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 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 […]
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 […]
Red Bull «would be naive» to think its 2026 F1 power unit will be on top
Red Bull Formula 1 team principal Laurent Mekies says it would be «naive» to think his squad will nail the 2026 power unit regulations from the start, and admitted the team is bracing for a few «very tough months». Red Bull will introduce its first-ever F1 engines for the 2026 regulations cycle, developed at its […]
Verstappen disagreed with Red Bull demoting Lawson in F1 2025
Max Verstappen disagreed with Red Bull’s decision to demote his former team-mate Liam Lawson just two rounds into the 2025 Formula 1 season. Lawson replaced Sergio Perez at the Austrian outfit for this year after just 11 grands prix with sister squad Racing Bulls, but he failed to replicate the same form that earned the […]
‘The scary thing about Verstappen is he’s getting better’
“The scary thing is he’s getting better.” This is how Sebastian Vettel views fellow four-time Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen, who recently completed a remarkable 2025 campaign. Despite his Red Bull RB21 being inferior to the McLaren MCL39 for most of this season, Verstappen took more wins and more pole positions than any other […]
Has a loophole been found in the F1 2026 engine rules?
Formula 1’s new 2026 power units will debut at the Circuit de Catalunya in just over five weeks’ time, but questions over a grey area of the new regulations have already come to light. German outlet Motorsport Magazin revealed that some engine manufacturers have sent a request for clarification to the FIA regarding the compression […]
The transformation Mekies is making as Red Bull F1 team boss
Although the 2025 Formula 1 title fight went down to the final race in Abu Dhabi, the tension in the paddock was completely different than in 2021. Four years ago, the atmosphere between Red Bull and Mercedes was hostile at times, even though Max Verstappen laughed it off at the 2025 finale. “Well, hostile, hostile… […]
Verstappen “is already the best” F1 driver but still getting better – Marko
Outgoing Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko said his “most intimate” relationship with a Formula 1 driver has been with Max Verstappen, whom he believes to be improving even further. Marko is ending a 25-year stint as Red Bull’s lead talent scout, having headed its young driver programme since 2001. Over that period, he helped promote […]