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Alpine’s new A525 Formula 1 car was revealed on Monday ahead of the 2025 season with the team conducting a shakedown at Bahrain International Circuit.
Officially a filming day, the test was run over a maximum of 200km (124 miles) with demonstration tyres, as per the regulations.
Both Pierre Gasly and his new, rookie team-mate Jack Doohan got a first taste of their new machinery, with the ...Keep reading

Taking over from Barcelona, Bahrain has become F1's go-to spot for winter testing thanks to its more benign, reliable weather and its central location in the Middle East, with cars then shipped off to the opening round of the season. In previous years teams would just stay in Bahrain for the season opener the following week, but due to the Ramadan the 2025 calendar has a rejigged opening leg of ...Keep reading

Maybe he was jealous of Max and AlphaTauri: Lewis Hamilton just announced his new global ambassadorship with athletic brand Lululemon, creating an incredible naming synergy.
Hamilton's new role broke with an Instagram post showing the new Ferrari driver during a 4am sweat sesh in the gym, rocking a teal long-sleeve shirt and black performance tights. Ironically, in an interview with GQ ...Keep reading

Reigning MotoGP champion Jorge Martin will sit out this week’s Thailand Grand Prix after suffering a fracture during training, Motorsport.com has learned.
Martin is understood to have broken his left hand on Monday, just days before he was due to take part in the opening round of the season at Buriram. He is now set to undergo an operation on Tuesday.
The Spaniard was already recovering ...Keep reading

George Russell says he is "optimistic" that Mercedes "can have a decent season" in 2025 as the team launch their new car.

George Russell says he is "optimistic" that Mercedes "can have a decent season" in 2025 as the team launch their new car.

George Russell says he is "optimistic" that Mercedes "can have a decent season" in 2025 as the team launch their new car.

George Russell says he is "optimistic" that Mercedes "can have a decent season" in 2025 as the team launch their new car.

George Russell says he is "optimistic" that Mercedes "can have a decent season" in 2025 as the team launch their new car.

The Mercedes Formula 1 team has taken the covers off its 2025 car, the W16.
Like its rival teams Mercedes had already revealed the 2025 livery at last week's F1 75 launch event in London, using an older model. Now it has unveiled the launch spec of the W16 car that its drivers George Russell and debutant Andrea Kimi Antonelli will contest the 2025 season with.
With the W16 Mercedes is aiming ...Keep reading

Ai Ogura, Fermin Aldeguer and Somkiat Chantra have a tough act to follow when they move up to MotoGP this year.
Pedro Acosta raised the bar so high when he made his debut with Tech3 GasGas in 2024 that whatever the trio achieve this year won’t be seen in the same limelight.
That said, all three join MotoGP as race winners in Moto2, and how they mix with the championship’s more ...Keep reading

World Rally Championship drivers have called for communication with FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem to find an “urgent solution” following the governing body's move to sanction drivers for swearing.   
WRC drivers and co-drivers through the World Rally Drivers Alliance (WoRDA) have today issued a statement opposing the measures the FIA has taken to impose fines on drivers for ...Keep reading

New Mercedes driver Andrea Kimi Antonelli has insisted he does not view himself as filling in for Lewis Hamilton and he is keen to write his own story in Formula 1.
After the seven-time world champion decided he would join Ferrari at the completion of his 12th season at Mercedes, the squad evaluated its options for 2025 and eventually opted for its Italian protege, despite the latter’s ...Keep reading

After the razzamatazz of Formula 1’s first collective season livery launch in London last week, attention now turns to something far more meaningful: pre-season testing.
As has become traditional, the event will be staged over three days in Bahrain – kicking off at 7am GMT (10am local time) on Wednesday. Once again, it will be screened across the F1 TV and Sky platforms.
But, for the ...Keep reading

The season has only just begun and Austin Cindric has found himself a rough habit of being in the right place at the wrong time. Sunday, the No. 2 Team Penske Ford driver was leading with just three laps to go at Atlanta. A week earlier, he was leading the field to the white flag at the Daytona 500. But in both cases, he was swallowed out by a wreck he didn't start, and was denied a fair shot at ...Keep reading

Christopher Bell was on the outside of a three-wide battle for the win when the race-ending caution flew, allowing him to take victory despite only leading a single lap. Carson Hocevar finished a career-best second while angering several of his fellow drivers, and Kyle Larson -- who was leading at the final restart -- finished third.
The race featured 50 lead changes between 15 drivers with 11 ...Keep reading

Aston Martin have become the latest team to reveal their 2025 F1 car to the world, with the team launching the AMR25 across their digital channels days after unveiling its livery at F1 75 Live.

In one way it’s business as usual for Red Bull entering into 2025, with Max Verstappen again ready to defend his title after sealing his fourth consecutive World Championship. But in other respects the picture has changed dramatically from this time last year, given the departures of some high-profile figures within the team as well as the arrival of a new driver – and not to mention the loss of the Constructors’ Championship. Here’s the lowdown on the Milton Keynes-based outfit ahead of the campaign…

It’s a new era for Mercedes in 2025. In the wake of seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton’s departure for Ferrari, the Silver Arrows have an exciting rookie replacement ready to step up to the big time. But can Mercedes also iron out the inconsistencies with their car that saw the squad go through an up-and-down season last year? Here’s all you need to know about the team ahead of the new campaign…

Carbon. Carbono. Carbonara. Thai Sweet Chilli. Whatever you want to call them, you only have to spend a few minutes with Williams’ new driving pairing Carlos Sainz and Alex Albon to see that they are already gelling incredibly well, both on track and off it – and are exactly what the iconic British team need to help their rebuild.