What was the biggest surprise of the 2025 F1 season? Our writers have their say
The 2025 Formula 1 season may not have featured the most mind-blowing scenarios ever, but some of its events still raised eyebrows – and rightfully so. Here are those we identified as the biggest surprises of the year. Read Also: Red Bull sacks Christian Horner – Jake Boxall-Legge Christian Horner, Red Bull Racing Photo by: […]
Why Mercedes flexed its wings in 2025 and how it responded to the FIA clampdown
Mercedes had its fair share of development issues over the course of Formula 1’s ground-effect era, but after adopting flexible wings to help get on top of its troublesome car the team says it needed “a bit of time to adapt” once the FIA clamped down. After scoring eight successive Formula 1 constructors’ titles, Mercedes […]
Autosport Top 50 of 2025: #39 Alex Albon
Across his previous three years at Williams, Alex Albon had found points hard to come by, so his fifth-place finish at Melbourne demonstrated how far the team had come over the winter. His early-season performances were strong, with points in seven of the opening eight rounds, before mid-term reliability issues rather brought that form to […]
What was the best F1 race of the 2025 season? Our writers have their say
From an action-packed 2025 Formula 1 season, selecting the best race of the campaign isn’t straightforward. A 24-round F1 calendar makes that task even tricker, but our writers have given it a good go. Here’s what they have picked out as their favourite F1 race of 2025. British Grand Prix – Filip Cleeren The British […]
Why Verstappen doesn’t feel being only frontrunning Red Bull hurt him against McLaren
Max Verstappen says being the only Red Bull car to take on the two McLaren drivers for the 2025 Formula 1 title was an advantage rather than a drawback. In 2025 Red Bull tried its latest gamble to solve its second seat syndrome, but after two poor weekends Liam Lawson was ruthlessly replaced by Yuki […]
«Super difficult» to predict how Mercedes’ rivals are preparing for F1 2026
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has admitted it is “super difficult” to gauge where his rivals are in their preparation for Formula 1’s overhaul in 2026, while the feeling in the team was “not comparable” to preparations for 2014 when its period of dominance began. The Brackley-based squad has gone through two major rule changes in its current form. […]
The key moments in Renault’s F1 history as it bids farewell
1977 British GP: Renault’s F1 debut Jean-Pierre Jabouille’s Renault RS01 undergoes a tyre change and checksPhoto by: Rainer W. Schlegelmilch / Motorsport Images Renault made its world championship debut with F1’s first-ever turbocharged car, the RS01, which earned the ‘yellow teapot’ moniker due to the frequency at which smoke emanated from it.The sole Renault …Keep […]
Autosport Top 50 of 2025: #47 Lewis Hamilton
Much hype accompanied Lewis Hamilton’s move to Ferrari this season, but any hopes that Maranello could carry forward its strong late-2024 form into the new season were quickly scuppered. That meant a fourth successive season of angst and self-doubt as Hamilton’s year dissolved after the high point of the sprint win at Shanghai – Ferrari’s […]
Autosport Top 50 of 2025: #48 Oliver Bearman
Much was expected from Oliver Bearman after his stellar debut substituting for Carlos Sainz at Ferrari in Saudi Arabia the previous season, a drive so confident and assured that it masked the two rather less auspicious ones for Haas later in the season. His full-time rookie year also provided highs and lows, but the mistakes […]