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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

What happened in Day One of the NASCAR Antitrust trial

Motorsport - Tue, 2025-12-02 01:19
The 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports v NASCAR antitrust lawsuit trial began in earnest on Monday and included jury selection, opening statements by both parties and the partial testimony of the first witness.
Denny Hamlin.
Between the partial testimony of the co-owner of 23XI, which was conducted by Jeanifer Parsigian, a partner at Winston & Strawn, and the opening statement delivered ...Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton’s priceless reaction as Max Verstappen’s Qatar win flips F1 title fight

Motorsport - Tue, 2025-12-02 00:05
Lewis Hamilton admitted he "had no idea" that Max Verstappen had won the 2025 Qatar Grand Prix during an eventful interview following the race. 
The seven-time Formula 1 champion endured a tough weekend at the Losail circuit where he was consistently complaining about his Ferrari machinery before finishing outside the points in Sunday's grand prix. But when he was asked about the title fight ...Keep reading

Mercedes celebrates Doriane Pin's F1 Academy championship with striking Brackley tribute

Motorsport - Mon, 2025-12-01 23:22
The Mercedes Formula 1 team has celebrated Doriane Pin's F1 Academy championship victory by putting up a billboard-style display at the team's headquarters in Brackley.
The team shared a video of Pin seeing the display for the first time. "SURPRISE! Celebrating Doriane Pin’s F1 Academy title in style at Lauda Drive," it wrote.
 
Pin arrived at Brackley to a warm welcome from the team ...Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton fumes over Qatar GP tyre limit: “One of the worst grands prix"

Motorsport - Mon, 2025-12-01 23:19
Racing Bulls driver Liam Lawson claimed the 25-lap limit at the Qatar Grand Prix led to a "pretty pointless" race after a safety car on lap 7 left all but two drivers on the same strategy, and seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton argued that it was one of the "worst" grands prix strategically.
The safety car was deployed at the Losail International Circuit on lap 7 due to a collision between ...Keep reading

James Vowles hails "dream come true" as Williams secures P5 in constructors' championship

Motorsport - Mon, 2025-12-01 22:43
Williams team principal James Vowles described the team's fifth place in the 2025 constructors' championship as a "dream come true".
Carlos Sainz secured his second podium of the season with a third-place finish at the Qatar Grand Prix, bringing home 15 points for the team, securing fifth in the constructors' championship ahead of the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. 
Reflecting on the ...Keep reading

The hidden workings of dating apps uncovered

Formula 1 at the BBC - Mon, 2025-12-01 21:30
How dating apps changed our love lives by connecting us, but at what cost?

The hidden workings of dating apps uncovered

Formula 1 at the BBC - Mon, 2025-12-01 21:30
How dating apps changed our love lives by connecting us, but at what cost?

Aston Martin announce launch date for 2026 car

Formula 1 - Mon, 2025-12-01 19:13
Aston Martin have become the latest team to reveal their launch date ahead of the 2026 season.

When F1 title has gone to a final-race three-way fight

Formula 1 at the BBC - Mon, 2025-12-01 18:09
BBC Sport looks back at previous occasions when three drivers have gone into the final race of the season with a chance of winning the F1 title.

When F1 title has gone to a final-race three-way fight

Formula 1 at the BBC - Mon, 2025-12-01 18:09
BBC Sport looks back at previous occasions when three drivers have gone into the final race of the season with a chance of winning the F1 title.

When F1 title has gone to a final-race three-way fight

Formula 1 at the BBC - Mon, 2025-12-01 18:09
BBC Sport looks back at previous occasions when three drivers have gone into the final race of the season with a chance of winning the F1 title.

When F1 title has gone to a final-race three-way fight

Formula 1 at the BBC - Mon, 2025-12-01 18:09
BBC Sport looks back at previous occasions when three drivers have gone into the final race of the season with a chance of winning the F1 title.

Aston Martin announces date for 2026 F1 car launch

Motorsport - Mon, 2025-12-01 17:17
Aston Martin’s 2026 Formula 1 car will be unveiled on 9 February, the team has announced in a succinct social media post.
Aston Martin simply published “AMR26 arrives”, confirming its upcoming challenger’s name in keeping with its nomenclature, followed by the date of the launch.
The Silverstone-based outfit is the first to announce the date for its 2026 F1 car reveal – Red Bull ...Keep reading

Ferrari says Qatar GP struggles linked to “balloon” F1 tyre pressures

Motorsport - Mon, 2025-12-01 16:44
Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur said the Scuderia failed to adapt to the mandated tyre pressures at the Qatar Grand Prix, leading to its worst Formula 1 performance of the year.
Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton qualified ninth and 18th for the sprint, 10th and 18th for the grand prix, and scored a meagre four points over the weekend – their worst haul this season apart from their ...Keep reading

Listen to our Qatar Grand Prix review

Formula 1 - Mon, 2025-12-01 16:08
The title fight is going all the way to Abu Dhabi as Max Verstappen took victory in Qatar to ensure he remains in with a shout of a fifth straight Championship.

5 moments you missed at the Qatar Grand Prix

Formula 1 - Mon, 2025-12-01 16:08
Relive the action at the 2025 Qatar Grand Prix with plenty of unseen Formula 1 moments – paddock padel, podium celebrations, and more.

Verstappen ‘did not put a foot wrong’ – Mekies

Formula 1 - Mon, 2025-12-01 16:08
Laurent Mekies was swift to pay tribute to both Red Bull and Max Verstappen in the wake of the Dutchman’s victory in the Qatar Grand Prix, which was achieved despite the RB21 not being a match for the McLaren on pace across the weekend as a whole.

5 Winners and 5 Losers from Qatar

Formula 1 - Mon, 2025-12-01 16:08
Lawrence Barretto picks out his winners and losers from a pivotal Qatar Grand Prix...

Red Bull 'sincerely regret' abuse faced by Antonelli

Formula 1 - Mon, 2025-12-01 16:08
Red Bull have stated that comments made about Kimi Antonelli in Qatar were "clearly incorrect", after the Mercedes rookie faced abuse online.

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