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Fernando Alonso is unconvinced by Lando Norris’s suggestion that more than four teams can win races in 2025’s Formula 1 season, suggesting that the championship lacks the unpredictability to allow that.Four teams – Red Bull, Ferrari, McLaren, and Mercedes – all won races in 2024 as the competitive shape of the grid swung throughout the year, a sea change from 2023 where just one race was not …Keep reading

It was an anonymous email, whose address contained the day’s date, 29 February, and had been sent to over 100 senior figures in Formula 1, including team bosses, journalists and F1’s owners.It dropped at 6:22pm local time in Bahrain ahead of the first race of the 2024 season and contained a link to a Google Drive and the message “following Red Bull’s recent investigation and …Keep reading

Former Formula 1 race director Niels Wittich has spoken up about his dismissal from the FIA in his first public comments on the matter.It was announced on the eve of last November’s Las Vegas Grand Prix that Wittich will step down from his role at the FIA with immediate effect. The announcement came as a “surprise” to many, with world champion Max Verstappen saying his exit was …Keep reading

Pre-season testing for the 2025 Formula 1 campaign at the Bahrain International Circuit is now over, leaving vast data to analyse. Here are the fastest lap times and most distance covered by both teams and drivers. Fastest times in 2025 F1 Testing   DRIVERCAR / ENGINE DAY 1TIME (TYRE)LAPS DAY 2TIME (TYRE)LAPS DAY …Keep reading

Alex Kalinauckas and Ronald Vording review the action from Bahrain as the third and final day of Formula 1 pre-season testing comes to an end.Alex assesses the teams who didn’t leave a positive impression, including a U-turn on the state of Aston Martin after a difficult final day, as well as why Sauber could be set to start the season at the back of the grid.Read Also: Formula …Keep reading

Sacked FIA race steward Johnny Herbert has taken aim at Formula 1’s governing body and hit back at accusations of bias.Herbert was dropped as an F1 steward one month ago after the FIA decided his “duties as a steward and that of a media pundit were incompatible”.The shock announcement came after he found himself at the centre of a row involving world champion Max Verstappen and his …Keep reading

George Russell gave Mercedes a positive end to the 2025 Formula 1 pre-season testing as he beat Red Bull’s Max Verstappen to the top spot on the final day in Bahrain.Warmer conditions for day three at the Sakhir circuit meant even Russell’s leading time did not topple the lap set by Williams driver Carlos Sainz on day two.At Ferrari, which led the morning session with Charles Leclerc …Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton has said he still has “quite a bit to come” to be fully adapted to Ferrari’s Formula 1 car after spending the last 12 seasons at Mercedes.The seven-time world champion still has the final session of Bahrain pre-season testing to continue to learn how Ferrari’s car works with his driving style, as well as the Scuderia’s at-track processes overall.In addition to the …Keep reading

Formula 1 teams will have more time to test their new cars for the 2026 rules overhaul, with the first test scheduled for late January in Barcelona, Autosport has learned.For the past three years, F1 teams have had just three days of official testing before the start of the championship. But with a major overhaul of the regulations coming in 2026, the amount of track time looks set to …Keep reading

Alex Kalinauckas and Ben Hunt return to report from Day 2 of F1’s 2025 test at the Bahrain International Circuit.In the review, Alex mentions the three teams that impressed him most, featuring McLaren’s eye-catching long-run pace, Aston Martin’s newfound consistency across the day, and Williams topping the lap and timing sheets via Carlos Sainz.Read Also: Formula 1How …Keep reading