Latest Formula One News

DECEMBER 22, 2025

Verstappen spells out number 2 Red Bull hierarchy

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.

Colletta plays down Ferrari F1 shake-up rumours

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.

DECEMBER 19, 2025

Pollock warns Cadillac patience key as F1 newcomer

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.

Body, not age, slows F1 drivers down says Verstappen

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.

Verstappen shrugs off Mercedes rumours once again

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.

Doornbos doubts Norris can repeat F1 title success

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 set January 23 shakedown for 2026 car

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.

2026 to be a season of many changes says De la Rosa

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.

DECEMBER 17, 2025

Fatherhood leaves Verstappen relaxed after title loss

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.

DECEMBER 16, 2025

I only started earning money in F1 this year - Hadjar

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

Verstappen admits to 2025 title race mind games

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.

DECEMBER 15, 2025

Concorde Agreement signed, Ben Sulayem re-elected

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.

Marko rules out Vettel return, blames Horner for title

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.

Doohan joins Antonelli in blacking out social media

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.

Hamilton Sr registers company as retirement talk grows

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.

DECEMBER 13, 2025

Williams aims to be first with 2026 car says Vowles

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.

DECEMBER 11, 2025

Verstappen still best driver of 2025 says Prost

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.

Marko denies Red Bull forced exit as further details emerge

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

Alonso opens up about post-comeback rust

Fernando Alonso has offered one of his most candid reflections on the mental battles behind staying motivated in years without victories - and the surprising "slowness" he felt when he returned to Formula 1 after a sabbatical.

German GP hopes fade as AvD warns costs impossible

Germany's brief burst of optimism about a Formula 1 return has been dampened again, with TZ newspaper reporting that the financial realities make a comeback highly unlikely - despite F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali recently declaring he wants Germany back on the calendar.

FIA boosts F1 Super Licence points for Indycar

The FIA has confirmed an increase in Formula 1 Super Licence points for IndyCar - a long-awaited adjustment that comes as Colton Herta needs an F2 campaign this year to qualify for a 2027 Cadillac seat.

Willi Weber tied up and robbed in Stuttgart villa

Michael Schumacher's former manager Willi Weber has been tied up and robbed in a violent break-in at his Stuttgart home.

Rovanpera halted by vertigo, Doohan linked to Haas

Kalle Rovanpera's much-anticipated Super Formula debut test at Suzuka was cut short after the Finn was diagnosed with benign positional vertigo.

DECEMBER 10, 2025

Wolff cools 2026 hype as Mercedes tests wing

Mercedes has given the clearest glimpse yet of Formula 1's 2026 future - running a crude prototype active front wing during the post-season Abu Dhabi test.

Bearman admits life's goal to race for Ferrari

As speculation swirls around Lewis Hamilton's Ferrari future, Oliver Bearman has made clear that he remains fixed on the long-term dream that has powered him since childhood.