Williams may be focused on 2026, but FW47 shows hints of team’s regeneration under Vowles
Thankfully, the mooted Valentines’ Day special livery that enrobed the Williams FW47 was none too garish, once the car was revealed during its Silverstone shakedown on Friday. The dark blue screenfade effect was actually quite cool, almost like a gateway into a badly damaged ’90s CRT screen — with the lingering screen burn of a […]
McLaren flexes its muscles to kick off F1 launch season
It was a rare thing these days. A team hosting an in-person car launch, rather than pressing ‘send’ on an email containing some made-up quotes from its drivers and rendered images of its F1 car. It was even rarer that it was the reigning world champion squad that would be first to throw the covers […]
Norris vows to “get my elbows out” with Verstappen in F1 2025 title challenge
Lando Norris has said starting a new Formula 1 campaign on equal footing with Red Bull’s world champion Max Verstappen will change how aggressively he can race the Dutchman. Norris mounted an unlikely title bid last year after McLaren started the season significantly worse than Red Bull, but a comprehensive Miami upgrade turned around the […]
McLaren becomes first F1 team to reveal 2025 car design, with enforced camouflage livery
McLaren has revealed its MCL39 Formula 1 car at a Silverstone season launch event – becoming the first team to show off a 2025 design, albeit with temporary restrictions on its livery. As all 10 teams are committed to only fully revealing their 2025 liveries at the F1 75 Live event at London’s O2 arena […]
F1’s Monaco Grand Prix gets its first title sponsor as TAG Heuer signs up
TAG Heuer has become the first title sponsor in the history of the Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix. The watch manufacturer was named as F1’s official timekeeper in January as part of LVMH’s 10-year global partnership with the series. Now TAG has made history by securing the naming rights to the prestigious Monaco Grand Prix, […]
F1 warned against «blood-stained» Rwanda race by Democratic Republic of Congo
Representatives of the Democratic Republic of Congo have called on Formula 1 not to entertain the idea of sanctioning a Rwanda Grand Prix amid a long-running conflict in the region. Since 2022 the DRC has been embroiled in a bloody conflict with the M23 movement, a military rebel group backed by the Rwandan army, which has […]
Why Bearman thinks F1 2025’s big rookie class will boost his debut campaign
Oliver Bearman believes the unexpectedly large crop of rookie drivers joining him in Formula 1 2025 will provide a lift for his first full-time year with Haas. The 19-year-old is one of six rookies on the F1 grid in 2025 despite 2024 beginning with zero driver market transfers. It then started to change last February […]
Will AI unleash greater human potential in F1?
Motor racing has a long tradition as an incubator of technology. AI is the latest example as tech companies flood into the sport as partners, helping teams harness AI to improve performance. One example is that F1 increasingly uses AI in its TV and online coverage to provide insights and content tailored for fans. The […]
Why McLaren’s contract extension of its aero chief matters against instability at F1 rivals
One word uttered by McLaren Formula 1 team principal Andrea Stella nearly two years ago matters when considering his team’s announcement of a contract extension for its aerodynamics chief, Peter Prodromou. “We wanted to unleash a very strong resource that we had internally, and that, for some reasons was under-utilised,” Stella said back at the […]