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McLaren’s Lando Norris says he expects a team outside Formula 1’s established top four to snatch a surprise win in the 2025 season.The current rules cycle had long been dominated by Red Bull, but as the regulations matured the field tightened up significantly last year, with McLaren, Ferrari and Mercedes all grabbing race wins, and McLaren breaking Red Bull’s dominance by taking its first …Keep reading

Formula 1 and Motorsport Network have launched the 2025 Global F1 Fan Survey to hear your views on the series.The Global F1 Fan Survey is the fourth edition that F1 and Motorsport Network have collaborated on, following previous surveys in 2015, 2017, and 2021. Each of these attracted over 200,000 respondents, helping F1 gain insights into fans’ viewing habits, experiences, and favourite …Keep reading

“I don’t want to keep saying that we’re sacrificing this year for next year. But this year is definitely a time to do that.”This line pretty much sums up Alex Albon’s thinking on Williams’ upcoming campaign, highlighting the team’s laser focus on catching the right wave in 2026 when F1 introduces all-new cars.But that doesn’t mean Williams is just throwing in the towel this year …Keep reading

The new wearable-tech shirts designed to keep drivers cool in races in extreme heat will be optional for competitors in the 2025 Formula 1 season, Motorsport.com understands.The devices are being introduced as part of the FIA’s response to the events of the 2023 Qatar Grand Prix, where Logan Sargeant withdrew for Williams with heatstroke, then Alpine driver Esteban Ocon vomited in his helmet …Keep reading

Ferrari and Toyota will go to the grid for this month’s Qatar World Endurance Championship season-opener significantly lighter than 12 months ago when they both proved uncompetitive. The Ferrari 499P Le Mans Hypercar will race at a 1037kg minimum weight compared with 1075kg last year, and the Toyota GR010 HYBRID LMH 1065kg, versus 1089kg at the Losail International Circuit in 2024.For …Keep reading

Chase Briscoe, who was making his first start for Joe Gibbs Racing last weekend, earned Toyota’s first pole in the Daytona 500, going on to finish fourth. Unfortunately, their strong start to the year has now turned into a huge setback after NASCAR found illegal modifications to the rear spoiler involving a single-source supplied part. These are parts that come from a single supplier and cannot be …Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton has been left in no doubt that he has made the right decision to join Ferrari.The seven-time world champion was speaking after his first drive in Ferrari’s challenger for 2025 at a shakedown run at the team’s test track in Fiorano.Hamilton, who lit up the F1 75 livery launch in London’s O2 Arena on Tuesday evening, revealed he has tried to integrate himself into the …Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton has explained why he is so ‘invigorated’ by his move to Ferrari as he made his first UK appearance for the squad at Formula 1’s season launch event.When Hamilton was put on the spot to sum up his high-profile move to the Scuderia in one word, the seven-time world champion used “invigorating”, feeding off the energy from the 15,000 fans in the arena that gave him the biggest …Keep reading

There was a lot riding on F1’s first foray into an arena concert entertainment spectacle. Before a wheel has been turned in anger, all teams temporarily buried the hatchet and agreed to launch their liveries in unison in front of a rapidly sold out 15,000 crowd. Each team was allocated seven minutes to showcase its new livery in any way it wanted, strung together by musical acts and British …Keep reading

Marc Marquez believes he will continue to enjoy a harmonious relationship with Francesco Bagnaia after joining him at the factory Ducati team in MotoGP this year.Marquez’s move to the Italian marque alongside two-time champion Bagnaia has created the kind of all-star line-up not seen in MotoGP since Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo teamed up at Yamaha in the early-to-mid 2010s.Ducati is …Keep reading