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F1 2025 pre-season testing – Day 2: Sainz fastest but McLaren is still to show pace
Carlos Sainz is fastest on the second day of F1 pre-season testing but McLaren’s pace looks ominous
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Red Bull suspicions bring reminder of F1’s biggest sandbagger
The lack of obvious changes between the 2025 Red Bull and last year’s F1 car has raised speculation that the team is sandbagging, and holding back radical parts. It’s denied by the team, but wouldn’t be the first time it has happened…
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2025 F1 pre-season testing in Bahrain: schedule, times and how to watch
Dates, times and details for Bahrain pre-season testing ahead of the 2025 F1 championship, as well as how to watch and what may be in store
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F1 2025 pre-season testing – Day 1: Lando leads time-sheet after power cut
Pre-season testing for the 2025 F1 season has begun in Bahrain, with young Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli topping the first session before Lando Norris set the fastest time on Day 1, which was interrupted by a power cut
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Ben Sulayem pledges ‘firm action’ against booing F1 fans — how will it work?
Was the booing of Max Verstappen and his Red Bull boss Christian Horner at last week’s O2 Formula 1 launch event worthy of the attention of the FIA? And was…
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Flow-vis paint: why do F1 teams use it during pre-season testing?
Why F1 teams use flow-vis paint during testing and practice sessions, including how it’s made and analysed
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F1 2025’s craziest predictions: FIA to fine fans for booing?
The 2024 F1 season was one of the wildest every seen, for on-track action and behind-the-scenes intrigue – James Elson predicts how 2025 could go even further
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Antonelli can win in 2025 and join one of F1’s most exclusive clubs
A strikingly small number of F1 drivers have won a grand prix in their debut season, but Matt Bishop is backing Kimi Antonelli to be the first to do it since his Mercedes predecessor, Lewis Hamilton
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2025 F1 testing — new tyre compounds but only 2 teams choose wets for Bahrain
Pirelli is bringing its full range of tyres to the 2025 F1 pre-season test in Bahrain, giving teams eight different compounds to run. Here’s more on the tyres available at Sakhir
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F1 2025 pre-season testing – Day 2: Sainz fastest but McLaren is still to show pace
Carlos Sainz is fastest on the second day of F1 pre-season testing but McLaren’s pace looks ominous
F1
Red Bull suspicions bring reminder of F1’s biggest sandbagger
The lack of obvious changes between the 2025 Red Bull and last year’s F1 car has raised speculation that the team is sandbagging, and holding back radical parts. It’s denied by the team, but wouldn’t be the first time it has happened…
F1
2025 F1 pre-season testing in Bahrain: schedule, times and how to watch
Dates, times and details for Bahrain pre-season testing ahead of the 2025 F1 championship, as well as how to watch and what may be in store
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F1 2025 pre-season testing – Day 1: Lando leads time-sheet after power cut
Pre-season testing for the 2025 F1 season has begun in Bahrain, with young Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli topping the first session before Lando Norris set the fastest time on Day 1, which was interrupted by a power cut
F1
Ben Sulayem pledges ‘firm action’ against booing F1 fans — how will it work?
Was the booing of Max Verstappen and his Red Bull boss Christian Horner at last week’s O2 Formula 1 launch event worthy of the attention of the FIA? And was…
F1
Flow-vis paint: why do F1 teams use it during pre-season testing?
Why F1 teams use flow-vis paint during testing and practice sessions, including how it’s made and analysed
Opinion
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F1 2025’s craziest predictions: FIA to fine fans for booing?
The 2024 F1 season was one of the wildest every seen, for on-track action and behind-the-scenes intrigue – James Elson predicts how 2025 could go even further
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Antonelli can win in 2025 and join one of F1’s most exclusive clubs
A strikingly small number of F1 drivers have won a grand prix in their debut season, but Matt Bishop is backing Kimi Antonelli to be the first to do it since his Mercedes predecessor, Lewis Hamilton
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2025 F1 testing — new tyre compounds but only 2 teams choose wets for Bahrain
Pirelli is bringing its full range of tyres to the 2025 F1 pre-season test in Bahrain, giving teams eight different compounds to run. Here’s more on the tyres available at Sakhir
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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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Every 2026 F1 driver number – and why they chose them
Every F1 driver number for the 2026 F1 season, including the inspiration behind their choices, the rules behind choosing numbers, and the ones that can’t be picked
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Explained: The new mode names for active aero and energy boost for F1 2026
The FIA defined clear new terminology for 2026 F1 as radical aero and power changes reshape the series
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Return of the Portuguese GP. Is it a placeholder for another F1 street track?
Formula 1’s two-year return to Portimao may be less a long-term endorsement than a holding pattern, as the championship keeps calendar space open for future street races
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