This was a Formula 1 season that ended down to the wire between three drivers from two different teams. But for the most part it seemed to be a horse race between the McLaren duo, with Max Verstappen’s late attack making the situation even more tense. Go back 12 months and you would probably have […]
The 2025 Formula 1 season drew record viewing figures for the United States as ESPN concluded its eight-year run as the sport’s American broadcaster. The season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix – a title decider between Lando Norris, Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri – averaged 1.5 million viewers on ESPN, peaking at 1.8 million, based on […]
The FIA has increased the number of Super License points allocated to the IndyCar Series, opening the door for more drivers to qualify for a Formula 1 racing seat. The Super License was originally designed to ensure that drivers could not simply pay for a racing seat in F1, as they had to earn a […]
The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix has been a wake-up call for Williams in terms of the amount of work still to be done, but Carlos Sainz says the team is marking itself as a force to be reckoned with going forward. In fact, he says he welcomes the last-race downturn in some ways as an […]
Jak Crawford set the fastest time of the day of the Pirelli tire test in Abu Dhabi, while Mercedes and Ferrari used systems to help replicate the 2026 aerodynamic changes. All teams were allowed to develop a system that would help them understand the likely balance and performance changes that would be caused by the […]
Valtteri Bottas has wasted no time in joining Cadillac in preparation for his return to Formula 1 in 2026, taking part in a seat fitting at the team’s factory a day after the end of the 2025 season. Cadillac announced Bottas alongside Sergio Perez earlier this year, but did not initially have the same freedom […]
Red Bull motorsport advisor Dr. Helmut Marko has decided to leave the team, ending more than two decades of influence as part of the multiple championship-winning set-up. Marko helped develop young talents through his own team and then in partnership with Red Bull in the early 2000s, before Red Bull entered F1 in 2005. From […]
Lando Norris becoming Formula 1 world champion in 2025 will boost the sport’s younger generation, F1 president and CEO Stefano Domenicali said. Sunday’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was won by four-time world champion Max Verstappen, but Norris secured the third place he needed to win the drivers’ title for the first time. The 26-year-old becomes […]
McLaren team boss Andrea Stella says Lando Norris’ constant evolution has helped him become world champion in 2025 after learning last year he could compete with Max Verstappen. In 2024, Norris attempted to chase Verstappen in the Drivers’ Championship as McLaren became more competitive, but the Brit fell short with three rounds remaining. This year, […]
“There were doubts in my mind at the beginning of the year and I proved them wrong. That’s something that makes me very happy.” Lando Norris is Formula 1 world champion, and he did it his way. A season-long battle against not only teammate Oscar Piastri but also Max Verstappen ended with a relatively comfortable […]