17 November 2025 17:39
Whenever the rules change in Formula 1, the competitive order also faces disruption. Inevitably, one or two teams land nearer the right balance of compromises, or find clever solutions others have missed.
Given the scope of the changes coming next season, nerves are jangling up and down the grid: the combination of new engines and chassis has added to the level of difficulty.
In the previous ...
17 November 2025 14:55
With three race weekends to go under the current regulations, the focus of Formula 1 teams has long since shifted to 2026. The performance of all power units remains a major question mark, and the same applies to the chassis side.
Although the initial response from technical directors – just as in 2022 – was that the rules were quite restrictive, Adrian Newey has said that upon closer ...
17 November 2025 14:28
McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown claimed that Netflix's Drive to Survive changed former Red Bull team principal and CEO Christian Horner.
Brown and Horner have famously butted heads, which was often captured on the hit docuseries, but their relationship hasn't always been that way.
"I’ve known Christian for 30-plus years. We used to get on," Brown told The Telegraph. "His results are ...
17 November 2025 12:05
McLaren Racing has announced an expansion in its Driver Development Programme with two new recruits and a second car in F1 Academy.
The Woking outfit currently fields one car in the all-female racing series, driven by Ella Lloyd. The 20-year-old will be joined by Ella Stevens in 2026 in a second McLaren-backed car operated by Rodin Motorsport. In addition to Stevens, McLaren has also signed ...
17 November 2025 11:47
Each tyre set will be limited to a maximum of 25 laps across the Formula 1 Qatar Grand Prix weekend due to tyre wear concerns, Pirelli has announced.
Following a decision in agreement with the FIA, F1 and the teams, each tyre set has been given the distance restriction of 25 laps of the Losail International Circuit after an analysis from the 2024 event.
It means the 57-lap Qatar GP will ...
17 November 2025 11:26
Sergio Perez has credited the Cadillac Formula 1 team for reigniting his love for the championship after a year's break.
Following a 14-year stint with various teams, the Mexican driver stepped away from F1 after being replaced at Red Bull by Liam Lawson. He joined the Milton Keynes outfit in 2021 but struggled to extract the same performance out of the car as his team-mate Max ...
17 November 2025 10:59
Having reignited his world championship campaign after the summer break, Max Verstappen's momentum has sputtered and he could be definitively out after the Las Vegas Grand Prix. Here's how.
After the Dutch Grand Prix, the Dutchman trailed the then-leader, Oscar Piastri, by 104 points. Over the five races that followed, Verstappen managed to close the gap to first place – which Lando Norris ...
17 November 2025 00:21
Sergio Perez has revealed the importance of taking time away from Formula 1, claiming that once he was forced to step out of it, he 'realised a lot of things'.
The Mexican driver was replaced at Red Bull for the 2025 season by rookie Liam Lawson. Having lost the seat at the end of 2024, Perez was unable to secure another full-time seat and instead took some time away from the ...
16 November 2025 23:26
Williams has announced that it will be taking over a grandstand at the 2026 Miami Grand Prix.
Fans of the Grove outfit will have the opportunity to purchase tickets for the grandstand, which will include a special edition Atlassian Williams Racing cap and team flag and an entry to win a meet and greet with either Alex Albon or Carlos Sainz at the team's fan zone in Downtown ...
16 November 2025 21:59
Racing Bulls team principal Alan Permane has shared an update on the delayed decision regarding the 2026 driver line-up.
Four-time champion Max Verstappen is under contract with Red Bull until 2028, but all other seats at Red Bull and Racing Bulls are currently unconfirmed for 2026.
Isack Hadjar is rumoured to secure the seat alongside Verstappen next year and Red Bull junior driver ...
16 November 2025 21:36
Four-time Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen has revealed that he advised Red Bull to "keep an eye" on Gabriel Bortoleto before he signed with Sauber for his F1 debut.
The Brazilian driver signed with the Swiss-based F1 team on the back of securing the Formula 2 Championship in 2024 and the Formula 3 Championship in 2023.
"I already said to the team before you even got to Formula 1, ‘keep ...
16 November 2025 17:07
The Sepang International Circuit hasn’t ruled out the possibility of the Malaysian Grand Prix returning to the Formula 1 calendar, despite the government’s refusal to financially support the event.
Malaysia dropped out of F1’s schedule after 2017, just as Liberty Media took over the series from CVC Capital and propelled it to new heights.
In recent years, circuits around the world have ...
16 November 2025 11:56
In a career spanning nearly three decades, Jenson Button won titles in Formula Ford, Formula 1 and Super GT, established himself in endurance racing, and also dabbled in NASCAR, Extreme E and rallycross.
There were difficult spells along the way, and Button even admitted he once feared his time in F1 was over as he battled uncompetitive machinery and uncertainty surrounding Honda’s future ...
16 November 2025 11:11
McLaren Formula 1 team boss Andrea Stella says the team has "taken action" after last year's disappointing performance at the Las Vegas Grand Prix, which has been one of its worst circuits in recent years.
McLaren finished sixth and seventh on the Las Vegas Strip street circuit last season, with Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri ending up 43 and 51 seconds behind Mercedes' winner George ...
15 November 2025 17:58
Lewis Hamilton intends to continue supporting young drivers even after his own racing career comes to an end, he has confirmed.
Speaking to the media ahead of the Brazil Grand Prix, the seven-time Formula 1 champion compared the beginnings of his own racing career to the current crop of rookies racing in the 2025 season.
“It’s great to see young talent coming through. I remember ...
15 November 2025 17:55
Haas Formula 1 driver Esteban Ocon is set to auction his fan-designed, race-worn Brazilian Grand Prix helmet for charity, Laureus Sport for Good Foundation, via F1 Authentics.
The French driver wore the helmet to an 11th-place finish in the sprint race and 12th place in the grand prix in Interlagos.
After running a competition for fans to submit their designs for the helmet, Ocon selected ...
15 November 2025 16:38
Ferrari has released a new Las Vegas Grand Prix merchandise collection alongside its long-running partnership with Puma and Ray-Ban as drivers Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc ready themselves for the upcoming race on the famous Strip.
Found on Ferrari's official online store, the Las Vegas Grand Prix range is fronted by Hamilton and Leclerc wearing special red T-shirts inspired by the 2025 ...
15 November 2025 15:01
Early sale tickets for the 2026 Mexico Grand Prix have already sold out in the Banamex Presale, Banorte Early Sale phases and general sale.
As a result of the high demand, the Mexico Grand Prix organisers are offering those who have already purchased tickets for next year's event the opportunity to use the First Choice Right service, which will allow them to purchase the same seat for the 2027 ...
15 November 2025 14:33
The Mercedes Formula 1 team has launched a new Las Vegas Collection ahead of this year's grand prix on the famous Strip. With a fresh range of apparel, the team celebrates one of its most successful races of the 2024 season with Adidas.
Available through the team's official online store, the capsule includes a 2025 George Russell special-edition black cap, Petronas teal Las Vegas trucker and ...
15 November 2025 14:21
Andrea Kimi Antonelli finished a career-best second in the 2025 Formula 1 Brazil Grand Prix, although this was somewhat overshadowed by his role in a tangle with Oscar Piastri in which the Australian was controversially hit with a 10-second penalty.
While Antonelli's inexperience has shown on some occasions this year, he has been spectacular and aggressive throughout – and his potential has ...
15 November 2025 13:42
Oscar Piastri's manager and former Formula 1 driver Mark Webber has insisted that the Australian driver has the motivation to "get him turned around" as the title battle heats up heading into the final three rounds of the season.
Piastri was overtaken by his McLaren team-mate Lando Norris to take the lead of the drivers' standings at the Mexico Grand Prix, and the Briton has since extended his ...
15 November 2025 13:11
James Vowles says he's "really proud" of Franco Colapinto after the Argentinian confirmed his 2026 seat with Alpine, adding that the Formula 1 rookie has now shown the potential Williams first spotted in him.
As an alumnus of the Williams Driver Academy, Colapinto made his debut with the Grove outfit at the end of 2024 before moving to Alpine as a reserve driver for the 2025 season. He was ...
15 November 2025 13:02
Charles Leclerc has launched a new, limited-edition merchandise line, CL16.
The Ferrari driver announced the new collection on Instagram. "My first merchandise collection is finally here. I hope you love it as much as I’ve loved creating it," he wrote.
The collection features a variety of T-shirts from £53, hoodies starting at £99 and a wool scarf at £135, among other items.
The ...
15 November 2025 12:03
Guenther Steiner has told Oscar Piastri that he either needs to regroup over the winter break and come back stronger in 2026, or leave McLaren.
Piastri is currently fighting for his first drivers' championship with his team-mate Lando Norris and Red Bull's Max Verstappen. The Australian driver sits second, 24 points behind Norris and 25 points ahead of Verstappen, with three rounds ...
15 November 2025 10:32
Lando Norris is openly expecting McLaren to struggle again at the Las Vegas Grand Prix, as the team gets a first chance to seal the Formula 1 drivers’ championship.
Norris leads third-placed Max Verstappen by 49 points in the standings and needs to bring that gap to 58 points after the Las Vegas race for his Red Bull rival to be out of contention for the title.
But the Nevada track ...
15 November 2025 00:23
McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown has confirmed the Woking outfit will not let emotion change its approach in the drivers' championship fight despite the rising pressure.
McLaren drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, along with Red Bull's Max Verstappen, are all still in contention for the drivers' title with three rounds remaining. Norris currently leads by 24 points over his team-mate, who ...
14 November 2025 23:06
Oscar Piastri has insisted that the relationship with his McLaren team-mate Lando Norris is "probably better than it has been" amid the closely contested championship fight.
Both McLaren drivers are fighting for their first drivers' championship. With three rounds of the 2025 season remaining, which will include three grands prix and one sprint race, Norris leads the standings by 24 points over ...
14 November 2025 22:41
Formula 1 has confirmed that world-renowned DJ David Guetta will headline the 2026 British Grand Prix.
Taking place on the Thursday evening, the performance will form part of the Frenchman's global MONOLITH tour next summer, and will also be his only UK performance.
Guetta said: “I’ve played some incredible shows around the world, but performing at Silverstone during the British Grand ...
14 November 2025 20:31
Former Haas team principal Guenther Steiner called out Ferrari chairman John Elkann for his public criticism of Formula 1 drivers Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc.
Following a disappointing Brazilian Grand Prix, which resulted in the Maranello outfit slipping from second to fourth in the constructors' standings, Elkann told Sky Sports Italy that Hamilton and Leclerc needed to spend more time ...
14 November 2025 19:15
A highly polarising proposal to make two pitstops per race mandatory has been escalated to the Formula 1 commission and debated - but with no clear outcome except an agreement not to dismiss the idea out of hand.
The fourth and final F1 Commission meeting of the year was held in the FIA offices in London today (Friday 14 November), and chaired by FIA single-seater director Nikolas ...
14 November 2025 17:39
Lando Norris has opened up about his handling of media and fan comments, as he leads the Formula 1 world championship with three grands prix remaining.
Norris trailed team-mate Oscar Piastri in the 2025 standings during 15 consecutive rounds but has dominated the Australian over the past six grands prix, scoring 115 points to Piastri’s 57 in that period.
After taking his seventh grand prix ...
14 November 2025 17:17
McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown has insisted that there is no tension between drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri amid the close championship fight.
The Woking outfit has opted to not back a number one driver for the title battle. Instead, it has maintained a 'may the best man win' mentality in backing both Norris and Piastri. The drivers are allowed to fight it out on track with the proviso ...
14 November 2025 15:20
“I don't recall that there was such a competitive pool of drivers in any other season.”
McLaren team principal Andrea Stella is adamant the 2025 Formula 1 driver crop is the most competitive of all time; his drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri are the main protagonists in this year’s title race, with the field comprising multiple world champions Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen and ...
14 November 2025 12:26
2009 Formula 1 champion Jenson Button has responded to Ferrari chairman John Elkann's strong message to the team's drivers, Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc.
The Brazilian Grand Prix was a weekend to forget for the Maranello outfit after it slipped from second to fourth in the constructors' standings. While Leclerc and Hamilton converted eighth and 11th-place starts in the sprint race to ...
14 November 2025 11:46
Cadillac will give its first Formula 1 car a maiden run before the Barcelona pre-season test, which is taking place from 26-30 January, provided everything goes to plan.
Sergio Perez and Valtteri Bottas’ Ferrari-powered machine is set for an initial engine fire-up “in less than 50 days”, team principal Graeme Lowdon said on Friday at the Brazil Grand Prix – in other words, before ...
14 November 2025 11:24
Former Haas team chief Guenther Steiner has revealed that the American outfit banned him from visiting the stewards to discuss driver penalties because his meetings often led to fines and more penalties.
Steiner, who is known for his blunt approach and colourful language, which were partly behind his popularity on Netflix's Drive to Survive, joked about not being allowed to see the stewards ...
14 November 2025 10:55
Former Formula 1 driver and Sky Sports analyst Martin Brundle has hailed Max Verstappen's "drive for the ages" at the Brazilian Grand Prix.
The Red Bull driver managed to turn around what started as a tricky weekend into a podium finish in the grand prix. While he converted a sixth-place start to a fourth-place finish in the sprint race, he struggled during grand prix qualifying, which left him ...
14 November 2025 10:20
McLaren team principal Andrea Stella believes Formula 1’s current driver crop is better than ever, as his drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri battle for the world title.
No fewer than 10 current drivers – half the field – are grand prix winners, with 10 polesitters and a whopping 15 podium finishers. That’s everyone but Yuki Tsunoda and rookies Oliver Bearman, Liam Lawson, Gabriel ...
13 November 2025 18:02
On Wednesday night Audi kicked off its 2026 entry with a launch event in Munich, showcasing a concept livery for its first-ever Formula 1 challenger.
Here's what we learned from the event about Audi's approach and ambitions.
1. Audi views F1 as long-term project and wants to win titles by 2030, but thinks it can "compete" before
There has never been any doubt that Audi sees its F1 project ...
13 November 2025 17:01
Alpine managing director Steve Nielsen said the team was caught by surprise by how its midfield rivals continued to improve their cars during the 2025 Formula 1 campaign.
The Enstone-based squad started the season in decent form, carrying momentum from a strong finish to 2024. Pierre Gasly reached Q3 three times in the first six grands prix, including a stellar Bahrain Grand Prix with a ...
13 November 2025 16:16
Australian fast-food chain Grill'd has responded to reports of an Oscar Piastri 'curse' after the brand changed its campaign about the McLaren Formula 1 driver.
The food chain changed its promotion surrounding Piastri after he failed to finish on the podium in any race since a third-place finish at the Italian Grand Prix. The campaign promised a free 'bonus' burger every time the 24-year-old ...
13 November 2025 15:30
Yuki Tsunoda was surprised to send Lance Stroll into a spin in Formula 1’s Brazilian Grand Prix, a contact that led to his race unravelling.
Tsunoda was in 16th following the race’s safety-car restart on lap six when, exiting Ferradura behind Franco Colapinto, the Red Bull driver braked much later, swerved to avoid the Alpine, and ended up tapping Aston Martin’s Stroll into a spin.
The ...
13 November 2025 13:43
Audi Formula 1 chief Mattia Binotto thinks drivers are now starting to enjoy 2026's huge regulations changes and believes the new cars will be able to deliver a good show.
From next season onwards the series is moving to a new chassis and power unit formula, seen as one of the biggest regulation changes in history. The new regulations are placing a much bigger emphasis on electric energy, close ...
13 November 2025 13:20
Former Haas team principal Guenther Steiner has called out McLaren for not contesting the 10-second penalty imposed on Oscar Piastri during the Brazilian Grand Prix.
The Australian driver was hit with the penalty and two penalty points after contact with Mercedes' Andrea Kimi Antonelli, which led to a collision between the Italian and Ferrari's Charles Leclerc.
"At the safety car restart ...
13 November 2025 12:46
Pierre Gasly gleefully welcomed his first Formula 1 points since the summer break at the Brazil Grand Prix - but is at a loss to explain Alpine’s upturn in form.
Prior to last weekend’s Sao Paulo round, Alpine had been enduring its worst results since the Enstone-based outfit was founded in the 1980s, with the previous five grands prix providing a high of 15th, courtesy of Gasly in ...
13 November 2025 11:08
Max Verstappen has admitted 'everything went red' during his clash with George Russell at the Spanish Grand Prix, as he reflected on the major “mistake” of his 2025 Formula 1 season so far.
With three race weekends remaining, a fifth consecutive world title for Verstappen seems unlikely as after the Brazil GP the Dutchman finds himself 49 points behind championship leader Lando ...
13 November 2025 10:12
Cadillac's journey to the 2026 Formula 1 grid has reached another milestone with its first in-person track outing as regular driver Sergio Perez took the wheel of a Ferrari SF-23 at Imola.
Cadillac, which will become F1's 11th team next year, has been conducting simulation work with its development drivers for a long time, and has recently been able to feed 2026 racer Perez into its ...
12 November 2025 21:02
Audi says it is aiming to challenge for the 2030 F1 world title after unveiling a R26 concept car for next year.
At a launch event in Munich the German marque presented its new visual identity for 2026, including a silver, red and black concept livery for what is dubbed the R26 Concept, a preview of Audi's first F1 challenger for the brand-new technical regulations following its Sauber ...
12 November 2025 16:00
1997 Formula 1 champion Jacques Villeneuve praised McLaren's Lando Norris after a commanding weekend in Brazil.
The Briton enjoyed a perfect campaign after securing pole position for both the sprint race and grand prix, and successfully converted both pole positions into victories.
“No rain in Sao Paulo, but still an exciting start of the race, exciting until the end actually," Villeneuve ...
12 November 2025 15:41
The Racing Bulls Formula 1 outfit says it has taken action after a team member appeared to encourage fans to boo Lando Norris during the Brazilian Grand Prix podium ceremony.
In a video spread on social media, a man wearing team uniform was filming the podium celebrations when he turned his phone towards the crowd as some fans began booing winner Norris, with the team member appearing to play ...
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