Formula One News — December 2025

Max Verstappen says Red Bull Racing acted too quickly in dropping Liam Lawson after just two races at the very start of the 2025 season.

The 2026 power unit controversy has intensified amid claims that Mercedes is not alone in exploiting a potential loophole, but may still emerge as the biggest beneficiary.

The departure of Dr Helmut Marko is being framed by commentators as more than just a Red Bull issue, with concerns growing that Formula 1 itself is losing some of its last defining personalities.

Formula 1's 2026 engine rules have been thrown into early controversy after reports that Honda, Ferrari and Audi are challenging Mercedes and Red Bull over an alleged compression-ratio loophole.

Red Bull chief executive Oliver Mintzlaff has strongly defended the decision to part ways with Christian Horner, insisting the team had no choice but to "turn the page" - while also dismissing suggestions that Max Verstappen holds undue power within the organisation.

Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali has played down expectations of an imminent German GP return, warning that the event will not force its way back onto the calendar without the right commercial conditions.

Ferrari boss Frederic Vasseur has openly acknowledged that the Scuderia misjudged the scale of Lewis Hamilton's difficulties during his troubled first season in red.

As Isack Hadjar gets ready for his first season alongside Max Verstappen at Red Bull, the quadruple world champion has made it clear what he believes works best at the sharp end of Formula 1.

Ferrari's World Endurance Championship boss Antonello Colletta has firmly dismissed speculation that he could be lined up to replace Frederic Vasseur as Formula 1 team principal.

Craig Pollock says Cadillac faces a long, difficult road as it builds a Formula 1 team from scratch - but insists the timing of its entry could hardly be better.

Max Verstappen says Fernando Alonso has shown him that age alone does not make a Formula 1 driver slower - but the physical toll of the cars certainly grows.

Max Verstappen has again played down persistent rumours linking him with Mercedes, insisting he has made his position clear amid renewed speculation following his recent GT3 test.

Former Formula 1 driver Robert Doornbos says "everyone" knows that Lando Norris was not the best driver of the 2025 season and has cast doubt on whether the new world champion will ever win another title.

Ferrari will unveil and briefly run its 2026 Formula 1 car on January 23 at Fiorano, with team boss Fred Vasseur warning that next season represents a leap into the unknown even greater than the start of the hybrid era.

Aston Martin ambassador Pedro de la Rosa believes Formula 1's sweeping 2026 regulation reset could shake up the competitive order race by race, creating a genuine opportunity for teams that have recently been on the back foot.

Max Verstappen admits life away from Formula 1 has taken on a new balance, with fatherhood helping him put both victory and defeat into perspective.

Incoming Red Bull Racing driver Isack Hadjar has revealed that 2025 was the first season in which he actually earned a living from motorsport.

Max Verstappen has admitted he was still playing psychological games during the 2025 title fight with McLaren - despite earlier insisting he no longer needed to.

Formula 1's long-term future was formally secured in Tashkent last Friday as the FIA, Formula 1 Group and all 11 teams signed the ninth Concorde Agreement, locking in governance and participation through the end of the decade.

The newly-departed Dr Helmut Marko has firmly played down speculation that Sebastian Vettel could replace him at Red Bull, before launching his strongest attack yet on former team boss Christian Horner in a series of post-exit interviews.

Jack Doohan has become the latest Formula 1-linked driver to blank his social media profiles, following a wave of online abuse after a difficult Super Formula test at Suzuka.

Speculation about Lewis Hamilton's long-term future has intensified after it emerged that his father and former manager, Anthony Hamilton, has quietly registered a new company in the UK.

Williams is pushing to have its 2026 Formula 1 car completed significantly earlier than its rivals, as the race against time intensifies ahead of the new rules era.

Ralf Schumacher and Alain Prost both say Max Verstappen was the outstanding driver of 2025 despite losing the title to Lando Norris - as doubt continues to swirl around the future of Max's race engineer.

Dr Helmut Marko insists his departure from Red Bull was voluntary, rejecting reports he was pushed out after 20 years with the company.