Formula 1 News

Pirelli has announced which tyre compounds will be available for all the remaining rounds for the summer break, with significant changes for the British and Belgian Grands Prix.
While the selections for the Red Bull Ring and Hungaroring are the same as last season (with the C3, C4 and C5 compounds taking the hard, medium and soft slots), Silverstone’s will be a step softer: C2, C3 and ...Keep reading

While Barcelona technically has a contract to host a Formula 1 race next season, this weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix is being treated as a circuit swansong by many with Madrid set to join the calendar from 2026.
The Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya has played host to the Spanish Grand Prix since relocating from Jerez in 1991 and has become a firm favourite for teams, which have racked up hours of ...Keep reading

Formula 1's teams have revealed their front wing solutions to satisfy the Spanish Grand Prix technical directive on flexing wings, following the application of more stringent load tests for the Barcelona round.
With a 1000N load applied to either side of the front wing, the flex tests only permit a maximum of 10mm of deflection, down from the previous benchmark of 15mm. This has prompted teams ...Keep reading

While Barcelona technically has a contract to host a Formula 1 race next season, this weekend’s grand prix is being treated as a swansong by many with Madrid set to join the calendar from 2026.
The Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya has played host to the Spanish Grand Prix since relocating from Jerez in 1991 and has become a firm favourite for teams, who have racked up hours of testing time ...Keep reading

Nico Hulkenberg didn’t mince his words when discussing potential changes to the Monaco Grand Prix track, as the Sauber Formula 1 driver told critics to “stop crying” about the historic track, which plays host to notoriously dull races given how difficult it is to overtake.
“I don't always understand that drama around it,” he told reporters in Barcelona on Thursday. “People know it's ...Keep reading

McLaren team boss Andrea Stella believes Lando Norris has made an important step gelling with his car after taking pole for Formula 1's Monaco Grand Prix.
On the technical street circuit Norris beat Ferrari's Charles Leclerc to pole by one tenth, with team-mate Oscar Piastri 0.175s behind. It was the Briton's second pole of the 2025 season and his first since he won the season-opening ...Keep reading

McLaren team boss Andrea Stella believes Lando Norris has made an important step gelling with his car after taking pole for Formula 1's Monaco Grand Prix.
On the technical street circuit Norris beat Ferrari's Charles Leclerc to pole by one tenth, with team-mate Oscar Piastri 0.175s behind. It was the Briton's second pole of the 2025 season and his first since he won the season-opening ...Keep reading

Pirelli motorsport chief Mario Isola is concerned a long safety car period during the Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix could lead to issues in the pitlane, suggesting it will take a "genius" rather than a strategist to work out how best to attack the race, now that using at least three tyres sets is mandatory.
F1 will enter the unknown when the lights go out on Sunday afternoon, with the decision to ...Keep reading

Adrian Newey has leapt to the defence of under-fire Aston Martin racer Lance Stroll, claiming the Canadian has a “bad rap” outside of the team.
Stroll has had some high-profile blunders since making his Formula 1 debut in 2017 and has been caught out this weekend at the Monaco Grand Prix – having been forced out of FP1 after pulling into the path of Charles Leclerc’s Ferrari and ...Keep reading

Adrian Newey has leapt to the defence of under-fire Aston Martin racer Lance Stroll, claiming the Canadian has a “bad rap” outside of the team.
Stroll has had some high-profile blunders since making his Formula 1 debut in 2017 and has been caught out this weekend at the Monaco Grand Prix – having been forced out of FP1 after pulling into the path of Charles Leclerc’s Ferrari and ...Keep reading