Six moments that may cost Norris the 2025 F1 title
This weekend in Abu Dhabi, Lando Norris has a chance to win his maiden Formula 1 world title. A second chance, actually, after his first match point in Qatar went awry as McLaren picked the wrong strategy. The team may have overwhelmingly dominated the constructors’ championship, with 800 points to current runner-up Mercedes’ 459, but […]
What the pressure feels like inside a team in an F1 title showdown
It’s crunch time in Abu Dhabi, with a three-way fight for the Formula 1 world drivers’ championship. From McLaren’s point of view it didn’t have to be this way. If it had avoided the disqualifications in Las Vegas, or made a better strategy call in Qatar, it would now be guaranteed its first world champion […]
What is next season’s driver line-up in Formula 1?
The grid for the 2026 Formula 1 season is now complete after Red Bull announced changes across both of the teams it owns in the championship. Isack Hadjar will replace Yuki Tsunoda at Red Bull after a disappointing season for the Japanese racer, while F2’s Arvid Lindblad will occupy the Frenchman’s spot at Racing Bulls. […]
Alpine confirms date and location of F1 2026 season launch
The Alpine Formula 1 team will hold a season launch event in Barcelona on 23 January, shortly before pre-season testing gets under way at the Catalan track from 26-30 January. The squad made the announcement in a social media post which does not disclose much information as to what will actually happen, and whether its […]
1990 Japan, 2021 Abu Dhabi and more
The 2025 Formula 1 season will end with this weekend’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in which three drivers remain in contention for the world title. Lando Norris leads the way on 408 points, 12 ahead of Red Bull world champion Max Verstappen and 16 in front of McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri. Although Norris heads into […]
Qatar GP struggles linked to «balloon» F1 tyre pressures
Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur said the Scuderia failed to adapt to the mandated tyre pressures at the Qatar Grand Prix, leading to its worst Formula 1 performance of the year. Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton qualified ninth and 18th for the sprint, 10th and 18th for the grand prix, and scored a meagre four […]
Aston Martin reveals 2026 F1 car launch date
Aston Martin’s 2026 Formula 1 car will be unveiled on 9 February, the team has announced in a succinct social media post. Aston Martin simply published “AMR26 arrives”, confirming its upcoming challenger’s name in keeping with its nomenclature, followed by the date of the launch. The Silverstone-based outfit is the first to announce the date […]
McLaren to hold internal review into Qatar GP strategy mistakes
McLaren boss Andrea Stella admitted the team ‘misjudged’ its strategy in the Formula 1 Qatar Grand Prix and said an internal review will be carried out to dissect its decision not to pit either driver under the safety car. McLaren was the team to beat around Losail, with Oscar Piastri take sprint pole and victory, and […]
What McLaren can learn from Michael Schumacher after F1 Qatar GP blunder
Hindsight unfailingly affords total clarity – and its optics look bad for McLaren after a Qatar Grand Prix about which the best thing which could be said of the outcome is that it was less catastrophic than the Las Vegas round which preceded it. Team boss Andrea Stella has promised a thorough review of the […]