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As the dust settles on a stunning Formula 1 season, Lawrence Barretto looks back at the campaign and selects his overall winners and losers of 2025...

Theo Pourchaire says his move to the World Endurance Championship marks the second phase of his motorsport career, but believes he “deserved better” following his 2023 Formula 2 title.
Pourchaire will join Peugeot’s factory Hypercar team in the WEC next year, racing the 9X8 LMH for the full season after making an early debut in Bahrain last month.
The WEC seat ends a long period of ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen says Lewis Hamilton’s tough 2025 Formula 1 season was “not nice to see”.
Despite a sprint victory at the Chinese Grand Prix, Hamilton most often struggled to match team-mate Charles Leclerc and failed to record a single podium finish in his maiden campaign at Ferrari.
By the end of the year, the seven-time world champion was visibly distraught and perplexed by his ...Keep reading

In 2026 Formula 1 faces its biggest technical shake-up in decades, since the rules governing both cars and engines are undergoing far-reaching change.
Inevitably some will arrive at the first race of the season with better solutions than others. But for those left behind, the task of catching up will be made all the more difficult – not just by established limits on development but also by a ...Keep reading

Arvid Lindblad, who will be joining the Formula 1 grid as the only rookie in 2026, has detailed his journey to the championship and how he started his motorsport career in motocross.
The Briton has swiftly risen through the ranks, entering Italian Formula 4 in 2022. He has since raced in F4 UAE and Euro 4 in 2023, Formula Regional Middle East and Formula 3 in 2024 and Formula Regional Oceania ...Keep reading

Gregoire Munster will rejoin M-Sport-Ford for the opening round of the 2026 World Rally Championship next month off the back of competing as a co-driver at the Dakar Rally.
After two full WRC seasons piloting a Ford Puma Rally1, Munster’s rallying future appeared uncertain after M-Sport announced Josh McErlean and new recruit Jon Armstrong as its drivers to contest the full 2026 ...Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton is turning his back on a difficult first season with the Ferrari Formula 1 team, but not without thanking his colleagues for the support they've given him through 2025. 
A number of photos and reports from Italy have shown that the seven-time champion had sent gifts and a card to his colleagues at Ferrari. Hampers full of Fortnum & Mason tea, biscuits and chocolate were sent to ...Keep reading

Two-time Formula 1 champion Fernando Alonso has been spending his time off at the Circuit de Barcelona Catalunya, planting a holm oak tree at Masia de la Moreneta beside the track.
"Our ambassador is also helping to keep the Circuit alive!" the circuit posted on social media, alongside photos of the 44-year-old driver digging and the plaque which has been placed beside the holm ...Keep reading

After one of the most dramatic ends to a Formula 1 campaign, F1's President and CEO Stefano Domenicali reflects on the 2025 season and looks ahead to next year...

The votes are in, and your favourite race of the 2025 season has been revealed – the British Grand Prix!

Arvid Lindblad will compete under the number 41 in his debut season with Racing Bulls where he will partner Liam Lawson following his graduation from Formula 2, the FIA entry list has confirmed.

Aleix Espargaro says Honda’s 2025 MotoGP engine updates were decisive in keeping the manufacturer competitive, insisting the Japanese brand would not even feature inside the top 10 without them.
As one of the only two brands to enjoy the most generous allowances under MotoGP’s concession systems, Honda was able to introduce a number of new parts to the RC213V throughout the ...Keep reading

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Kimi Raikkonen has always been known to do things on his own terms, but former Top Gear producer Andy Wilman recently revealed a moment when he "bollocked" the driver for not putting enough effort into his time on the BBC show.
Speaking on the Midweek F1 podcast, Wilman reflected on Raikkonen's time on the show as the driver was celebrating his return to Lotus. Expected to set a lap in the ...Keep reading

Following Honda's release last week, the Mercedes Formula 1 team has dropped a teaser for the sound of its 2026 power unit.
An audio clip, posted by the Brackley outfit, has been met with mixed reactions from fans after the 1.6-litre turbo V6 sound was shared online. Within hours of being posted, the clip had been seen over 200,000 times on X, with fans sharing their reactions.
One fan ...Keep reading

The F1 movie has moved one step closer to recognition at the Academy Awards after it was named in five of its Oscar shortlists. 
In the shortlists announced earlier this week, the Apple TV feature film appeared in the Cinematography, Music (Original Score), Music (Original Song), Sound and Visual Effects categories. The song "Drive" by British artist Ed Sheeran was included among the 15 songs ...Keep reading

Lando Norris has shared details on how he was proud to prove himself wrong after clinching the 2025 Formula 1 drivers' championship.
The McLaren driver fought hard all season with his team-mate Oscar Piastri for the title, and a late surge from Red Bull's Max Verstappen put him in contention for the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Verstappen won the race at the Yas Marina Circuit ...Keep reading

Formula 1's governing body the FIA has published the entry list for the 2026 season featuring 11 teams, including newcomer Cadillac and a surprise mention of the Sauber name as the team morphs into Audi.
After 33 years in F1, the Sauber name is set to disappear from the grid after being taken over by Audi. But the 11-team entry list published by the FIA on Friday still refers to the company as ...Keep reading

Formula 1’s 2025 season set new benchmarks as the sport's global fanbase continued to grow while becoming younger and more diverse.

Ferrari will launch their 2026 Formula 1 campaign on January 23, just three days before private pre-season testing begins at Barcelona.