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2025 F1 drivers ranked: Who had the best season?
The 2025 F1 season came to a thrilling climax, and deciding which driver really was the best wasn’t easy – we rank them all
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Helmut Marko leaves Red Bull – The enforcer who made, and broke, F1 drivers
Helmut Marko’s departure from Red Bull closes the door on an era defined by ruthless talent management, internal friction and an uncompromising vision that shaped champions and shattered careers
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Matt Bishop: McLaren F1 duet played a winning tune — but soloist Max almost made it to No1
A harmonious McLaren beat the brute brilliance of Max Verstappen in 2025, but its collaborative approach hasn’t always succeeded against the razor-sharp focus of a one-driver F1 team
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How F1 2026’s new active aero will work without DRS
Formula 1’s DRS will be replaced by active aero and manual override in 2026. Find out all you need to know about it here
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The mental transformation behind Lando Norris’s first F1 title
Lando Norris’ first F1 title was forged not just in speed, but in the mindset shift that finally uncovered his full potential
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Season Review Awards: vote for your best F1 moments of 2025
Who stood out in Formula 1 this year? Vote now to have your say on the highlights of the 2025 season
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Verstappen couldn’t do it all on his own – Abu Dhabi GP takeaways
From Verstappen’s solo masterclass to Norris’s composed title win; Piastri’s late-season spark; Ferrari and Hamilton’s struggle; and the final DRS farewell, Abu Dhabi summed up F1 2025
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Brilliant Norris deserved better stage than soulless Yas Marina: Up/Down in Abu Dhabi
Lando Norris and McLaren made F1 history in the desert – shame about the track though…
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A dramatic F1 title showdown needs a better circuit – What you missed at the Abu Dhabi GP
From quiet goodbyes and regulatory slip-ups to a finale that still couldn’t conjure much excitement, here’s everything you may have missed amid Lando Norris’s title celebrations in Abu Dhabi
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2025 F1 drivers ranked: Who had the best season?
The 2025 F1 season came to a thrilling climax, and deciding which driver really was the best wasn’t easy – we rank them all
F1
Helmut Marko leaves Red Bull – The enforcer who made, and broke, F1 drivers
Helmut Marko’s departure from Red Bull closes the door on an era defined by ruthless talent management, internal friction and an uncompromising vision that shaped champions and shattered careers
F1
Matt Bishop: McLaren F1 duet played a winning tune — but soloist Max almost made it to No1
A harmonious McLaren beat the brute brilliance of Max Verstappen in 2025, but its collaborative approach hasn’t always succeeded against the razor-sharp focus of a one-driver F1 team
F1
How F1 2026’s new active aero will work without DRS
Formula 1’s DRS will be replaced by active aero and manual override in 2026. Find out all you need to know about it here
F1
The mental transformation behind Lando Norris’s first F1 title
Lando Norris’ first F1 title was forged not just in speed, but in the mindset shift that finally uncovered his full potential
Awards
Season Review Awards: vote for your best F1 moments of 2025
Who stood out in Formula 1 this year? Vote now to have your say on the highlights of the 2025 season
F1
Verstappen couldn’t do it all on his own – Abu Dhabi GP takeaways
From Verstappen’s solo masterclass to Norris’s composed title win; Piastri’s late-season spark; Ferrari and Hamilton’s struggle; and the final DRS farewell, Abu Dhabi summed up F1 2025
Opinion
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Brilliant Norris deserved better stage than soulless Yas Marina: Up/Down in Abu Dhabi
Lando Norris and McLaren made F1 history in the desert – shame about the track though…
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A dramatic F1 title showdown needs a better circuit – What you missed at the Abu Dhabi GP
From quiet goodbyes and regulatory slip-ups to a finale that still couldn’t conjure much excitement, here’s everything you may have missed amid Lando Norris’s title celebrations in Abu Dhabi
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MPH: Assessing F1’s rookie class of 2025 – the Mark Hughes verdict
Mark Hughes weighs up an exceptional 2025 rookie class, dissecting four contrasting debut seasons to reveal who truly stood out the most
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Mark Hughes: Andrea Stella finally banished the ghost of 2010 Abu Dhabi disaster
Mark Hughes revisits the race that gave McLaren team principal Andrea Stella a sleepless night ahead of this year’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix: how victory in 2025 was forged from a Ferrari failure 15 years earlier
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Mark Hughes: Piastri pass on Norris was part of McLaren’s bold strategy to foil Verstappen
Mark Hughes explains how McLaren’s pre-planned lap-one swap and split-tyre strategy blunted Verstappen’s threat and laid the groundwork for Norris’s title-winning drive
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Jamie Chadwick shines at the Silverstone 4 Hours
IDEC Sport Silverstone 4 Hours 14/9/25 A home win for Jamie Chadwick capped a happy return for contemporary Le Mans Prototype racing to the UK, as the European Le Mans…
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McLaren drivers swapped tips ahead of Chinese GP. Norris also quietly planned attack
Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris worked together ahead of the 2025 Chinese GP, finding the pace that delivered a 1-2 finish, while Norris also prepared to attack his team-mate during the race. Brake issues denied him, says Mark Hughes but the F1 title duel is coming
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One race to prove himself at Alpine? Heat is on Jack Doohan as Ocon signs off
Esteban Ocon’s Alpine stint ended at the 2024 Qatar GP, giving Jack Doohan a make-or-break F1 chance in Abu Dhabi. Elsewhere FIA boss Mohammed Ben Sulayem dismissed driver concerns and mechanics just wanted a kip: Chris Medland‘s paddock diary
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Prost laments Renault’s ‘sad’ F1 exit: ‘It’ll be difficult to come back’
Alain Prost has given his view on Renault exiting F1 as an engine manufacturer
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Mohammed Ben Sulayem re-elected – how he became FIA president
Mohammed Ben Sulayem’s has now been re-elected as FIA president, after a controversial first term. But how did he become the first non-European president in the FIA’s history?
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Cadillac’s virtual race weekends – how sim work got new F1 team up to speed
Cadillac is in a race against time to get its new F1 car ready for 2026 – sim driver Pietro Fittipaldi explains how it’s running in the virtual world first
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