Can Palou really take on Verstappen as Red Bull team-mate?
With Red Bull searching for a long-term partner for Max Verstappen, rumours have linked IndyCar star Alex Palou with the seat – but is he truly ready to make the leap to Formula 1?
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With the summer break now over, Formula 1 returns to the iconic Circuit Zandvoort for the 2025 Dutch Grand Prix, a crucial race in the heart of the championship battle
Valtteri Bottas has emphasised the daunting task facing the Cadillac F1 team in its attempts to make the 2026 season
As Cadillac prepares to enter F1 in 2026, it will pair Sergio Pérez and Valtteri Bottas in its cars. Are they the right choice to lead the ambitious new team’s charge?
Cadillac has officially unveiled Pérez and Bottas as its driver pairing for the brand’s debut in the 2026 F1 season
40 years ago the Dutch GP held its last F1 race, until the Verstappen phenomenon brought it back in 2021 – Matt Bishop remembers a fine contest between two grand prix legends
Rubens Barrichello managed to secure another tin-top title in his long career last weekend
Marking 75 years of Formula 1, the 2025 Silverstone Festival has assembled an F1 car for each world champion in an unprecedented showcase
The 2025 F1 title is as close as it gets – James Elson asks why it all feels so uneventful
With Red Bull searching for a long-term partner for Max Verstappen, rumours have linked IndyCar star Alex Palou with the seat – but is he truly ready to make the leap to Formula 1?
With the summer break now over, Formula 1 returns to the iconic Circuit Zandvoort for the 2025 Dutch Grand Prix, a crucial race in the heart of the championship battle
Valtteri Bottas has emphasised the daunting task facing the Cadillac F1 team in its attempts to make the 2026 season
As Cadillac prepares to enter F1 in 2026, it will pair Sergio Pérez and Valtteri Bottas in its cars. Are they the right choice to lead the ambitious new team’s charge?
Cadillac has officially unveiled Pérez and Bottas as its driver pairing for the brand’s debut in the 2026 F1 season
40 years ago the Dutch GP held its last F1 race, until the Verstappen phenomenon brought it back in 2021 – Matt Bishop remembers a fine contest between two grand prix legends
Rubens Barrichello managed to secure another tin-top title in his long career last weekend
Marking 75 years of Formula 1, the 2025 Silverstone Festival has assembled an F1 car for each world champion in an unprecedented showcase
The 2025 F1 title is as close as it gets – James Elson asks why it all feels so uneventful
Adrian Newey a team boss? That really was not on anyone’s bingo card. Ever. But it came to pass on the eve of the Qatar Grand Prix as Aston Martin…
As the ground-effect era draws to a close, Mark Hughes uses qualifying data and technical insight to explain why the Formula 1 field has converged – and why the reasons go far beyond the rules alone
Mark Hughes weighs up an exceptional 2025 rookie class, dissecting four contrasting debut seasons to reveal who truly stood out the most
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…
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
F1 final standings Who finished where in the final points… No. Driver Team Points 1 Lando Norris McLaren 423 2 Max Verstappen Red Bull 421 3 Oscar Piastri McLaren 410…
10. Pierre Gasly He never gave anything less than his all in an outclassed, underpowered car. But Pierre Gasly’s fast corner prowess combined with the Alpine ’s good high-speed downforce…
Mark Hughes – This year was Mark’s last full season of day-to-day Formula 1 race reporting after 30 years of following the F1 circus The surface colours of the season constantly…
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