What are they and how many does each 2025 F1 driver have?
During a Formula 1 race, stewards can hand out all manner of punishments to drivers that breach the regulations. Time penalties, fines and reprimands are often dished out for incidents like causing a collision or speeding in the pitlane, but the stewards can also issue drivers with penalty points that accrue on their superlicence. The […]
Sainz promises Madrid’s urban F1 circuit will not lack character
Carlos Sainz believes Madrid’s Madring Formula 1 circuit will have its own character as it combines street sections with fast and flowing swoops. On Friday, the organisers and local authorities presented Madrid’s 5.47km layout that will take over the running of the Spanish Grand Prix from September next year, joining Barcelona on the calendar in 2026 […]
The F1 Commission discusses preventing massive 2026 engine performance gaps and grass fires
The FIA, Formula 1 and its teams have discussed mechanisms in the 2026 engine regulations to allow trailing manufacturers to catch up, while investigating solutions to avoid a repeat of the Japanese Grand Prix grass fire incidents. The 2026 engine rules were a key point on the agenda of the latest meeting of the F1 […]
Williams wary F1 rivals may catch up with limited upgrades planned for 2025
Alex Albon is having a great start to the 2025 Formula 1 season, picking up points at four out of five grands prix. Now, the Williams driver says his team is making the most of its current form, as it knows that in F1 an advantage doesn’t usually last forever. The British squad is currently in […]
Do the McLaren drivers’ opposing mindsets signify strength or weakness?
Poker players have a word for Lando Norris’s response to adversity: “leaky”. In a game of bluff and counter-bluff, allowing emotions to manifest outwardly is certainly a disadvantage and a weakness. Is it also the case in a Formula 1 driver? There are those who would argue so, saying this is a brutal dog-eat-dog world […]
How McLaren moved the goalposts amid another F1 rivalry
“Ayrton, we’ve decided to forget the Rio test. We’ll shake the new cars down at Silverstone instead, on Thursday and Friday of this week…” Ron Dennis let the words hang in the air, and with a broad grin listened for the world champion’s response across the 5000-mile telephone link separating Rio from McLaren International’s Woking […]
JA on F1 Podcast: Is Hamilton’s malaise set to last the whole season?
The first triple-header of the season is done and some tired faces have headed back from the Gulf for a short Easter break before attacking the standalone Miami GP next week, then another triple-header: Imola, Monaco and Spain.We get into why Max Verstappen is heaping praise on Oscar Piastri, despite their Turn 1 incident, Piastri’s […]
They’re the spice of the sport
Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali has suggested he’d like to see more contention over the technical regulations in the championship, labelling a handful of examples from his own time at Ferrari as moments of «spice». In his previous role at the Maranello company, which encompassed roles in the commercial department before he became sporting director […]
Red Bull formally rules out right of review of Verstappen’s Saudi F1 penalty
Red Bull has formally ruled out launching a right-of-review petition against Max Verstappen’s decisive five-second penalty in Formula 1’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. Polesitter Verstappen was penalised for leaving the track and gaining an advantage at the start of the race, going off after a duel with McLaren’s Oscar Piastri. Verstappen and Red Bull decided […]