still coming in.&lt;/p&gt;
  271. &lt;p id="9lsOvj"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;10:49: &lt;/strong&gt;Hamilton is on his push lap and goes purple through the first sector, meaning that is the fastest time through that portion of the track from anyone so far today.&lt;/p&gt;
  272. &lt;p id="ObH8oP"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;10:46: &lt;/strong&gt;Five minutes remain in Q2. The bulk of the grid heads out for their final sets of push laps. &lt;/p&gt;
  273. &lt;p id="d10NKu"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;10:42: &lt;/strong&gt;Norris takes P1 away from Verstappen with a 1:25.231. All 15 drivers have now posted at least one push lap and the five drivers in the drop zone are: Hamilton, Antonelli, Leclerc, Gasly, and Tsunoda.&lt;/p&gt;
  274. &lt;p id="hD0h5s"&gt;Fernando Alonso complains over the radio about Antonelli holding him up, and another penalty may be on offer for the Mercedes rookie. Antonelli has a grid drop awaiting him for an accident with Verstappen at the start of last weekend’s Austrian Grand Prix. &lt;/p&gt;
  275. &lt;p id="35ZtmG"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;10:40: &lt;/strong&gt;Verstappen jumps to the top with a 1:25.316. But he reports that he had a problem with one of his gears.&lt;/p&gt;
  276. &lt;p id="AdYa52"&gt;Piastri’s first push lap? Also 1:25.316. The two are tied atop the timing sheet for the moment. &lt;/p&gt;
  277. &lt;p id="4lqQah"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;10:36: &lt;/strong&gt;Red Bull goes first as Verstappen rockets out of the garage. One by one ther est of the grid begins to follow the 2024 Drivers’ Champion. &lt;/p&gt;
  278. &lt;p id="cFVQti"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;10:35: &lt;/strong&gt;Q2 has begun with 15 minutes on the clock, but the track is quiet for now as all 15 drivers left remain in their respective garages. &lt;/p&gt;
  279. &lt;h2 id="SIkmi9"&gt;Q1&lt;/h2&gt;
  280. &lt;p id="nLk9x3"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;10:30: &lt;/strong&gt;Hometown hero Hamilton narrowly survives Q1, finishing P14 which is just enough to advance to Q2. &lt;/p&gt;
  281. &lt;p id="2pzNbm"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;10:28: &lt;/strong&gt;The clock hits zero in Q2. Bortoleto, Stroll, Hülkenberg, Colapinto, and Lawson are out. Gasly finds the time he needs right at the end of Q1 to advance into Q2. &lt;/p&gt;
  282. &lt;p id="YAAdaM"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;10:26: &lt;/strong&gt;Bearman just delivered the fastest second sector on his latest push lap, which results in a P3 for the moment.&lt;/p&gt;
  283. &lt;p id="f0FLiJ"&gt;However, he is facing the ten-place grid drop as a result of the incident earlier today in FP3.&lt;/p&gt;
  284. &lt;p id="Z5qDiU"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;10:26: &lt;/strong&gt;Verstappen jumps back to P1 with a 1:25.886. &lt;/p&gt;
  285. &lt;p id="Thl7Kn"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;10:25: &lt;/strong&gt;Albon jumps up to P3 with a strong lap as the clock ticks under three minutes remaining. &lt;/p&gt;
  286. &lt;p id="RdhlOW"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;10:24: &lt;/strong&gt;Leclerc has been noted by race officials for a potential yellow flag infringement.&lt;/p&gt;
  287. &lt;p id="1jrMdA"&gt;Hamilton tells Ferrari that the track is “slippery.”&lt;/p&gt;
  288. &lt;p id="oyTmHR"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;10:22: &lt;/strong&gt;“Some drops in the pit lane,” reports Piastri. “Seems like it might be worse than before.”&lt;/p&gt;
  289. &lt;p id="5Llj3F"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;10:21: &lt;/strong&gt;The green flag is back at Silverstone and the McLaren duo immediately roars out of their garages, with the rest of the field following behind them.&lt;/p&gt;
  290. &lt;p id="AKOE0M"&gt;Rain may be picking up based on the F1TV cameras ... &lt;/p&gt;
  291. &lt;p id="9LkT0J"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;10:18: &lt;/strong&gt;Q1 will resume at 3:21 p.m. local time/10:21 a.m. Eastern. &lt;/p&gt;
  292. &lt;p id="W4VFfa"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;10:16: &lt;/strong&gt;We remain under red flag conditions.&lt;/p&gt;
  293. &lt;p id="S4TyHY"&gt;Colapinto’s spin will undoubtedly raise more questions about his F1 future. After replacing Jack Doohan following the Miami Grand Prix Colapinto was reportedly given five races to prove himself in the A525. Now the young driver is on what has been called a race-by-race basis, and with Alpine reserve Paul Aron given a chance to drive in FP1 for Sauber this week, and reporting indicating that ALpine has inquired about Mercedes reserve Valtteri Bottas, this spin will only raise more questions.&lt;/p&gt;
  294. &lt;p id="Em1wml"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;10:10: &lt;/strong&gt;Colapinto is into the gravel. He slides off at the final turn on a push lap and goes deep into the gravel. But he manages to keep his A525 from a big collision with the barrier, only sliding the right front into the wall. Colapinto is able to get his A525 moving again, but eventually stops at Farm, and the red flag is out&lt;/p&gt;
  295. &lt;p id="PdAuyO"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;10:09: &lt;/strong&gt;Under ten minutes left in Q1 and the five drivers are in the drop zone are: Colapinto, Gasly, Lance Stroll, Bortoleto, and Hülkenberg. &lt;/p&gt;
  296. &lt;p id="pJYOPj"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;10:08: &lt;/strong&gt;Piastri eclipses everyone, going to P1 with a lap of 1:26.002.&lt;/p&gt;
  297. &lt;p id="gMuHHM"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;10:07: &lt;/strong&gt;Verstappen’s first push lap puts him into P1. Norris slots in behind him just 0.124 seconds behind him. Leclerc then slides into third.&lt;/p&gt;
  298. &lt;p id="DotFLu"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;10:05: &lt;/strong&gt;Alex Albon jumps to the top of the timing sheets, ahead of the Alpine duo of Franco Colapinto and Gasly. Some of the main contenders have taken to the track including Verstappen, Norris, and Piastri. &lt;/p&gt;
  299. &lt;p id="DqVzFs"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;10:02: &lt;/strong&gt;According to race control the risk of rain is 30%, but those chances might be increasing. Pierre Gasly reports “some drizzle” to his team over the radio. &lt;/p&gt;
  300. &lt;p id="KRiH4U"&gt;Weather is often a factor at Silverstone. &lt;/p&gt;
  301. &lt;p id="KNW0GH"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;10:00: &lt;/strong&gt;It is time for the first of three qualifying segments. Should be an instant classic. 18 minutes are on the clock for this first segment, and we will lose the five slowest drivers.&lt;/p&gt;
  302. &lt;p id="lFQqcD"&gt;Sauber sends the first two drivers out to the track, with rookie Gabriel Bortoleto leading veteran Nico Hülkenberg out of the pits.&lt;/p&gt;
  303. &lt;h2 id="Oj6ws9"&gt;Notes from PF3&lt;/h2&gt;
  304. &lt;p id="febHO7"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;9:42: &lt;/strong&gt;If the third and final practice session is any indication, we are in for an incredible show here in a few moments.&lt;/p&gt;
  305. &lt;p id="qzYeka"&gt;Charles Leclerc took the top spot in FP3, with Oscar Piastri just 0.068 seconds off his pace. Max Verstappen was third, 0.087 seconds behind Leclerc, with Lando Norris in fourth, just 0.108 seconds behind Leclerc’s lap time of 1:25.498. &lt;/p&gt;
  306. &lt;p id="jtr6JK"&gt;Yuki Tsunoda finished fifth, while Oliver Bearman, Alexander Albon, George Russell, Isack Hadjar, and Liam Lawson rounded out the top ten. &lt;/p&gt;
  307. &lt;p id="oIpEGf"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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  313.      <name>Mark Schofield</name>
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  316.  <entry>
  317.    <published>2025-07-04T13:50:57-04:00</published>
  318.    <updated>2025-07-04T13:50:57-04:00</updated>
  319.    <title>Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri start strong at Silverstone, but Ferrari is in the fight</title>
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  322.    &lt;figure&gt;
  323.      &lt;img alt="F1 Grand Prix of Great Britain - Practice" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/MpYSjjHZA3JsRsuKTd7HT680acA=/1x0:4954x3302/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/74162827/2223558059.0.jpg" /&gt;
  324.        &lt;figcaption&gt;Photo by Mark Sutton - Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images&lt;/figcaption&gt;
  325.    &lt;/figure&gt;
  326.  
  327.  &lt;p&gt;Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc showed strong pace Friday at the British Grand Prix, and McLaren are on notice&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p id="SgSH5H"&gt;Friday’s two practice sessions at the Formula 1 British Grand Prix saw a familiar orange color atop the timing sheets. After finishing second in FP1 Lando Norris topped the table in FP2, while teammate Oscar Piastri finished third in the first session and fourth in the second.&lt;/p&gt;
  328. &lt;p id="3hR0O2"&gt;But right behind them was some red, in the form of Ferrari’s duo of Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc. &lt;/p&gt;
  329. &lt;p id="XspKOO"&gt;Hamilton, whose emotional win at Silverstone a year ago was perhaps the most memorable moment of the 2024 F1 season, topped the timing sheets in FP1 and was third in FP2. As for Leclerc while he finished fourth in the early session, he was second behind only Norris in FP2. &lt;/p&gt;
  330. &lt;p id="lV50Jc"&gt;Both Norris and Piastri took note of Ferrari’s pace after the session.&lt;/p&gt;
  331. &lt;p id="z8Ok36"&gt;“In general the Ferraris have been very, very quick today and they shall be tomorrow,” Norris said to the &lt;a href="https://go.redirectingat.com?id=66960X1516590&amp;amp;xs=1&amp;amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.formula1.com%2Fen%2Fvideo&amp;amp;referrer=sbnation.com&amp;amp;sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sbnation.com%2Fformula-one%2F2025%2F7%2F4%2F24461694%2Flando-norris-oscar-piastri-british-grand-prix" rel="sponsored nofollow noopener" target="_blank"&gt;official F1 channel after the second practice session&lt;/a&gt;. “So I think we have a bit of work to do, to be honest.&lt;/p&gt;
  332. &lt;p id="60etQY"&gt;“It looked maybe a bit ‘too good’ today. Ferrari always catch up into [FP3] like they did last weekend. So I’d say I’m pleased with today, but nothing to be too proud about just yet.”&lt;/p&gt;
  333. &lt;p id="IAnxpe"&gt;“[Ferrari] looked good, both in the qualifying runs and the longer runs as well,” said Piastri. “So I think they’re in the fight this weekend which is interesting to see.”&lt;/p&gt;
  334. &lt;p id="XiXCGi"&gt;Ferrari brought an upgraded floor for the SF-25 to last week’s Austrian Grand Prix, which paid immediate dividends for the team. Leclerc finished third while Hamilton finished fourth, as they pulled ahead of Mercedes by a single point in the Constructors’ Championship standings. &lt;/p&gt;
  335. &lt;p id="UGLwJ6"&gt;After the session, Leclerc identified Ferrari’s race pace as a strength heading into the weekend.&lt;/p&gt;
  336. &lt;p id="m46kDh"&gt;“Today went quite well, the feeling in the cockpit was good, but we still have some work to do on the car,” &lt;a href="https://www.ferrari.com/en-US/formula1/articles/british-grand-prix-2025-friday-report"&gt;said Leclerc in the team’s media report&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;
  337. &lt;p id="lXccWo"&gt;“In our qualifying trim, we still seem to be a bit on the back foot, while we are more at ease with our race pace. I really enjoy driving on this track and I look forward to tomorrow.”&lt;/p&gt;
  338. &lt;p id="unlPFW"&gt;On the other side of the garage, Hamilton was rather upbeat, both with the performance and the atmosphere at Silverstone as he makes his British Grand Prix debut in Ferrari red.&lt;/p&gt;
  339. &lt;p id="3BT74b"&gt;“It’s been a really exciting day. Pretty incredible to be out on track at Silverstone in a Ferrari for the first time,” added Hamilton. “The car felt good in both sessions, even though I hit some traffic on my fastest lap in FP2, so there’s definitely time to find. It’s always amazing to be back here.&lt;/p&gt;
  340. &lt;p id="C8K6aq"&gt;“This is the greatest circuit in the world and definitely my favourite. Great to see so many people already here on a Friday. The atmosphere is just incredible.”&lt;/p&gt;
  341. &lt;p id="lX1QWy"&gt;At other races this season Ferrari started on the front, but faded as Friday gave way to the weekend. We’ll see if that trend continues, or if the Scuderia can build on today’s momentum and deliver a strong performance at the British Grand Prix.&lt;/p&gt;
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