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Anticipation was high ahead of the 2025 F1 season – but the campaign that followed more than matched up to those expectations. A title fight that went down right to wire, more than one surprise podium and numerous dramatic battles kept us entertained on track, while plenty of huge stories unfolded off it, from shock personnel changes through to driver market changes. Join us as we take a look back at all of the key moments from an unforgettable year…

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After wrapping up the 2025 Teams’ Championship with several races to spare, McLaren had even more reason to celebrate at the season finale as Lando Norris became World Champion for the first time. Team mate Oscar Piastri, meanwhile, had to settle for third following a close intra-team battle through the campaign. Here is the title-winning squad’s end of year report…

When a mission goes wrong, spy Ethan Hunt finds himself out on a limb and under suspicion.

The CEO of Silverstone, the home of the British Grand Prix, Stuart Pringle, is set to be appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the King's New Year Honours list for his services to motorsport.
Pringle was appointed CEO of the Silverstone Circuit in 2017 after serving as Club Secretary for the British Racing Drivers' Club (BRDC), which operates the track, since 2006 ...Keep reading

Denny Hamlin's father, Dennis Hamlin, has died after injuries sustained in a house fire in Stanley, North Carolina, on Sunday. Hamlin's mother, Mary Lou, 69, is currently being treated at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Burn Center and is listed in critical condition.
The fire's cause is still under investigation. Still reeling from a tragic December 18th plane crash that claimed the life ...Keep reading

Arrow McLaren Team Principal Tony Kanaan still believes in Nolan Siegel, but results need to follow potential if there are hopes of continuing together beyond 2026.
The upcoming season in the IndyCar Series marks the final of a current multi-year deal for Siegel with Arrow McLaren. 
“It is a contract year, but there shouldn't be more pressure because it’s a contract year,” Kanaan told ...Keep reading

Fernando Alonso has taken delivery of an Aston Martin DBX S as he adds yet another high-performance car from the British marque to his collection. 
The two-time Formula 1 champion took delivery of the £210,000+ performance SUV in Monaco and was pictured posing alongside it outside Aston Martin's Monaco dealership. Receiving the car just days before Christmas, this is a present the majority of ...Keep reading

Ferrari Formula 1 team boss Fred Vasseur is expecting to see rapid in-season development as squads get to grips with the new regulations and doesn't believe the pecking order will remain static after the opening race in Melbourne.
The 2026 regulations change, encompassing new power units, energy deployment and aerodynamics, is one of the biggest rule resets in F1 history, and presents Ferrari ...Keep reading

Esteban Ocon has published a social post featuring his new customised Mansory Lamborghini Revuelto. Posting a photo of him standing beside his new V12 hypercar, Ocon kept the caption short: "First drive," it read. 
The car wears a predominantly black paint job with red accents, a contrast that the customisation company has often leant into in its recognisable builds. 
Mansory, the ...Keep reading

Gabriel Bortoleto may have been the reigning Formula 2 champion, but by making his Formula 1 debut for the struggling Sauber squad the Brazilian's rookie season looked set to go unnoticed.
The first Brazilian on the grid in eight years, Bortoleto suffered a humbling debut experience in Melbourne, spinning out in difficult circumstances. But the former McLaren junior rebounded admirably, even if ...Keep reading

Lando Norris joked that it is all downhill from here after clinching his first Formula 1 drivers' championship title in 2025.
The fight for the championship went down to the wire at the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. A third-place finish was enough for Norris to win the championship with two points over Red Bull's Max Verstappen, who finished second in the standings, while Oscar Piastri ...Keep reading

Mercedes-AMG is working on a new GT3 car for customer and factory-supported racing. It will become the first major product to emerge from the Affalterbach Racing division, which was set up midway through 2024 as Mercedes brought an end to its long-standing relationship with HWA.
The unnamed GT3 challenger is expected to be based on the Concept AMG GT Track Sport, a new sportscar that will join ...Keep reading

Former Haas Formula 1 team principal Guenther Steiner chose Ollie Bearman as his 2025 rookie of the year.
The British driver finished his rookie season with Steiner's former team 13th in the drivers' standings with 41 points, ahead of his experienced team-mate Esteban Ocon in 15th with 38 points. While he started the season making some mistakes, he celebrated a fourth-place finish at the ...Keep reading

The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Los Angeles division reports that drug baron Ryan James Wedding’s impressive collection of racing motorcycles has been seized.
One of the FBI’s ‘top 10 fugitives’, Wedding is a motorcycle enthusiast, with his $40m collection featuring Ducatis that were ridden by Valentino Rossi, Jorge Lorenzo, Andrea Dovisioso, Loris Capirossi and Andrea Iannone ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen has been voted driver of the year for the fifth time in a row by his peers in our exclusive poll.

With McLaren runaway winners of this season’s Teams’ Championship, Mercedes will take some satisfaction from being next best – the Silver Arrows’ runner-up spot was an improvement on 2024’s fourth place, even if they were 364 points behind the champions. However, with 2025 marking the start of their post-Lewis Hamilton era, there is much to be positive about ahead of the arrival of 2026’s new regulations. Here is Mercedes’ end of year report…

Oscar Piastri believes that the dynamics between himself and team mate Lando Norris will remain unchanged following Norris’ World Championship victory, with the Australian suggesting that the win does not mean that his fellow McLaren driver has “become Superman”.

Relive the standout off-track moments from the 2025 F1 ACADEMY season, from brand new partnerships and grassroots initiatives to breakthrough wild card drivers and plenty of behind-the-scenes stories.

The 2025 Formula 1 season did not bring a new world title for Red Bull, but will nonetheless be remembered for Max Verstappen’s remarkable comeback.
The Dutchman said in Abu Dhabi that he felt even better than he had 12 months earlier. This may sound surprising, given he was world champion back then, but at the time he already sensed things going wrong within Red Bull – a trend that ...Keep reading