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The news came somewhat as a shock late September: After five years Rinus VeeKay had to leave Ed Carpenter Racing — the team he made his IndyCar debut with back in 2020. "I didn't see it coming. I was in the gym and got a few calls from my manager", VeeKay recalls during an exclusive interview with Motorsport.com.
"I thought ‘I'll call him back in a minute’, but normally if I don't ...Keep reading

For the fourth part of a mini-series where Motorsport.com is assessing the early Formula 1 careers of the six 2025 rookies, today we’re introducing Oliver Bearman. He, more than any other F1 newbie this year, is responsible for the current large rookie crop.
After all, it was Bearman’s one-off appearance for Ferrari in the 2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix that made the F1 paddock sit up and ...Keep reading

Is McLaren really that much faster than others?
McLaren looked mighty in Bahrain. There may have been some differences in predictions regarding the pecking order ahead of the Australian GP, but pretty much everyone expects the Woking team to at least start the season with the strongest package.
"In the long run the comparison depends on how much fuel they had," Helmut Marko told ServusTV the ...Keep reading

New ticketing options have been announced for the 2025 Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix, with the cheapest entry now down to $50 as Nevada locals are also given a priority booking window.
The alterations have come as organisers look to make the race more available to a wider audience, although they have also maintained the elite-level experience that has helped set the Las Vegas weekend apart in ...Keep reading

For the third part of a new mini-series where Motorsport.com is assessing the early Formula 1 careers of the six 2025 rookies, today we’re introducing a driver the championship already knows rather well: Liam Lawson.
In fact, with 11 race starts under his belt and three points finishes as a temporary AlphaTauri/Racing Bulls driver in 2023 and 2024, it’s quite a stretch to consider the New ...Keep reading

New Porsche factory driver Nico Muller will make his sportscar debut with the German marque at this weekend’s Sebring 12 Hours round of the IMSA SportsCar Championship. 
Muller, who has been placed by Porsche at the Andretti Formula E team for the 2024-25 season, will race the customer 963 LMDh fielded by the JDC-Miller MotorSports squad alongside full-season drivers Gianmaria Bruni and ...Keep reading

Alpine has signed Kush Maini as a test and reserve driver for the 2025 Formula 1 season.
Maini has been part of the Alpine Academy since October 2023 and completed his second Formula 2 campaign with the Invicta outfit in 2024, taking one victory – his first in any series since the 2020 British F3 campaign – on his way to 13th in the standings. He has moved to DAMS for the 2025 ...Keep reading

Formula 1's 2025 season, the last of the current ruleset, will kick off in Australia as Albert Park hosts the season opener – and there's a handful of changes to the regulations to be aware of once the cars hit the road.
Although the 2026 season promises arguably the biggest shift in F1's technical regulations for some time, since both the rules governing chassis and powertrain development ...Keep reading

Craig Lowndes has announced that he will split with his team of 20 years, Triple Eight, at the end of the season, to remain a General Motors driver in 2026.
Lowndes will join with a to-be-named Chevrolet Supercars team while Triple Eight becomes a Ford team next season.
He joined Triple Eight when it was a Ford team in 2005 and took the team’s maiden V8 Supercars victory the same year. He ...Keep reading

F1 correspondent Andrew Benson answers your questions before the season-opening Australian Grand Prix.

F1 correspondent Andrew Benson answers your questions before the season-opening Australian Grand Prix.

F1 correspondent Andrew Benson answers your questions before the season-opening Australian Grand Prix.

It's all to drive for. Only one can win. Which teams have big decisions to make? Who's under the most pressure? Ahead of the season-opening Australian Grand Prix, former F1 driver Romain Grosjean and F1 TV presenter Laura Winter join Tom Clarkson to preview the race and the entire season in our F1 Nation preview.

With their formal entry onto the Formula 1 grid for 2026 now approved, the Cadillac Formula 1 Team can now enter the driver market and zero in on which two drivers they want to take the wheel in their debut season. There are a plethora of options available to them, including some exciting American talent and experienced F1 racers. Here are the leading contenders.

Lando Norris has stated that he is not expecting McLaren to be a “big step” ahead of their rivals entering into 2025, with the Briton anticipating that the squad will be “tied” with the likes of Ferrari and Red Bull at the front.

As the 2025 F1 season is about to begin – with the Australian Grand Prix kicking off a 24-race calendar this weekend – now is the perfect time to get acquainted with everything you need to know ahead of the campaign.

That’s right everybody, it’s finally race week again! More than three months after last year’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, a new Formula 1 season is set to kick-off and there is plenty to get excited about, so here are just a few of the fresh topics ahead of the race weekend in Melbourne.

Racing Bulls have announced that their Technical Director, Jody Egginton, will be leaving the team after more than 10 years as part of the operation.

The award-winning F1 TV is getting bigger with the launch of F1 TV Premium, a new premier service that invites fans to take a step into the heart of the action.

Nico Hulkenberg has shared some words of praise for new team mate Gabriel Bortoleto following pre-season testing, with the German stating that the rookie is “fast as hell” as they begin working together at Kick Sauber.