2025 is F1’s most polite title battle ever – Up/Down in Austria
Describing this year's championship race as a 'battle' might be slightly over-egging it, writes James Elson
This week in motor sport from the Archive and Database, featuring the birth of one of the sport’s greatest
1945: The man one spot behind Luca Badoer in the record books, Brett Lunger is born. In profile
1954: Eliseo Salazar is born. In profile
1987: The under-the-weather Gerhard Berger wins in Australia. Report
Nuvolari leads Christian Kautz at Bremgarten in 1938
1892: Tazio Nuvolari, the father of the four-wheel drift, is born. In profile
1958: IndyCar race-winner Roberto Guerrero is born. In profile
1939: Le Mans podium finisher Chris Craft is born. In profile
A quiet day in motor sport…
1969: British F2 champion Philippe Adams is born. In profile
1981: Three-time Le Mans winner – and one-time Grand Prix starter – Andre Lotterer is born. In profile
1948: Gunnar Nilsson is born. In profile
1957: Stefan Bellof is born. In profile
Describing this year's championship race as a 'battle' might be slightly over-egging it, writes James Elson
You had to read between the lines at the 2025 Austrian Grand Prix as George Russell dropped hints over about his dissatisfaction, and F1 sent a message to FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem
From zero to hero: in a pacy McLaren, at one of his favourite F1 circuits, Lando Norris picked himself up from a disastrous Canadian race to reign supreme in the 2025 Austrian Grand Prix
Full F1 schedule for the year, including the next F1 race of 2025: the British Grand Prix at Silverstone, the whole calendar and circuit guides for the 24-race Formula 1 season