It has been a busy day in the world of F1 news, catch up with all the latest headlines following the Las Vegas GP right here!<\/p>\n
There is much to get through as we head into another race week, so with a mixture of fallout from the weekend and new developments, here we go.<\/p>\n
F1 news: Max Verstappen \u2018laughed\u2019 at Norris encouragement<\/p>\n
Max Verstappen led the Las Vegas GP from Lando Norris heading into the closing stages, and as the McLaren driver was chasing George Russell, he was told to attack as the plan was to \u201cgo and catch Max.\u201d<\/p>\n
With pace in hand, however, the Red Bull driver was able to eke his advantage out further until Norris needed to slow towards the end of the race, seemingly to save fuel.<\/p>\n
Hearing about that message, he said to Viaplay:\u00a0\u201cYes, I heard that too, of course.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have to laugh about it. It only motivates me. It only works adversely. It only motivates me to defend even harder if he would have come.\u201d<\/p>\n
Read more:\u00a0Why Verstappen \u2018laughed\u2019 at McLaren \u2018come and get\u2019 him message to Norris<\/a><\/p>\n Mick Schumacher gains full-time IndyCar seat<\/p>\n Congratulations are in order for former Haas driver Mick Schumacher, who was announced as a full-time IndyCar driver for Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing on Monday.<\/p>\n He\u2019ll be returning to single-seaters after his stint with Alpine\u2019s endurance squad, and having held out hopes for a Cadillac F1 drive, the German will head to the United States for next season.<\/p>\n Who knows? We might even see him enter and possibly win the Indy 500.<\/p>\n Read more:\u00a0Mick Schumacher lands 2026 race seat as future confirmed<\/a><\/p>\n Vasseur urges \u2018calm\u2019 after Hamilton comments<\/p>\n When Lewis Hamilton\u2019s words about not looking forward to next season were put to Ferrari team boss Fred Vasseur, he was quick to call for a \u201ccalm down\u201d on the subject.<\/p>\n Vasseur said he supports his drivers in making their statements to the media, but what matters most to him is how they are working behind the scenes during the week to help the team moving forwards.<\/p>\n Read more:\u00a0Ferrari boss responds to Hamilton\u2019s brutal \u2018next season\u2019 complaint<\/a><\/p>\n Pirelli announces F1 2026 tyre selection<\/p>\n In the other piece of breaking news from Monday, F1 tyre supplier Pirelli confirmed it would be dropping the softest C6 compound from its 2026 range, with the performance difference between its next-softest tyre, the C5, not enough to justify it staying on the calendar.<\/p>\n 2026 tyre testing started more than a year ago, and there will be one final group test in Abu Dhabi to run alongside the young driver test, before the tyre compounds are sent for homologation.<\/p>\n