Issue #647: Down to the wire...

This week’s edition kicks off with Formula 1 as Max Verstappen capitalised on another McLaren strategic blunder in Qatar to keep his title hopes alive, setting up a three-way showdown in Abu Dhabi this weekend. Jack Smith was trackside, while James Moy snapped the images. Just across the way from the F1 action, the curtain came down on the 2025 FIA World Rally Championship in Saudi Arabia. Elfyn Evans experienced more heartbreak as Sebastien Ogier took the title by just three points. David Ledbitter breaks down what happened as the championship evaded Evan’s grasp leaving Ogier on cloud nine. Meanwhile Formula 2 returned to the Lusail International Circuit, where Leonardo Fornaroli wrapped up the title with an entire round to spare. Lena Fleur and Tiana Soans covered the action, while they also managed two exclusive interviews with the up-and-coming F2 stars Luke Browning and Nikola Tsolov. Looking back to last week, James Phillips highlights how the wet running at the Las Vegas Grand Prix earlier this month saw a lost art return to F1 in this week’s edition of Start Your Engines. And, as always, we have all the usual news, views and stories in this week's edition of the most widely read weekly motorsport magazine in the world!