Las Vegas GP brought forward by two hours as F1 2025 race times revealed
The start time of the Las Vegas Grand Prix has been brought forwards by two hours to an 8pm slot for the 2025 edition — meaning the Formula 1 race will now start at 4am in the United Kingdom. This is different from the first two races held on the city’s Strip Circuit street track, […]
Lawson gets new race engineer for 2025 F1 season
Red Bull has named Sergio Perez’s former performance engineer Richard Wood as the new race engineer for incoming Formula 1 driver Liam Lawson in 2025. Wood garnered experience on the Red Bull pit wall several times during 2024 when Perez’s regular race engineer Hugh Bird was on paternity leave. A long-term Red Bull employee, Wood […]
Red Bull to debut RB21 car at Bahrain filming day
Red Bull has set a date for the debut of its RB21 Formula 1 car, with Max Verstappen and Liam Lawson pressed into action at a filming day in Bahrain on Tuesday 25 February. Autosport understands Red Bull will shake down its 2025 challenger one day before the new season properly gets underway with three […]
The role Lambiase used to aid Verstappen’s Brazil win
Max Verstappen’s race engineer Gianpiero Lambiase has explained how using a “subservient” approach with the Red Bull driver aided his Formula 1 Brazilian Grand Prix victory charge last season. The pair’s relationship has often grabbed attention since Verstappen’s arrival at Red Bull in 2016, with Lambiase not shy in being firm with the Dutchman even […]
Gasly gives Alpine ambitious top-five goal for 2025 F1 season
Pierre Gasly has set a bold target of a top-five finish for Alpine in the 2025 Formula 1 constructors’ championship. Alpine endured a difficult campaign last year, partly down to its A524 car being overweight at the start of the season. The team languished in ninth place until its position in the standings was substantially […]
Removing Herbert as FIA F1 steward «the right decision»
Red Bull team boss Christian Horner believes Formula 1’s governing body the FIA was right to part ways with steward Johnny Herbert. On Wednesday the FIA stated that Herbert, a long-time driver steward as the veteran of 160 grand prix starts, would no longer act as a steward at race weekends. The FIA felt Herbert’s […]
Sainz’s ideas already bring «real momentum» to Williams – Vowles
Carlos Sainz’s impact is already being felt within the Williams Formula 1 squad, team principal James Vowles has stated. Sainz has moved to Williams alongside Alex Albon this year after racing for Toro Rosso, Renault, McLaren and Ferrari during his first 10 seasons in F1, having been replaced by Lewis Hamilton at the Maranello-based outfit […]
FIA to clamp down on F1 wing flexing in 2025 after U-turn
The FIA will clamp down on the manner in which Formula 1 teams can bend their wings after introducing new load tests for both the front and rear wings throughout 2025. From the start of the new F1 season in Australia, the FIA will expand the static deflection tests measuring the rear wings, and it […]
Australian GP track tweaked after heavy 2024 crashes
The FIA and local organisers have made safety changes to Melbourne’s Albert Park circuit following heavy crashes in last year’s Australian Grand Prix. In the 2024 race, Russell was caught out by Fernando Alonso braking earlier than expected for Turn 6, leading to the Mercedes car going off and suffering a heavy crash before his […]