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Preview Julia Donaldson's joyful tale of love

Formula 1 at the BBC - Thu, 2025-12-25 15:35
Two devoted scarecrows plan the perfect wedding – until a rival threatens everything.

Get ready for Guz Khan's new comedy, landing this Christmas

Formula 1 at the BBC - Tue, 2025-12-23 22:00
The Farooqi family have a chaotic Christmas in Lapland after a surprise bonus for Dad.

Alpine confirm 2026 launch event date

Formula 1 - Tue, 2025-12-02 18:23
Alpine have become the latest team to announce details of their launch ahead of the 2026 season.

Which drivers impressed our judges in Qatar?

Formula 1 - Tue, 2025-12-02 18:23
Max Verstappen claimed his seventh victory of the season in the Qatar Grand Prix, meaning that he has closed in on championship leader Lando Norris in the process. But how did our Power Rankings list for the weekend shake out? Check out the latest scores and overall leaderboard below...

F1 2026 line-ups confirmed in full

Formula 1 - Tue, 2025-12-02 18:23
With the announcement of the Red Bull and Racing Bulls line ups, the 2026 grid is finally complete. So, which teams have changed and which teams are sticking with their current drivers ahead of a season where there is a very big shake up in the regulations? Read on to find out…

The key questions as Red Bull confirm 2026 line-up

Formula 1 - Tue, 2025-12-02 18:23
Red Bull and Racing Bulls are switching it up for 2026, with Isack Hadjar stepping up to Red Bull and Arvid Lindblad earning his F1 debut with Racing Bulls. Liam Lawson keeps his Racing Bulls seat while Yuki Tsunoda is sent back to the bench. F1 Correspondent Lawrence Barretto looks at the key questions surrounding the news..

Red Bull and Racing Bulls reveal 2026 driver line-ups

Formula 1 - Tue, 2025-12-02 15:17
Red Bull and Racing Bulls have revealed their 2026 driver line-ups – with some big changes afoot…

Hadjar promoted and Lindblad, 18, gets F1 drive

Formula 1 at the BBC - Tue, 2025-12-02 15:00
Red Bull will promote Isack Hadjar to their senior team and hand Briton Arvid Lindblad, 18, a debut Formula 1 season in 2026.

The key technical factor that’s aided Verstappen’s title bid

Formula 1 - Tue, 2025-12-02 11:19
Ever since Zandvoort, Red Bull have been paying a lot of attention to their front wing – and that seems to be at the heart of the car’s improved performances compared to the first half of the season, something which has brought Max Verstappen into championship contention.

Vowles calls Williams’ P5 ‘a dream come true’

Formula 1 - Tue, 2025-12-02 11:19
Williams have secured fifth place in the Teams’ Championship with one round to go, thanks to Carlos Sainz’s podium finish in Qatar. The Spaniard came home third for his second rostrum of the season – third if you include Sprint results – to make sure that Williams finish on top of the midfield.

Ferrari 'did a worse job than the others' in Qatar – Vasseur

Formula 1 - Tue, 2025-12-02 11:19
Ferrari Team Principal Fred Vasseur has conceded that they “did a worse job” than their rivals in the Qatar Grand Prix, which contributed to one of their lowest points hauls of the season.

Fornaroli joins McLaren Driver Development Programme

Formula 1 - Tue, 2025-12-02 11:19
Newly-crowned Formula 2 Champion Leonardo Fornaroli has become one of three new signings to the McLaren Driver Development Programme, with the Italian joining alongside fellow F2 racer Richard Verschoor and 2025 FIA European Karting Champion Christian Costoya.

Ferrari reveals update plan for title-winning WEC hypercar

Motorsport - Tue, 2025-12-02 11:11
Ferrari will head into the 2026 World Endurance Championship with small updates to its title-winning 499P Le Mans Hypercar.
Although the Italian manufacturer has opted against using any additional evo jokers from the five available to it during the initial five-year lifecycle of the car, it is making minor revisions to the aerodynamics of its LMH prototype as it bids for a fourth consecutive ...Keep reading

Ferrari stands by decision to stop 2025 F1 car development in April

Motorsport - Tue, 2025-12-02 10:32
Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur has defended the Scuderia’s decision to focus its resources on Formula 1’s new regulations for 2026, despite its slump in performance.
All teams have had tough decisions to make ahead of F1’s new technical era, with their resources limited by the budget cap and aerodynamic testing restrictions.
Vasseur said on Friday that Ferrari switched all of ...Keep reading

How Chaz Mostert won the Supercars title

Motorsport - Tue, 2025-12-02 09:47
The maiden Supercars season to feature a Finals system over-delivered on one thing it was expected to provide: a lot of talking points.
Even as Chaz Mostert and the Walkinshaw Andretti United Ford team celebrated their drivers’ title victory in Adelaide, debate was raging about whether it was a fair result from a flawed system.
How Mostert and WAU won revealed something that few might have ...Keep reading

Why Helmut Marko isn't the sole culprit in the Kimi Antonelli abuse storm

Motorsport - Tue, 2025-12-02 09:10
Let’s start with the clearest point: anyone who takes part in a harassment campaign is directly responsible for it. Whether it’s an anonymous, barely followed social media account or a public figure with thousands of readers, nobody is entitled to pour out crude, idiotic hatred at someone else. There is certainly no justification for such behaviour.
With that premise established, we can ...Keep reading

What will McLaren do if Verstappen is set to win title? F1 Q&A

Formula 1 at the BBC - Tue, 2025-12-02 08:25
BBC Sport F1 correspondent Andrew Benson answers your latest questions before the title-deciding Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

F2 champion Leonardo Fornaroli joins McLaren as test and development driver

Motorsport - Tue, 2025-12-02 07:59
Formula 2 champion Leonardo Fornaroli has been signed to McLaren's driver development programme, and will occupy a role as the Formula 1 team's test and development driver.
Fornaroli secured back-to-back F3 and F2 titles, following in the footsteps of Gabriel Bortoleto - another former McLaren development prospect - by winning the F3 title with Trident in 2024, before taking the F2 title with ...Keep reading

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