F1 Fantasy: top picks & predictions for the 2025 Spanish GP
A constructor question looms over this weekend’s 2025 Spanish F1 Fantasy round. Here are our predictions; tips on drivers to avoid; which chips to play and further analysis
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The Spanish Grand Prix marks the end of F1’s second triple-header in a hectic start to 2025, with new flexi-wing regulations set to potentially disrupt the competitive order ahead of round nine
A ‘lucky hat’ had brought Sainz great results across his junior career and into F1, until his hero Fernando Alonso chucked it into a crowd of Spanish fans
This weekend, the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya will host its last Spanish Grand Prix, but it will also be on the F1 calendar next year, along with Madrid. Its future looks less certain after 2026, however
Hamilton’s challenging adaptation to life at Ferrari was on full display in Monaco, where a series of confusing radio exchanges highlighted ongoing communication issues between the seven-time world champion and his engineer
Formula 1 descends at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya for the 2025 Spanish Grand Prix, with McLaren’s Oscar Piastri narrowly leading the drivers’ championship and Lando Norris hot on his heels…
There’s plenty to love about Monaco — just don’t expect it to serve up a thrilling F1 race says Matt Bishop who, in 1995, discovered an alternative — and unrepeatable — way to experience the grand prix weekend
The two-stop experiment didn’t make much of a difference to the racing as Lando Norris produced his most convincing weekend of 2025. Here’s what we learned from the Monaco Grand Prix
For all the huff-and-puff about strategy at the 2025 Monaco GP, the race showed pitstops aren’t F1’s main problem there
A constructor question looms over this weekend’s 2025 Spanish F1 Fantasy round. Here are our predictions; tips on drivers to avoid; which chips to play and further analysis
The Spanish Grand Prix marks the end of F1’s second triple-header in a hectic start to 2025, with new flexi-wing regulations set to potentially disrupt the competitive order ahead of round nine
A ‘lucky hat’ had brought Sainz great results across his junior career and into F1, until his hero Fernando Alonso chucked it into a crowd of Spanish fans
This weekend, the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya will host its last Spanish Grand Prix, but it will also be on the F1 calendar next year, along with Madrid. Its future looks less certain after 2026, however
Hamilton’s challenging adaptation to life at Ferrari was on full display in Monaco, where a series of confusing radio exchanges highlighted ongoing communication issues between the seven-time world champion and his engineer
Formula 1 descends at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya for the 2025 Spanish Grand Prix, with McLaren’s Oscar Piastri narrowly leading the drivers’ championship and Lando Norris hot on his heels…
There’s plenty to love about Monaco — just don’t expect it to serve up a thrilling F1 race says Matt Bishop who, in 1995, discovered an alternative — and unrepeatable — way to experience the grand prix weekend
The two-stop experiment didn’t make much of a difference to the racing as Lando Norris produced his most convincing weekend of 2025. Here’s what we learned from the Monaco Grand Prix
For all the huff-and-puff about strategy at the 2025 Monaco GP, the race showed pitstops aren’t F1’s main problem there
McLaren’s radio calls to Lando Norris were wildly misinterpreted at Spa, as F1 viewers missed the hidden meanings in Norris’s messages and actions that activated various pre-agreed strategies. Mark Hughes explains
Oscar Piastri’s masterful Spa-Francorchamps win was reminiscent of Daniel Ricciardo’s finest F1 drive back in 2014, writes Mark Hughes
A race that began with caution ended in strategic clarity, as Oscar Piastri calmly fended off team-mate Lando Norris to win the Belgian Grand Prix and tighten his grip on the F1 title race. Mark Hughes analyses the Spa event
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
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
Sergio Perez’s future looks bleak after another underwhelming performance, while George Russell can be upbeat despite his disqualification: 2024 Belgian GP diary
Charles Leclerc will start on pole for the 2025 Hungarian Grand Prix after a surprise result in qualifying, but Lewis Hamilton described his own efforts as “useless”. Here’s how the starting grid looks for Sunday’s race at the Hungaroring
Should you stick or twist with your F1 Fantasy team at the 2025 Hungarian? Here are our predictions; tips on drivers to avoid; which chips to play and further analysis
Norris goes quickest in second practice in Hungary by nearly three tenths from Piastri
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