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JANUARY 30, 2025

Mayor plays down rumours of 2026 Madrid GP problems

The mayor of Madrid has played down rumours the city may not be ready to welcome Formula 1 next year.

JANUARY 29, 2025

Bottas to also be McLaren, Williams reserve in 2025

Valtteri Bottas' chances of returning to the Formula 1 grid this year may be three times higher than was initially thought.

McLaren could beat Mercedes in 2026 says Wolff

Although Mercedes could get the jump on all other rivals in 2026, Toto Wolff insists that wouldn't necessarily put the works team at the very top.

Recently extended Italian GP at Monza back in doubt

Another dark cloud has moved above the fabled Italian GP at Monza.

JANUARY 28, 2025

One engine likely to dominate F1 in new era says Newey

A single engine manufacturer is likely to dominate Formula 1 when the all-new and sweeping 2026 regulations come into force.

FIA poised to officially green-light Cadillac F1

Cadillac, the prospective new eleventh Formula 1 team, is poised to clear the last hurdle before being officially green-lit to debut in 2026.

JANUARY 27, 2025

Newey will also work on 2025 Aston Martin car

Other team members are not backing Fernando Alonso's claim that success will "certainly not" come for Formula 1 team Aston Martin in 2025.

Haas admits Bearman could be Ferrari driver in 2027

It's possible Ferrari will pull Oliver Bearman back to Maranello for 2027, Haas boss Ayao Komatsu admits.

Hamilton at Ferrari for marketing reasons says Ickx

F1 legend and former Ferrari driver Jackie Ickx thinks the Italian team leapt at the chance to sign Lewis Hamilton "probably for marketing reasons".

Drugovich could also be Sauber reserve in 2025

Felipe Drugovich's chances of racing in Formula 1 this year may just have doubled.

Three F1 faces hit out at FIA president's mess

Three well-known Formula 1 figures think the FIA under the controversial leadership of president Mohammed Ben Sulayem is a "mess".

JANUARY 24, 2025

Verstappen management responds to Aston Martin rumours

Max Verstappen's management has smiled at reports suggesting Aston Martin is prepared to invest an incredible $1 billion to lure the quadruple world champion from Red Bull.

Alpine denies Colapinto pressure on Doohan

Alpine has denied it is putting extra "pressure" on rookie Jack Doohan ahead of his Formula 1 debut.

Sainz's father denies Ferrari behaved badly

Carlos Sainz's father has denied Ferrari treated the Spanish driver unfairly.

McLaren rejects overall favourite tag for 2025

McLaren CEO Zak Brown says he does not regard the Woking based team as the favourite to win in 2025.

Former financial backer slams Valtteri Bottas

Valtteri Bottas' former financial backer has hit out at the Finnish driver's behaviour.

JANUARY 23, 2025

Vasseur praises Sainz

Amid the Lewis Hamilton fever at Maranello and Fiorano this week, Ferrari's team boss spared a thought for the absent Carlos Sainz.

Red Bull's Marko hits back at Aston Martin rumours

Dr Helmut Marko has hit back at wild rumours suggesting Aston Martin is making a serious bid to lure Max Verstappen.

No protection for Lawson in 2025

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

How Aston Martin plans to overcome development stagnation

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

Perez can return to F1 after sabbatical says father

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

FIA further intensifies F1 driver penalties

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

Mazepin says he will be next Russian F1 driver

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

JANUARY 22, 2025

Thirty two laps for Hamilton in Fiorano

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.