Every rookie to drive in FP1 in F1 2025 Each Formula 1 team needs to satisfy the rule of running a ‘rookie’ driver twice in each of its cars during a season.Rookies are defined as any driver with no more than one grand prix start to their name. So Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) Isack Hadjar (Racing Bulls) and Gabriel Bortoleto (Sauber) all ticked off the rookie requirements for their cars in Australia and China. As Ollie Bearman (Haas) alrea... Read more:

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Every rookie to drive in FP1 in F1 2025

Each Formula 1 team needs to satisfy the rule of running a ‘rookie’ driver in each of its cars during a season

Does F1 need format changes? Our verdict Williams team boss James Vowles believes Formula 1 should look at whether a shift to a two-day weekend format would allow for a bigger calendar. And combined with F1 CEO Stefano Domencali's repeated calls for F1 to think up more exciting alternatives to practice sessions, that's raised questions over whether F1 weekend's format needs a shake-up.Here's what our team thinks...Two-day weekends seem i... Read more:

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Does F1 need format changes? Our verdict

James Vowles reckons F1 should consider a switch to two-day race weekends to allow for an expanding calendar - here's what our team thinks

Live from US GP + a MotoGP-changing race? This week on Patreon Coming this week in The Race Members’ Club!Driving Styles Secrets Q&AEdd Straw and Mark Hughes answer your questions following the legends’ edition series of our Members-only podcast analysing the techniques of F1’s greatest drivers.MotoGP Revisited: Australia 2015Four riders covered by a second - but was everything as it seemed? The 2015 series tackles maybe the most important race of the season ... Read more:

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Live from US GP + a MotoGP-changing race? This week on Patreon

Live coverage from the US GP paddock, a new Driving Style Secrets podcast and one of the most consequential races in MotoGP's history - this and mo...

McLaren won't have full fix for F1 pitstop problem until 2026 McLaren doesn't expect a full fix for its recurring pitstop problems until next year, but believes improvements can be made in the short term. Both Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri have found their races compromised at various points this season by slow pitstops from the McLaren crew.Most recently, Piastri lost time with a 5.25-second stop at the Singapore Grand Prix, while it was Norris's 5.87s tyr... Read more:

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McLaren won't have full fix for F1 pitstop problem until 2026

McLaren does not expect a full fix for its recurring pitstop problems until next year

The weakness Russell's overcome to truly succeed Hamilton George Russell has become the Formula 1 driver Mercedes needed him to be after Lewis Hamilton's departure and it would not have been possible had he retained a weakness he has admitted was holding him back.Winning the Singapore Grand Prix last weekend - his second victory of the season - was further proof from Russell that this year he has been the talisman Mercedes needs. He has the fourth-fastes... Read more:

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What Russell had to overcome to be what Mercedes needs

There's a key change in George Russell this year that's made him just the kind of talisman Mercedes needed after Lewis Hamilton

Leclerc's big 2026 warning for Ferrari Charles Leclerc's verdict on Ferrari's disappointing Formula 1 season is only getting more bleak as it gets nearer the end - and he's even starting to sound worried for next year and beyond, too.It's bad enough for Leclerc that Ferrari is not fighting for grand prix wins very often, if at all, after it fought for the constructors' title last season and had big expectations for 2025.What's even wor... Read more:

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Leclerc's big 2026 warning for Ferrari

Charles Leclerc's verdict on Ferrari's disappointing F1 season is only getting more bleak as it gets nearer the end - and it sounds like longer-ter...

McLaren's explosive Palou court case - all you need to know Accusations of duplicity and the surprise role played by Oscar Piastri's infamous tweet denying he would race for Alpine are among new revelations from McLaren's ongoing court case against IndyCar champion and would-be Formula 1 driver Alex Palou. McLaren is claiming more than $20million in lost profit following Palou's shock U-turn two years ago, when he reneged on a deal to drive for McLaren's I... Read more:

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McLaren's explosive Palou court case - all you need to know

Accusations of duplicity and the surprise role played by Oscar Piastri's infamous tweet denying he would race for Alpine are among new revelations ...

F1 teams' latest flexi-wing tricks shaking up the order Mercedes' Singapore Grand Prix night race victory illuminated a Formula 1 technical scenario that's been in the shadows in recent months: front-wing flexing.There was little attention among fans on the new front wings both Mercedes and Red Bull brought to Singapore. Both teams have continued to introduce aerodynamic updates in this area over recent races, despite most resources now being redirecte... Read more:

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F1 teams' latest flexi-wing tricks shaking up the order

Some teams seem to have mastered new ways around F1's wing flexing restrictions - and it's costing those who've taken their eyes off this area

Has McLaren really treated Piastri unfairly in F1's title fight? Oscar Piastri's annoyance at McLaren's call to let Lando Norris get away with their first-lap, wheel-banging moment in the Singapore Grand Prix has ignited a debate about the fairness of their intra-team Formula 1 tight fight.It is not hard to see why Piastri may feel that the clash in Singapore that appeared to breach the 'no contact' Papaya rules, off the back of a position swap at Monza after N... Read more:

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Has McLaren really treated Piastri unfairly in F1's title fight?

Recent events have triggered debate about whether McLaren has treated its F1 drivers fairly in their 2025 title fight. But that question is often f...

The Ricciardo-like realisation Antonelli's had There was an echo of Daniel Ricciardo in Kimi Antonelli during last weekend's Singapore Grand Prix. It was striking because of what it revealed about the Formula 1 rookie's potential, or to be precise one of the many qualities required to fulfil it.Ricciardo isn't the obvious comparison to Antonelli. They are very different drivers, taking their early steps in grand prix racing in entirely differe... Read more:

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The Ricciardo-like realisation Antonelli's had

There was an echo of Daniel Ricciardo in Kimi Antonelli during last weekend's Singapore GP, which revealed something striking about one of the qual...

FIA presidential candidate raises concerns about election process FIA presidential candidate Laura Villars has not ruled out a legal challenge against the governing body and has raised what she says are “legitimate concerns” about the election process.It emerged this week that none of current FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem’s rivals for the December 12 vote appear likely to be able to stand against him because they will be unable to pull together the required... Read more:

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FIA presidential candidate raises concerns about election process

FIA presidential candidate Laura Villars has not ruled out a legal challenge against the governing body and has raised what she says are "legitimat...

Norris's Red Bull verdict doesn't match McLaren's Lando Norris did not appreciate a suggestion that the Singapore Grand Prix weekend was a key test of Red Bull's 2025 Formula 1 progress, even though his own McLaren team believed it was exactly that.Max Verstappen could not make it three pole positions in three races as he qualified second in Singapore, but he was George Russell's nearest challenger and used superior qualifying pace to earn track ... Read more:

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Norris's Red Bull verdict doesn't match McLaren's

Lando Norris was a bit dismissive of the suggestion that the Singapore GP was a key test of Red Bull's 2025 F1 progress - even though McLaren belie...

Can WRC star Rovanpera make it to F1? Our verdict Double World Rally champion Kalle Rovanpera is leaving rallying at the age of 25 and setting his sights on Formula 1, with a programme that starts in Super Formula in Japan next year.Rovanpera’s long been dubbed ‘the WRC’s Max Verstappen’ - he was getting in rally car miles at a remarkably young age under the tutelage of his WRC rally winner father Harri, and is the WRC’s youngest ever podium fini... Read more:

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Can WRC star Rovanpera make it to F1? Our verdict

Kalle Rovanpera's always been called the 'Verstappen of the WRC'. Now he's quitting rallying and aiming for F1 - but does he have a hope?

WRC star Rovanpera aims for F1 in shock single-seater switch Double World Rally champion Kalle Rovanpera is quitting the series to make a dramatic switch to single-seater racing, starting in Super Formula, in a shock move endorsed by his employer Toyota and in which he is targeting what it refers to as “the highest levels of circuit racing”.In an interview with DirtFish, Rovanpera has expanded on Toyota's statement and made clear he has his sights set on pr... Read more:

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WRC star Rovanpera aims for F1 in shock single-seater switch

Double World Rally champion Kalle Rovanpera is quitting the series to make a dramatic switch to single-seater racing, starting in Super Formula but...

Ben Sulayem unopposed? Big FIA presidential race twist The battle for the FIA presidency has taken a twist, with incumbent Mohammed Ben Sulayem on course to be unopposed because it now appears impossible for rivals to qualify to stand against him.Ben Sulayem is seeking a second term as FIA president in the December 12 vote, and there have been three alternative candidates who have put themselves forward.Former chief Formula 1 steward Tim Mayer has bee... Read more:

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Ben Sulayem unopposed? Big FIA presidential race twist explained

The battle for the FIA presidency has taken a twist, with incumbent Mohammed Ben Sulayem on course to be unopposed because it now appears impossibl...

The headache F1 2026's rapid evolution is giving teams Formula 1 teams are facing an added complication in trying to understand the 2026 rules in the simulator, with fast-evolving designs leaving them with a "moving target".It is now less than four months until the all-new challengers take part in the first collective test behind closed doors at Barcelona.But teams still have a lot of uncertainties about what the new cars will behave like on track, an... Read more:

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The headache F1 2026's rapid evolution is giving teams

With F1 teams' understanding of the 2026 rules and their designs increasing rapidly as the first on-track tests approach, they're starting to encou...

Why reluctant F1 drivers will lose their cooling vest battle Formula 1's first Heat Hazard race in Singapore triggered fresh debate last weekend between drivers and the FIA about the future of the cooling vest idea. Some raved about the benefits, wore their vests in the race and had zero complaints. Others are either not convinced it is necessary or aren't happy with how it works right now.One of the most outspoken against it being made mandatory is Max Ver... Read more:

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Why reluctant F1 drivers will lose their cooling vest battle

F1 drivers including Max Verstappen insist cooling vests mustn't become mandatory. But the FIA's made its stance very clear

Red Bull's 2025 progress has come at a surprising cost Red Bull admits its ongoing improvement of its 2025 Formula 1 car has come at the cost of some early work on next year's major rule changes.A new front wing for the Singapore Grand Prix helped Max Verstappen and Red Bull beat chief rival McLaren on a maximum-downforce circuit for the first time this year, although it was not enough for Verstappen to claim his third win in a row.Still, being George... Read more:

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Red Bull's 2025 progress has come at a surprising cost

Red Bull's deliberately taken attention back off the 2026 rules as it mounts its late-season 2025 F1 title push

Edd Straw's 2025 Singapore Grand Prix F1 driver rankings There were plenty of standout drives in one of the physically toughest races of the 2025 Formula 1 season.Here's Edd Straw's ranking of all 20 drivers' performances across the weekend. Started: 1st Finished: 1stRussell didn’t look like a driver destined to take pole position and dominate the race during Friday practice, which came to a premature end when he crashed at Turn 16. He initially struggl... Read more:

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Edd Straw's 2025 Singapore Grand Prix F1 driver rankings

George Russell took pole and the win in Singapore - but has he topped Edd's rankings this week?

What really explains Piastri's podium celebration absence Oscar Piastri’s absence from McLaren’s hastily arranged podium celebrations for its constructors’ championship success immediately after Formula 1’s Singapore Grand Prix prompted a fair deal of intrigue on Sunday. With senior team figures CEO Zak Brown and team boss Andrea Stella leading out members of the McLaren crew, who were joined by Lando Norris, it did appear unusual that its drivers’ champ... Read more:

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What really explains Piastri's podium celebration absence

Fans noticed Oscar Piastri wasn't a part of McLaren's podium celebrations for its constructors’ title celebrations in Singapore