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Felipe Massa is hoping to bring his legal challenge against Formula 1, the FIA and Bernie Ecclestone to trial after a date has been set for October – but it might never make it that far.
The former Ferrari driver is seeking damages, having been narrowly beaten to the F1 drivers' title by Lewis Hamilton in 2008.
The claims are based on the Singapore Grand Prix ‘Crashgate’ incident ...Keep reading

Pupils had sent Lando Norris letters of congratulations following his 2024 Grand Prix win.

Pupils had sent Lando Norris letters of congratulations following his 2024 Grand Prix win.

Pupils had sent Lando Norris letters of congratulations following his 2024 Grand Prix win.

The second session on the opening day of 2025 Formula 1 pre-season testing was suspended for over an hour due to a power cut in the region surrounding the Bahrain International Circuit.
The issue struck just past 5pm local time, with a little under two hours of on-track action remaining.The session was able to resume at 6.10pm local time, with no word from officials on whether the day will be ...Keep reading

Lance Stroll could already know if F1 2025 will yield an upturn in form for Aston Martin as he and fellow drivers disagreed on how long they need to judge if their new car is a winner.
That means the Canadian may feel he is aware if Aston’s targets for the upcoming campaign are achievable, having run for just the first day of pre-season testing in Bahrain.
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Lewis Hamilton has been the only story in town over the winter amid his move to Ferrari, and left big boots to fill at Mercedes – not just in terms of marketing heft as a seven-time world champion, but also in leadership.
Hamilton was renowned for his regular factory visits to rally the troops when the team was struggling on track, and for his demanding approach to technical ...Keep reading

Last season, Jorge Martin brought the fight to the factory Ducati team, beating Francesco Bagnaia to take his first MotoGP world championship title.
The consistency of his results impressed many, but it wasn’t enough to secure him a seat at the factory Ducati squad, which instead went to eight-time world champion Marc Marquez. Instead, Martin left the Ducati fold altogether and moved to ...Keep reading

Christian Horner claimed revealing the Red Bull livery at the F1 75 event in London was like launching a new jersey in another team’s stadium as he criticised the booing of Max Verstappen.
Red Bull team principal Horner was roundly jeered by the crowd inside London’s O2 Arena last week, while reigning world champion Verstappen also received somewhat of a mixed reaction when shown on the big ...Keep reading

Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli set the pace during the first session of 2025 pre-season testing at the Bahrain International Circuit, leading the way from Red Bull’s Liam Lawson.

Formula 1 burst back into life on Wednesday as all 10 teams took to the Bahrain International Circuit to kick off the pre-season testing period.

Thirty-eight days after Lewis Hamilton first set foot in Maranello as an official Ferrari driver (and took the now iconic photo of him dressed in an all-black suit and coat outside Enzo Ferrari’s office, which broke the internet) the seven-time World Champion will get his first real taste of what kind of machinery he’ll have to fight with in 2025 when he takes part in the official three-day pre-season test in Bahrain.

Formula 1 has officially returned to action, with the 2025 cars hitting the track for the opening day of pre-season testing at the Bahrain International Circuit on Wednesday.

Keep up to date with all the action - both on track and off it - as the 10 F1 teams work on preparations for the 2025 season. Live coverage of Day 1 in Bahrain.

Fresh from the spectacular F1 75 launch event in London last week, drivers and teams are back on track for pre-season testing at the Bahrain International Circuit. But who will be at the wheel through Wednesday’s running in the Sakhir desert? Check out the full list below...

The long days of waiting for the 2025 season to kick off are nearly at an end, with fans getting their first chance to gauge this year’s competitive order at pre-season testing in Bahrain this week.

Aston Martin’s new AMR25 appears to be a further smoothed-out interpretation of last year’s car, with essentially the same chassis dimensions and similar running gear (albeit with tweaked suspension geometry).

The 2024 season ended in dream style for McLaren, with the squad securing a long-awaited Constructors’ Championship – their first since 1998. But can they build on that even further in 2025 to take the Drivers’ title with Lando Norris or Oscar Piastri? Here’s the lowdown on the papaya team and their goals for the campaign ahead…

Mercedes’ new W16, while visibly closely related to last year’s car, features changes designed to address that car’s two main shortcomings – as outlined by Technical Director James Allison: “Being the fourth year of these regulations on the chassis side, the cars are in a more mature phase.

Pre-season testing is almost upon us, the yearly ritual that sees the teams and drivers run their cars in anger for the first time over the course of a few days before the season gets underway. It is an event that has seen all sorts of intriguing moments happen over the years as well as some downright unusual ones, ranging from unexpected weather conditions through to cars sporting stickers as trickery and even a driver or two in disguise. Ahead of the action unfolding in Bahrain this week, we’ve rounded up 10 of the weirdest things that have happened during F1 pre-season testing…