Formula One News — January 2025

Dr Helmut Marko has set a clear target for Max Verstappen's new teammate in 2025.

Aston Martin's new team boss may have solved the issue that stalled in-season car development in the past couple of seasons.

Nothing is stopping Sergio Perez from returning to Formula 1 after a sabbatical.

The Mohammed Ben Sulayem-led FIA is risking upsetting the Formula 1 drivers even more with draconian new penalties for bad behaviour.

Nikita Mazepin thinks the next Russian driver in Formula 1 could be him.

Lewis Hamilton made his long-awaited debut as a Ferrari driver on Wednesday, covering 32 laps around the team’s private circuit of Fiorano during the morning. Using the 2023-spec SF-23, the seven times World Champion, did the usual installation lap at 9.16AM, saluting the big crowd that had already gathered on the roads around the circuit, before completing three series, two of ten laps each and a final one of five timed laps. Adding it all together, with in and out laps included, Hamilton completed 32 laps around the Scuderia’s own track, for a total of just over 96 kilometers.

Red Bull is less than four weeks away from putting on track its first car that hasn’t been designed under Adrian Newey’s leadership since 2007 and that has obviously raised some doubts about the competitiveness of the RB21. Of course this year’s car will be very much an evolution of the championship-winning car that Newey still designed, but given the genial British engineer effectively stopped working on any Formula 1-related projects for the team at the start of last April, it has been under Pierre Waché’s leadership the new car was designed.

Ferrari continues to strengthen its technical department, as Frédéric Vasseur, now in his third season in Maranello, keeps pushing to put in place what he considers the ideal structure for the Italian team. Last week it was revealed experienced aerodynamicist Franck Sanchez will join the Scuderia, as Chief Aerodynamicist, the Frenchman taking over the responsibility for the work done in the wind tunnel. For now, the experienced engineer is on gardening leave from Sauber, the team he has worked for in the last three and a half years, there too being hired by Vasseur, so it is clear the Ferrari Team Principal has a lot of faith on his countryman’s competence.

Haas Team Principal Ayao Komatsu has announced big changes in his team, particularly in the structure of the race team. As it was anticipated, Esteban Ocon will be working closely with Laura Mueller, who will become Formula 1’s first female Race Engineer, but there are other changes in the team, as veteran Francesco Nenci returns to Formula 1 after ten years in other categories of motor racing.

The Formula 1 team Haas has confirmed reports that Kevin Magnussen will remain involved in 2025.

The Formula 1 team Haas has confirmed reports that Kevin Magnussen will remain involved in 2025.

Hotel rooms are fully booked in the region surrounding Ferrari's Maranello HQ, as Lewis Hamilton gets his red-coloured Formula 1 career underway.

Many Formula 1 teams will effectively race 2024-specification cars this season, according to Haas' technical boss.

Kevin Magnussen insists he is perfectly happy to once again farewell his Formula 1 career.

Fernando Alonso has played down the prospect of a big step forward for Aston Martin in 2025.

Guanyu Zhou is determined that losing his race seat at Sauber does not mean the end of his Formula 1 career.

Alex Albon's latest reputation as one of Formula 1's top drivers could take a hit in 2025.

Alessandro Alluni Bravi, the departing 'team representative' at Audi-owned Sauber, is linked with a switch to Formula 1's two-wheeled equivalent.

Isack Hadjar admits the prospect of making his Formula 1 debut in just over 50 days has left him feeling "scared".

Aston Martin has denied wild reports that owner Lawrence Stroll is prepared to spend an eye-watering $1 billion to woo Max Verstappen to the team.

Ferrari CEO Benedetto Vigna has confirmed that Lewis Hamilton will make his highly anticipated official debuts at Maranello and Fiorano "next week".

Audi is now officially in full control of the Swiss Formula 1 team Sauber.

Dr Helmut Marko admits signing up Nyck de Vries was his "biggest mistake" in charge of Red Bull's Formula 1 driver program.

Dutch GP boss Jan Lammers admits 2026 will be the last Formula 1 race at Zandvoort purely for financial reasons.

Toto Wolff has hit out at the size of the new team fee payable by Cadillac F1 ahead of its 2026 Formula 1 debut.