Formula 1 News

Isack Hadjar claimed he has no expectations for his move to Red Bull in 2026 as he will be "starting from scratch".
The French-Algerian driver is set to join four-time champion Max Verstappen at the Milton Keynes outfit as he replaces Yuki Tsunoda. The Japanese driver will move to a reserve driver role with the team, and Red Bull junior Arvid Lindblad has secured a seat in Hadjar's place at ...Keep reading

McLaren has not discussed any team orders ahead of Formula 1's title crescendo at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix - and current championship leader Lando Norris says that he won't ask for them to help his cause.
The championship is finely poised ahead of the 2025 season closer, with Norris 12 points clear of Max Verstappen and 16 points clear of team-mate Oscar Piastri; thus, McLaren has the added ...Keep reading

Williams Formula 1 junior Luke Browning will participate in next week’s post-season Super Formula test ahead of an anticipated switch to the Japanese series next year.
Browning, who currently races in Formula 2, is one of several drivers to have been confirmed for the Suzuka test on 10-12 December by promoter JRP.
Although the team the British driver will join for the test was not named in ...Keep reading

Finish third. Easier said than done. But nothing Lando Norris can't do.
Max Verstappen is charging forward like an express train, and having him as a title challenger is scary enough. It seems as if he lives rent-free not only in the heads of the McLaren drivers, but in the minds of everyone wearing papaya colours. The fear of losing to him is not just about defeat; after such a dominant 2025 ...Keep reading

Lando Norris, Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri all go into the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix with a chance of securing the 2025 Formula 1 world championship.
In a season-long tussle that has swung between each of the three protagonists, it comes down to the season finale, with Norris leading Verstappen by 12 points and Piastri 16 points off his McLaren team-mate in third.
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Haas has signed a landmark title partnership deal with Toyota for the 2026 Formula 1 world championship, with the team becoming known as TGR Haas F1 Team.
The deal is the next stage in the strengthening ties between the American F1 outfit and the Japanese automotive giant, having signed a technical partnership in October 2024.
As part of the deal, Toyota will extend on its commitment to give ...Keep reading

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