Motorsport

2025 F1 Academy driver Maya Weug has secured a fully funded GT3 test after finishing second in the drivers' standings in her second season in the all-female racing series.
The 21-year-old driver's test in a Ferrari 296 GT3 with AF Corse is to be fully funded by F1 Academy.
Weug has been a member of the Ferrari Driver Academy since 2021 and is the first female driver to join the Maranello ...Keep reading

Laurent Mekies has applauded McLaren’s strategy for Formula 1’s title-deciding Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, which left his Red Bull team with a tough decision to make for Max Verstappen.
After qualifying third, Oscar Piastri was given hard tyres for the opening stint of the race, unlike Verstappen’s and Lando Norris’ mediums. This meant Piastri stayed out longer, and a potential well-timed ...Keep reading

The World Endurance Championship has released a 35-car entry list for the 2026 season, confirming that Porsche will have no presence in the Hypercar class.
The German manufacturer will not battle for outright glory in the 2026 WEC following the withdrawal of its Porsche Penske Motorsport factory team and its customer squad Proton Competition.
Porsche’s future in the category had looked ...Keep reading

A street in Somerset has been renamed Lando Lane after McLaren's Lando Norris clinched his first Formula 1 drivers' championship title at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Norris was born in Bristol and was educated at Millfield School in Street, Somerset. To mark the local hero's milestone, a pedestrianised avenue at Clarks Village in the same village as his school has been renamed Lando Lane, with ...Keep reading

On Monday, Rick Ware Racing (RWR) confirmed that they will change manufacturers, moving from Ford to Chevrolet ahead of the 2026 NASCAR Cup season.
One of the few one-car teams remaining with a charter, RWR will also form a technical alliance with Richard Childress Racing and ECR engines. It is reportedly a multi-year partnership.
Ware's team finished last in points among charters teams this ...Keep reading

Valtteri Bottas shared a heartfelt message with Mercedes after parting ways with the Brackley outfit.
The Finnish driver had returned to Mercedes for 2025 as a reserve driver after losing his seat at Sauber at the end of 2024. Having previously driven for the squad between 2017 and 2021, Bottas claimed his return felt like reuniting with his family.
After a year out of a full-time seat ...Keep reading

In a unexpected announcement on Monday morning, Nick Sanchez revealed that he will not return to the No. 48 Big Machine Racing Chevrolet in 2026.
"Over the weekend, I was informed hat I will not be driving the No. 48 for Big Machine Racing in 2026," Sanchez said in a statement. "I'm grateful to Scott Borchetta, Patrick Donahue, everyone at Chevrolet and the whole team. I am proud of all we have ...Keep reading

McLaren chief Andrea Stella believes the experience of going up against Max Verstappen and his response to his early Formula 1 2025 difficulties were key to Lando Norris' maiden championship win.
Norris prevailed over defending champion Verstappen after a tense title showdown in Abu Dhabi, with the McLaren drivers' third place enough to take his first world championship by two points.
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Lewis Hamilton has revealed the advice that he offered Lando Norris ahead of the title-deciding Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
The McLaren driver went on to finish the race in third behind Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri, which was enough to clinch his first championship title.
"I'm really, really happy for him," Hamilton told the media after the race. "He did such a great job this season."
The ...Keep reading

The Formula 1 grid has taken to social media to congratulate Lando Norris on his first drivers' championship title after the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. 
The Briton secured the championship with a third-place finish at the Yas Marina Circuit behind race winner Max Verstappen and his team-mate Oscar Piastri in second.
As Norris's celebrations went on late into the night, his fellow drivers and ...Keep reading

Jack Miller feels the Yamaha M1 isn’t a natural fit for his riding style in MotoGP, but has learned how to get the best from the bike during his first season with Pramac in 2025.
Miller found refuge at Yamaha’s satellite squad after being dropped by KTM at the end of 2024, signing a contract directly with the factory to race alongside Miguel Oliveira.
The M1 became the fourth different ...Keep reading

McLaren team principal Andrea Stella says Oscar Piastri passing Lando Norris on the first lap of Formula 1's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was discussed in advance as Piastri's hard tyres would help pile pressure on leader Max Verstappen.
Third-starting Piastri passed Norris for second with a clean swoop around the outside of the medium-speed Tun 9 left-hander, demoting Norris to the lowest position he ...Keep reading

Zak Brown is “convinced” Oscar Piastri will become Formula 1 world champion with McLaren despite losing the 2025 title to team-mate Lando Norris at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
McLaren’s drivers fought for a maiden championship all year and third place at the finale sealed the job for Norris, who finished 13 points ahead of Piastri and two points in front of runner-up Max ...Keep reading

Well, there’s a very high probability Lando Norris is actually still awake as you read this column on Monday morning.
Perhaps he’s still partying – or, even if he’s already in his hotel bed, still pumped with adrenaline as he tries to process what has happened to him this year. There’s even no guarantee he’s not on his way to some local hospital to stop his nose bleeding. After all ...Keep reading

I think we were all looking forward to an epic finale. Three drivers – Lando Norris, Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri – all still in the Formula 1 title hunt. We haven't had that in 15 years!
For Formula 1, it was the perfect chance to present itself as exciting and dramatic to a global audience, because surely plenty of people tuned in who normally wouldn’t bother switching on the ...Keep reading

Lando Norris opened up about dealing with the pressure of fighting for his first drivers' championship and how he turned his season around after temporarily losing the lead to his McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri.
Norris made a noticeable mental change during the 2025 Formula 1 season. After being outperformed by Piastri in the first half of the season, the Briton came back fighting after the ...Keep reading

Red Bull has turned its 2025 season around in impressive fashion. Max Verstappen missed out on a fifth consecutive Formula 1 world title by just two points, but said that the turnaround itself was even more important than the final outcome of the title fight. The Dutchman added that the atmosphere within the team is now good again.
Marko hints at possible departure from Red ...Keep reading

A moment between Andrea Kimi Antonelli and Max Verstappen after the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix will hopefully bring to an end the online abuse the Mercedes rookie has been receiving since his mistake during the Qatar Grand Prix. 
In a video shared by the Mercedes F1 social media team, the young driver can be seen approaching the four-time champion following the title-deciding race. The two shake ...Keep reading

2016 Formula 1 champion Nico Rosberg has urged his former Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton not to give up on Ferrari or retire from the series after his tough first season with the Maranello outfit.
Hamilton has struggled to adapt to Ferrari since joining in 2025, which has led to questions about his future in the championship.
The Briton has made it clear he is eager to put the current ...Keep reading

For the first time since 2021, Abu Dhabi played host to an F1 title decider, and just like last time a new name is written into the history books. Here's who joins F1's 35th world champion Lando Norris in the winners' category and who ends 2025 on a sour note.
Winner: Lando Norris
To the winner, the spoils. With two anticlimactic weekends in Las Vegas and Qatar, McLaren placed a huge amount ...Keep reading