New Mercedes front wing offers first look at F1 2026
During the post-season test at the Yas Marina Circuit, Formula 1 teams are given nine hours to gather data about Pirelli’s 2026 tyres. The test is carried out using mule cars – ground-effect machinery modified to mimic 2026’s lower downforce levels. All teams run with reduced wing levels (comparable to Monza) and altered ride heights […]
Who is driving at the 2025 F1 Abu Dhabi post-season test?
The 2025 Formula 1 competitive season may be over, but track activity is not: all 20 cars will be in action in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday. Each team will have one mule car driven by one or both race drivers, featuring Pirelli’s new range of rubber for the 2026 season, with slightly smaller and narrower […]
The two turning points that shaped Norris into an F1 world champion
McLaren chief Andrea Stella believes the experience of going up against Max Verstappen and his response to his early Formula 1 2025 difficulties were key to Lando Norris’ maiden championship win. Norris prevailed over defending champion Verstappen after a tense title showdown in Abu Dhabi, with the McLaren drivers’ third place enough to take his […]
Norris is his own biggest critic, but he won the F1 world title his way
“I won it my way, Lando’s way,” said the new Formula 1 world champion as he sat in the small press conference room at Yas Marina Circuit and reflected on what he had just achieved. As so often in these moments, at the end of a long, arduous season, when the lifetime’s dream has been […]
Changes at Red Bull? What’s behind Marko’s hint and Lambiase’s emotion?
Red Bull has turned its 2025 season around in impressive fashion. Max Verstappen missed out on a fifth consecutive Formula 1 world title by just two points, but said that the turnaround itself was even more important than the final outcome of the title fight. The Dutchman added that the atmosphere within the team is now […]
How will F1 tyres influence the 2025 title decider?
Just a few hours from now, the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix will stage a three-way Formula 1 title decider – the first of its kind for 15 years. It will involve two drivers from the McLaren team – Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri – and Red Bull racer Max Verstappen. Read Also: Pirelli F1 chief […]
How Verstappen beat himself to F1 Abu Dhabi GP pole – as well as both McLarens
Ahead of last weekend’s Qatar Grand Prix, Max Verstappen opined that if he were Oscar Piastri and McLaren leaned on him to support Lando Norris’s title bid, he would «tell them to F off». Slightly different circumstances, granted, but Yuki Tsunoda did not follow this advice when he was directed to help his team-mate out […]
Here’s the starting grid for F1’s 2025 Abu Dhabi GP
2 Lando Norris (McLaren) 1 Max Verstappen (Red Bull) 4 George Russell (Mercedes) 3 Oscar Piastri …Keep reading Source link
Red Bull «can’t rely three times on mistakes» from McLaren in F1 Abu Dhabi GP
After the first practice session in Abu Dhabi, championship leader Lando Norris was just 0.008s faster than Max Verstappen – but that gap grew to 0.363s in the second session. That is concerning for Red Bull on two fronts: firstly that set-up changes between the sessions failed to have the desired effect, and also that […]