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Get to know F1's six rookies of the 2025 season

After a rookie-free season, the F1 paddock welcomes a fresh group of young talent, ready to prove themselves worthy of a seat.

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McLaren explains the development discipline behind its F1 world title

Avoiding the pitfalls of Formula 1's ground-effect machinery helped McLaren cap a staggering 18-month development curve in 2024 with its first F1 constructors' title for 26 years. McLaren started 2023 on the back foot, but promised a large upgrade that would revamp its first season under team principal Andrea Stella.…

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Why Bottas is not letting the “worst-case scenario” end his F1 career

Valtteri Bottas may be excited about ‘what’s next’ for him in Formula 1, but there is no hiding the disappointment about how a ‘worst-case scenario’ left him on the sidelines.

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How McLaren’s rear wing push changed the game in F1

McLaren surpassed even its own pre-season expectations in 2024, taking its first Formula 1 constructors’ championship title for 26 years.

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Binotto on Audi's F1 reality check after finding team "frozen" with no plans

When former Ferrari team boss Mattia Binotto accepted the call to head up Audi's Formula 1 operations earlier this year, he knew it was going to be a tough task.

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Autosport Top 50 of 2024: #1 Max Verstappen

“A Schrodinger’s season for Max Verstappen. Concurrently his best and not his best.” That’s how we’ve described the world champion’s campaign in our Formula 1 driver rankings. And that’s because there are two ways of looking at Verstappen’s performance over the past months.

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Hamilton’s best performances for Mercedes ranked

During Lewis Hamilton’s 12 seasons with Mercedes he racked up 84 victories in F1, but which were his best?

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Seven things we learned at the 2024 Qatar Grand Prix

Three safety cars, a veritable smorgasbord of penalties, and a series of surprise results all defined this year's trip to the Losail circuit: a featureless expanse in the Qatari desert that has inexplicably become a favourite among the drivers. The racing might have been a little stilted at the front…

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Bottas: It’s “ironic” that Sauber F1 improvement has come so late

Valtteri Bottas has hailed the effect of his Sauber team’s latest upgrades on car performance after qualifying 13th for the Qatar Grand Prix and finishing 12th in the sprint event – but acknowledged the improvement has come rather late for him.Bottas is out of an F1 race drive next year…

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What the Losail sprint race and qualifying tell us about the 2024 F1 Qatar GP

Either side of the Interlagos wildness, the other final sprint events of the 2024 Formula 1 season bear significant similarities that pile focus on Red Bull’s Max Verstappen and the Ferrari drivers. The key difference between Austin and Qatar, however, is that so far both McLaren and Mercedes have dominated…

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F1 drivers expect inside line attack changes from FIA meeting on racing guidelines

Changes to Formula 1’s racing guidelines covering driver attacking moves on inside lines are expected following a lengthy meeting with the drivers ahead of the Qatar Grand Prix.

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F1 drivers expect changes from “productive” FIA meeting on racing guidelines

Changes to Formula 1’s racing guidelines covering attacking moves on inside lines are expected following a lengthy meeting with the drivers ahead of the Qatar Grand Prix.

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How Ferrari has disrupted F1's McLaren vs Red Bull battle

Amid all the attention on the fight between McLaren and Red Bull, Ferrari has quietly snuck into the 2024 Formula 1 title fight. How did the Scuderia make it a three-horse race? And can it pull it off?

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Sauber last scored a year ago – how will Audi stop that poor form?

Sauber last scored Formula 1 championship points exactly a year and a day ago when, as Alfa Romeo, it bagged a double top-10 finish at the Qatar Grand Prix.

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When can Verstappen or Norris clinch the 2024 F1 world title?

Max Verstappen started 2024 with seven victories in 10 grands prix, so it looked as though the Red Bull driver would cruise towards another championship.

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The blessing and curse in Bearman’s second 2024 substitute appearance

One-time Formula 1 team-mates Ollie Bearman and Charles Leclerc share much common ground – beyond their shared experience racing Ferrari’s SF-24 around Jeddah’s high-speed city track blast.

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Bearman replaces banned Magnussen at Haas for Azerbaijan GP

Oliver Bearman will get another chance to impress in a Formula 1 race after being called up by Haas as a replacement for Kevin Magnussen at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

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Audi admits it “cannot accept” Sauber’s current F1 performances

Audi’s Formula 1 chief operating and chief technical officer Mattia Binotto admits that the current Sauber squad’s performances are something it “cannot accept”.

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F1 Italian Grand Prix – Start time, starting grid, how to watch, & more

Norris scored back-to-back F1 pole positions for the first time in his career at Monza, continuing his recent strong form in winning the Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort.

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Mercedes set to hand Antonelli FP1 rookie outing at F1 Italian GP

Andrea Kimi Antonelli is set to be handed his first FP1 outing with Mercedes at the Italian Grand Prix to ramp up preparations for his potential promotion to its Formula 1 line-up from 2025. The Italian, who turns 18 on Sunday, is strongly tipped to be named as replacement for Ferrari-bound…

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Bottas exclusive: "I've been like a robot in the past...but I'm glad I've come out of it"

Valtteri Bottas is relaxed about his Formula 1 future. With not knowing yet if he will remain on the grid for 2025, and seeing seats at rival teams dry up, Bottas could be forgiven for feeling anxious. But as he points out when we chat at the British Grand Prix,…

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F1 young drivers to have driven in FP1 during the 2024 season

Formula 1 teams are mandated to run a rookie in two FP1 sessions during the season, with many having already done so in 2024.

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Moving under braking in F1 explained: FIA rules and how they’re enforced

More stringent regulations surrounding moving under braking were introduced to Formula 1 in 2016 following drivers’ concerns around Max Verstappen’s defensive moves. Many drivers had complained to F1’s race director Charlie Whiting that Verstappen’s actions were extremely dangerous as he battled several rivals on track. Whiting had previously reassured the…

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Why Hamilton wasn't offered Russell's one-stop option in Belgian GP

While George Russell's underweight car handed victory in the Belgian Grand Prix to Lewis Hamilton, it should take nothing away from the brilliance of his strategy and driving.

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The top 10 reasons to attend the Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort

Attending an F1 race weekend has become a must in recent years amid the championship’s popularity boom - and the Dutch GP is no different.

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