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Who are all the F1 rookies driving in FP1 in 2025?
A new wave of young talent is taking to the track in 2025 as teams fulfil their mandatory rookie FP1 outings. Here’s who’s getting behind the wheel
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2025 Abu Dhabi GP start time: how to watch, live stream, F1 schedule and weather
All the information you need to follow the 2025 Formula 1 finale in Abu Dhabi, where the world championship will be finally won: full schedule, including start time and streaming details of every session
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Why McLaren team orders won’t be tested in F1 finale – What to watch out for in Abu Dhabi GP
A three-way championship fight between Norris, Verstappen and Piastri, and the end of the current era set the stage for a decisive 2025 Abu Dhabi GP finale
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Yuki Tsunoda dropped by Red Bull: Unfair or justified?
Yuki Tsunoda has become the latest driver to be dropped by Red Bull after less than a season, but is the decision fair?
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Why Red Bull had no choice but to promote Hadjar for F1 2026
Faced with limited options and a Verstappen-centric machine, Red Bull’s promotion of Hadjar for 2026 feels less like a bold move than the inevitable product of its system
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F1 2026 driver line-ups: all 22 drivers confirmed for the new season
The 2026 F1 driver line-ups are confirmed in full, with reigning world champion Lando Norris leading the grid into a new era alongside the only rookie of the season, Arvid Lindblad, who joins Racing Bulls. Here are all the contracts in place as silly season gives way to the real thing
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Matt Bishop: Why Newey’s new F1 team principal title isn’t the real story
Behind the noise over Adrian Newey’s new job title lies the real story: Aston Martin has quietly built a structure designed to unleash his genius
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Piastri the biggest loser in McLaren misstep – Qatar GP takeaways
Piastri dominated on pace but saw his F1 championship chances slip further away at Lusail. We look at the main storylines from the Qatar GP
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The signs pointing to Red Bull’s 2026 decision – What you missed at the Qatar GP
From 2026 driver moves to stewarding debates and Newey’s puzzling new role, Qatar delivered plenty beyond the title permutations
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Who are all the F1 rookies driving in FP1 in 2025?
A new wave of young talent is taking to the track in 2025 as teams fulfil their mandatory rookie FP1 outings. Here’s who’s getting behind the wheel
F1
2025 Abu Dhabi GP start time: how to watch, live stream, F1 schedule and weather
All the information you need to follow the 2025 Formula 1 finale in Abu Dhabi, where the world championship will be finally won: full schedule, including start time and streaming details of every session
F1
Why McLaren team orders won’t be tested in F1 finale – What to watch out for in Abu Dhabi GP
A three-way championship fight between Norris, Verstappen and Piastri, and the end of the current era set the stage for a decisive 2025 Abu Dhabi GP finale
F1
Yuki Tsunoda dropped by Red Bull: Unfair or justified?
Yuki Tsunoda has become the latest driver to be dropped by Red Bull after less than a season, but is the decision fair?
F1
Why Red Bull had no choice but to promote Hadjar for F1 2026
Faced with limited options and a Verstappen-centric machine, Red Bull’s promotion of Hadjar for 2026 feels less like a bold move than the inevitable product of its system
F1
F1 2026 driver line-ups: all 22 drivers confirmed for the new season
The 2026 F1 driver line-ups are confirmed in full, with reigning world champion Lando Norris leading the grid into a new era alongside the only rookie of the season, Arvid Lindblad, who joins Racing Bulls. Here are all the contracts in place as silly season gives way to the real thing
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Matt Bishop: Why Newey’s new F1 team principal title isn’t the real story
Behind the noise over Adrian Newey’s new job title lies the real story: Aston Martin has quietly built a structure designed to unleash his genius
F1
Piastri the biggest loser in McLaren misstep – Qatar GP takeaways
Piastri dominated on pace but saw his F1 championship chances slip further away at Lusail. We look at the main storylines from the Qatar GP
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The signs pointing to Red Bull’s 2026 decision – What you missed at the Qatar GP
From 2026 driver moves to stewarding debates and Newey’s puzzling new role, Qatar delivered plenty beyond the title permutations
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Mercedes seizes early 2026 F1 advantage as Russell and Antonelli dominate opening two races
China March 13–15 Like Round 1, the season’s second race was another Mercedes lockout, but the outcome at Shanghai differed from Albert Park: a 2-1 rather than a 1-2. Make…
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MPH: Antonelli vs Russell – is this F1’s next epic title battle?
He’s only 19, but Kimi Antonelli has shown F1 championship-winning pace and may never get a better title shot. The ingredients are there for another historic battle between one experienced team-mate and a thrusting newcomer, says Mark Hughes
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Flawed F1 exposed again at Suzuka, but searing Antonelli would win in any era
Kimi Antonelli looked like he’d have blasted to victory in the 2026 Japanese Grand Prix, no matter what rules F1 was racing under, says Mark Hughes. However, the result was once again overshadowed by the shortcomings of the series’ new regulations
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Katsuta triumphs in Safari Rally as Toyota driver ends 94-start wait with grit and resilience
He wasn’t the fastest driver in Kenya – he failed to win a single stage – but traditionalists will tell you that speed is not the most important thing on…
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Verstappen’s Nürburgring pole and battle overshadowed by tyre rule exclusion in NLS2
March 21, 2026 Nürburgring, Germany A hero’s welcome for Max Verstappen in the Nürburgring pitlane after what appeared to have been victory in NLS2 as the four-time Formula 1 champion…
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Porsche Penske’s Sebring win marred by team orders dispute in Florida endurance double
March 21, 2026 Sebring, Florida, USA Porsche Penske Motorsport trio Felipe Nasr, Julien Andlauer and Laurin Heinrich completed a double in the ‘36 Hours of Florida’ when they added Sebring…
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Heikki Kovalainen on F1 pressure, McLaren years and the cost of chasing greatness
There are a small number of racing drivers whose stories only truly reveal themselves, or even make sense, when you stop thinking about lap times and start thinking about geography:…
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Why F1’s 2026 rules are forcing drivers away from the limit in qualifying
The 2026 Formula 1 rule changes are arguably the biggest in the history of grand prix racing, and certainly the most divisive. They undermine the fundamental tenets of the racing…
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Buried under a shopping complex, California’s spectacular cathedral to speed
Fifty-five years ago the first Formula 1 race was held at California’s state-of-the-art Ontario Motor Speedway. The circuit attracted celebrities, vast concerts and a record-breaking Evel Knievel jump but, laments Matt Bishop, the 1971 Questor Grand Prix would be the only F1 event before the bulldozers moved in
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