Formula One News — June 2025

JUNE 25, 2025

Another Aston Martin boss defends Lance Stroll

Another top name at Aston Martin has defended Lance Stroll amid a turbulent time in the Canadian's Formula 1 career.

Verstappen, Wolff not fans of Le Mans rules

Toto Wolff has joined Formula 1 rival Max Verstappen in admitting his distaste for a central principle of the world endurance championship.

JUNE 24, 2025

Alonso thinks he's still in F1's top five

Fernando Alonso says he is mentally strong enough to ride through adversity in Formula 1.

Red Bull's future could be difficult says Vettel

Sebastian Vettel is less pessimistic than some about the future of the Red Bull team.

Wolff suggests Antonelli unlikely to be dropped

Toto Wolff has all but ruled out dropping rookie Kimi Antonelli from the Mercedes driver lineup.

Europe approves F1 owner Liberty's MotoGP takeover

Europe is no longer a barrier to F1 owner Liberty Media's acquisition of MotoGP.

Le Mans, Indy could be Bottas next move

Valtteri Bottas may need to give up on his plan to return to the Formula 1 grid.

Ralf hits out at fellow pundit Rosberg

Ralf Schumacher has hit out at fellow German and former Formula 1 driver Nico Rosberg.

JUNE 23, 2025

Italian journalists lash back at Ferrari's Vasseur

The Italian motorsport journalists' union has hit back at endangered Ferrari team boss Frederic Vasseur.

Russell could secure new contract at home GP

Toto Wolff may be almost ready to end intensifying speculation about Mercedes' Formula 1 driver lineup for 2026.

Kyalami officials to meet with F1 in Austria

Kyalami is set to take yet another big step towards a return to the Formula 1 calendar.

Time will tell on Russia's future in F1

It will not be simple for Russia to return to Formula 1, although the president of the country's automobile federation is not ruling it out.

JUNE 20, 2025

Endangered Vasseur jokes he needs another job

Frederic Vasseur's joke about needing "another job" may be closer to the truth than the Formula 1 world already suspects.

Work finally begins at site of new Madrid GP

Work has finally begun at the site of Formula 1's new race for 2026 in the Spanish capital.

Antonelli undergoes final school tests in Italy

While many F1 drivers walked the red carpet in New York, and Max Verstappen climbed into a GT3 car at Spa, Kimi Antonelli went back to school.

Alonso denies not supporting new Madrid GP

Fernando Alonso has made clear he is supportive of Madrid joining the Formula 1 calendar.

JUNE 19, 2025

Wolff could lose Russell to F1 rival says Ralf

If Toto Wolff is not careful, he could lose one of Formula 1's very best drivers.

McLaren will bet on Piastri for title

McLaren may already have decided behind the scenes to regard Oscar Piastri as the quiet 'number 1' for the remainder of 2025.

Lindblad unsure about Red Bull's next F1 plans

Arvid Lindblad says he has no idea what Red Bull has in mind for his next steps into Formula 1.

Briatore slams suggestion Colapinto could be axed

Flavio Briatore has lashed out at a journalist who asked him about "rumours" regarding Franco Colapinto's future at Alpine.

Kyalami on pole position for Africa GP return

Former F1 venue Kyalami has leapt into pole position to take Formula 1 back to the African continent.

JUNE 18, 2025

Lance Stroll not going to get better in 2025

While Fernando Alonso's smile is returning, Aston Martin teammate Lance Stroll remains in the doldrums as dark clouds swirl over his future in F1.

JUNE 17, 2025

Red Bull warned FIA of Russell shenanigans

Red Bull admits the team suspected George Russell may play games with Max Verstappen during the Canadian GP.

Russell not ruling out F1 popularity collapse

George Russell has warned Formula 1 to stay alert in order to avert a slump in popularity.

Gasly coy on F1 impact of Renault CEO's exit

Pierre Gasly admits he isn't sure how the departure next month of Renault CEO Luca de Meo will affect Alpine's Formula 1 team.