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For the first time since 2016, Formula 1 will feature 11 teams and 22 cars on the grid. Cadillac is entering the sport with Bottas and Pérez behind the wheel. But as a brand-new outfit starting completely from scratch, they face some serious challenges. In this GPFans Special, we break down why their debut might not be as smooth as it seems.
Red Bull Racing team advisor Dr Helmut Marko believes Max Verstappen can still mount a comeback in the championship. Marko thinks the RB21 is just as fast as the McLaren when it’s in the right window.
Oscar Piastri has admitted that McLaren’s team orders at the Italian Grand Prix had an impact on him in the race after. Meanwhile Max Verstappen has admitted that what happened at the 2025 Spanish Grand Prix was wrong of him to do.
Max Verstappen secured a solid third-place finish in Brazil, but it wasn’t all smooth sailing for Red Bull. The team endured a dreadful start to the weekend before eventually finding their rhythm. In this GPFans special, we take a closer look at how they managed to turn things around.
Ferrari president John Elkann has heavily criticised his F1 team’s drivers, Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton, for underperforming during the current. Elkann has urged both drivers to focus on driving and talk less in a rather surprising twist.#f1news #ferrari #lewishamilton #charlesleclerc #johnelkann
Lewis Hamilton has admitted his current situation at Ferrari is a quote “nightmare”, and one that he’s been living in for a while. Meanwhile Kimi Antonelli not only achieved his best-ever result in F1 this weekend, but he also broke a rookie record.#f1news #ferrari #lewishamilton #mercedes #kimiantonelli
Oscar Piastri was not only given a time penalty during the Sao Paulo Grand Prix for his collision with Kimi Antonelli, but the Aussie has now been punished further by the FIA. But Charles Leclerc believes Piastri’s penalty was a harsh one as the Monegasque thinks Kimi Antonelli was as much to blame for the incident as the Aussie.
Sergio Perez believes his former team-mate Max Verstappen will still come back to win the title. Perez believes McLaren are dropping too many points between themselves. Meanwhile McLaren’s Zak Brown says that the team will never play favourites, even if that does come at the cost of losing the drivers’ title to Max Verstappen this season.
Former F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone is convinced that Lando Norris is the clear preferred driver within McLaren, and that this fact is gnawing away at Oscar Piastri.#f1 #mclaren #landonorris #oscarpiastri
The FIA is considering making a two-stop strategy mandatory in Formula 1 starting next year. The idea is still in its early stages, but teams that already struggle with pit stops could come under even more pressure as a result. So why is the FIA thinking about enforcing a two-stop rule anyway, and how do the other parties feel about it? In this GPFans Special, we take a closer look.
Red Bull’s Laurent Mekies is aware that his team’s continuation of the current car development will come at the expense of next year’s challenger, but he feels it is the right direction for the team to go in.
There’s disagreement within Red Bull Racing on who to pick for next year’s second seat next to Max Verstappen, according to Last Word on Sports. Team principal Laurent Mekies and advisor Dr Helmut Marko both want a different driver at the senior team for 2026, with no final decision made as we approach the end of the year.
Former Formula 1 world champion Jenson Button has announced that he will retire from professional racing after the upcoming 8 Hours of Bahrain. Button has been very active since retiring from F1, mainly participating in endurance racing, but will hang up his helmet and gloves for good after next week.
After his dominant victory in Mexico, Lando Norris has taken the lead in the Formula 1 standings, edging out teammate Oscar Piastri by just one point. While Norris is in peak form, Piastri seems to be struggling at this crucial stage of the season. What’s going on with Piastri, and why does the world title appear to be slipping through his fingers? GPFans takes a closer look.
The FIA have explained why Max Verstappen was left unpunished during the Mexico City Grand Prix during his hard-nosed battle with Lewis Hamilton. Meanwhile George Russell has revealed that part of his new contract at Mercedes includes a clause that if he meets a certain performance-based target, it will automatically be extended into the 2027 season.
A lot of people were surprised as to why Lando Norris was getting booed following his Mexico City Grand Prix win, and an explanation has now been offered. Mexican F1 journalist Carlos Jalife from Fast Mag explained to Norris himself during the press conference that it dates back to the Italian Grand Prix, and McLaren’s team orders during that race. Speaking of explanations, the FIA have also released a statement to explain why a Virtual Safety Car was deployed in the dying embers of the Mexico City Grand Prix.
Red Bull Racing are considering delaying their final decision on who to put in their second car next season, according to Last Word on Sports, after Yuki Tsunoda has started to impress the team. Red Bull originally set a deadline for this weekend in Mexico, but might deliberate further as the Japanese driver has had an uptick in performance.
Oscar Piastri is most likely going to miss out on FP1 of the year-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Piastri still has to let a rookie driver deputise in his MCL39 for one more practice session in 2025, and by all accounts, this will be at the season finale, when the title will most likely be on the line.
Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko believes there is no more circuit in what is left of the 2025 season that will favour McLaren.#f1news #f1 #mclarenf1 #redbullracing #maxverstappen
Charles Leclerc has hit out at what he calls unfounded noise and rumours around Ferrari, noise that he admits hasn’t made it easy for the team and himself to perform. Meanwhile Alpine have released a statement following the United States Grand Prix expressing their disappointment with Franco Colapinto for not following team orders.
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