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What a night the F1 75 Live season launch proved to be, as the 75th anniversary year of Formula 1 kicked off in style. From entertainment galore, to seeing all 20 drivers lining up in their 2025 colours for the first time, the action at The O2 in London kept us gripped from start to

Lewis Hamilton was greeted with rapturous applause from the fans when he arrived on stage at London’s The O2 as a Ferrari driver on Tuesday evening. The seven-time World Champion has already been seen in Ferrari colours, taking a previous car for a spin at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya at the end of January, as

The unprecedented F1 75 Live launch event is just moments away at London’s The O2, with all 20 drivers joining the Team Principals to unveil their liveries for the eagerly anticipated 2025 season. F1 will stream the thrilling show both here and across its social media channels, with other broadcasters also set to televise the

History Racing Bulls’ place in the sport can be traced back to Minardi, who were based in Italy and competed in F1 from 1985 to 2005, when late Red Bull founder Dietrich Mateschitz acquired the team and initially called it Toro Rosso (Red Bull in Italian). Toro Rosso’s primary goal was to nurture young talent

“Exhausts, as seen from below the car, were banned after Imola 1994. We found a way on the 2000 McLaren to reintroduce exhausts blowing the diffuser by hiding it beside the gearbox and above the plank. But, of course, that loophole was then closed! “[At Red Bull], we found another way with the RB6, the

Formula 1 is a highly competitive sport where everybody is determined to win – but this doesn’t mean that the human side is forgotten, with various moments of goodwill occurring across the championship’s 75 years. In celebration of Random Acts of Kindness Day, we’ve rounded up a few of the times where the stars of

History Williams are one of the most famed names in Formula 1, with the team being the third longest-serving outfit in the sport’s history. Since the late Frank Williams launched the squad in 1978, there have been plenty of highs and lows along the way. This has seen them score nine Constructors’ Championships – the

McLaren 2025 teamwear collection Last season, McLaren won the Constructors’ Championship for the first time since 1998. As they compete for the top spot once again this year, the team’s stylish teamwear collection gives fans the chance to rep their side the right way – papaya-style, of course. With the dynamic duo of Grand Prix

Alongside Hulkenberg’s experience, Sauber can also call upon the thrilling promise of Brazilian Bortoleto. The 20-year-old has quite the list of accolades to his name already, having won the 2024 Formula 2 championship and the 2023 Formula 3 championship before that. Last season’s heroics meant he became just the fourth champion in the F2 era

McLaren racers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri are “excited” to see what next Tuesday’s unprecedented official Formula 1 season launch F1 75 Live at The O2 has in store for them. For the first time in the sport’s long and illustrious history and to celebrate the sport’s 75th anniversary year, all 10 teams and all

Italy has as rich a motor racing heritage as any nation in the world, yet hasn’t been able to celebrate a homegrown F1 world champion for over 70 years. So why such a long wait? The nation started so well when the Formula 1 World Championship was inaugurated in May 1950. Three of the first

“Well, Monza was a tragedy,” sighs Fittipaldi, as the emotions of that day return. “Jochen had always helped me in F2 and then in F1, and I was very close to him, so that time was horrible. It was a big shock to me and my family, as I was just coming into F1.” With

We are now just days away from F1 75 Live, the spectacular season launch taking place at London’s The O2 on February 18. The unprecedented event will see all 10 teams – along with their respective drivers and team principals – come together to unveil their liveries for the campaign and kick off the season

Barretto got his break when he entered the Bridgestone e-reporter competition – and earned the chance to cover a Grand Prix – while studying at university, with that debut being followed by full-time stints at BBC Sport, motorsport publication Autosport and now F1. “The idea is that I’ll try and keep the programming as up

Before the FIA issued its Tech Directive on front wing flexibility a couple of weeks ago, Williams had already gone a long way towards introducing a more aero-flexible front wing for this car, following the lead of McLaren and Mercedes last year. It has proceeded with this wing and it will be on the car

Several drivers spent phases in the lead as the 28-lap encounter developed and strategies played out – Broumand, Oracle Red Bull Sim Racing’s Frederik Rasmussen and Ronhaar at one stage going three-wide for P1. Ronhaar ultimately emerged as the victor, though, taking the chequered flag first from Broumand and the other Red Bull of Jarno

It’s time for Round 8 of the 2025 F1 Sim Racing World Championship, with the drivers gearing up to race at the Circuit of The Americas to conclude Event 2 of the season. Qualifying saw Aston Martin’s Otis Lawrence – the youngest driver on the grid – take pole position, with Thomas Ronhaar and Bari

Fernando Alonso to Red Bull In an F1 career that has spanned over 400 Grands Prix so far, Fernando Alonso has won races for the likes of Renault, McLaren and Ferrari. A leading team not on that list, however, is Red Bull – but had things turned out differently, the Spaniard could have potentially joined

“I think we both know, me and the team, that there needs to be some kind of… we’ve got to be dynamic,” he told Sky Sports, in terms of there being the freedom to move elsewhere if any opportunities arise in 2025. Several F1 teams have used substitute drivers in recent seasons, with the reasons

Round 7 of the 2025 F1 Sim Racing World Championship continues as drivers prepare to go racing around Dutch Grand Prix venue Zandvoort after their qualifying efforts. Ferrari’s Bari Broumand took pole in the earlier session, with Williams’ Ismael Fahssi second on the grid. Broumand’s Ferrari team mate Nicolas Longuet lines up in third. READ

The premise of this week’s quiz couldn’t be simpler: you simply have to correctly identify the number of each of the 20 drivers on the Formula 1 grid this year will be racing with. We’ll give you the driver, then you simply have to pick their number. To make it easier, we’ll even give you

There is just one week to go until F1 75 Live, the unprecedented season launch event taking place at London’s The O2 on February 18 – and now details have been revealed on how fans can watch the event live. For the first time ever, all 10 teams, their drivers and respective team principals will

It’s all go at Event 2 of the 2025 F1 Sim Racing World Championship, with the drivers readying themselves for Round 5 at Silverstone following an exciting qualifying session earlier today. Last year’s Drivers’ Champion Frederik Rasmussen will start on pole for Oracle Red Bull Sim Racing, with Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Team’s Daniel Bereznay P2

“It was Hockenheim in 2014,” said Antonelli in an interview for the official Mercedes team website, with his father, Marco, racing in the Porsche Supercup series that weekend. “I couldn’t get into the paddock because I was too little. “My dad decided to hide me inside a stack of tyres and wheel me through on

Formula 1 also operates a range of local and global initiatives to improve communities and build a more inclusive sport. Formula 1 is also adopting pioneering solutions to reach its Net Zero by 2030 commitments and has a long history of developing technologies that are adopted by a range of industries from healthcare to automotive.

“I guess I didn’t really come up to speed quickly enough,” De Vries told the Cool Room podcast when discussing his whirlwind F1 stint. “I think there were some situations where the coin could have easily [landed] in my favour, but it didn’t. “Ultimately, let’s say my bosses didn’t think it was good enough for

“There are a lot of great young drivers coming onto the grid, and it makes you realise you are no longer the youngster.” With three Grand Prix wins under his belt, he continued: “I am entering a new chapter in my career. I am ending my beginning and entering the mid stage. F1 ROOKIES LOWDOWN:

Emily Prazer, Chief Commercial Officer, Formula 1, said: “Gulf Air’s enduring commitment to the Bahrain Grand Prix is a testament to the power of long-term partnerships in motorsport. “Their support, spanning over two decades, has been instrumental in establishing this race as a favourite in the Formula 1 calendar, which attracts fans from all over

Formula 1 and Apple Original Films have released a brand new teaser for the upcoming F1 movie, with the clip – aired during the Super Bowl LIX Pregame Show – giving fans a thrilling glimpse of what to expect from the film. The motion picture – directed by Joseph Kosinski and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer,

With six drivers about to make their full-time F1 debuts, several new race numbers will be appearing on the grid when the 2025 season gets underway. But how did Kimi Antonelli, Ollie Bearman, Gabriel Bortoleto, Jack Doohan, Isack Hadjar and Liam Lawson select their numbers for their first full campaigns? We’ve delved into the story