Formula 1 News

Lewis Hamilton admitted he "had no idea" that Max Verstappen had won the 2025 Qatar Grand Prix during an eventful interview following the race. 
The seven-time Formula 1 champion endured a tough weekend at the Losail circuit where he was consistently complaining about his Ferrari machinery before finishing outside the points in Sunday's grand prix. But when he was asked about the title fight ...Keep reading

The Mercedes Formula 1 team has celebrated Doriane Pin's F1 Academy championship victory by putting up a billboard-style display at the team's headquarters in Brackley.
The team shared a video of Pin seeing the display for the first time. "SURPRISE! Celebrating Doriane Pin’s F1 Academy title in style at Lauda Drive," it wrote.
 
Pin arrived at Brackley to a warm welcome from the team ...Keep reading

Racing Bulls driver Liam Lawson claimed the 25-lap limit at the Qatar Grand Prix led to a "pretty pointless" race after a safety car on lap 7 left all but two drivers on the same strategy, and seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton argued that it was one of the "worst" grands prix strategically.
The safety car was deployed at the Losail International Circuit on lap 7 due to a collision between ...Keep reading

Williams team principal James Vowles described the team's fifth place in the 2025 constructors' championship as a "dream come true".
Carlos Sainz secured his second podium of the season with a third-place finish at the Qatar Grand Prix, bringing home 15 points for the team, securing fifth in the constructors' championship ahead of the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. 
Reflecting on the ...Keep reading

Aston Martin’s 2026 Formula 1 car will be unveiled on 9 February, the team has announced in a succinct social media post.
Aston Martin simply published “AMR26 arrives”, confirming its upcoming challenger’s name in keeping with its nomenclature, followed by the date of the launch.
The Silverstone-based outfit is the first to announce the date for its 2026 F1 car reveal – Red Bull ...Keep reading

Aston Martin’s 2026 Formula 1 car will be unveiled on 9 February, the team has announced in a succinct social media post.
Aston Martin simply published “AMR26 arrives”, confirming its upcoming challenger’s name in keeping with its nomenclature, followed by the date of the launch.
The Silverstone-based outfit is the first to announce the date for its 2026 F1 car reveal – Red Bull ...Keep reading

Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur said the Scuderia failed to adapt to the mandated tyre pressures at the Qatar Grand Prix, leading to its worst Formula 1 performance of the year.
Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton qualified ninth and 18th for the sprint, 10th and 18th for the grand prix, and scored a meagre four points over the weekend – their worst haul this season apart from their ...Keep reading

Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur said the Scuderia failed to adapt to the mandated tyre pressures at the Qatar Grand Prix, leading to its worst Formula 1 performance of the year.
Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton qualified ninth and 18th for the sprint, 10th and 18th for the grand prix, and scored a meagre four points over the weekend – their worst haul this season apart from their ...Keep reading

Valtteri Bottas has poked fun at Red Bull for an error during the Qatar Grand Prix weekend over the team radio.
Yuki Tsunoda's Red Bull race engineer informed the Japanese driver, "Bottas opening behind. Bottas opening behind," to which the 25-year-old quipped, "I didn't know Bottas was driving, mate?" The cameras cut to the Finnish driver in the Mercedes garage looking straight down the camera ...Keep reading

Several Formula 1 team principals were "very surprised" to see McLaren make the costly decision not to pit under a lap seven safety car at the Qatar Grand Prix, which cost Oscar Piastri a certain victory and Lando Norris a podium.
Piastri and Norris were running first and third in the superior McLaren, split at the start by Max Verstappen, when the safety car came out on lap seven for a ...Keep reading