2025 will be the year of the rookie in F1, with six new faces starting their first full-time seasons. It is the first time since 2010 when six rookies will start a season, although six did also race in the ’15 campaign, only five started the year. In 2025, Andrea Kimi Antonelli, Gabriel Bortoleto and
Toyota factory driver Lucas Moraes will compete in the remainder of the Dakar Rally on a knife-edge after being handed a suspended disqualification penalty by the stewards following a bizarre incident. Footage has emerged of Morares’ co-driver, Armand Monleon, being handed a mobile phone by “a totally unknown person”, as described in the stewards’ document,
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has no doubt Max Verstappen will step into fatherhood as easily as he became one of the world’s best racing drivers. Verstappen announced in early December that his partner, Kelly Piquet, was expecting their first child. The four-time F1 champion later declared himself “super-excited” about becoming a dad. Verstappen
Toto Wolff is adamant that if General Motors (GM) and its Cadillac entry can add value to F1 it is a “no brainer” for the grid to be expanded to 11 teams. The Mercedes team principal was a vocal critic of the project when in its original, Andretti-centric, guise. In step with the Austrian’s concerns,
Oscar Piastri has given McLaren the target to be stronger from the get-go this season, to ensure no rival builds an early advantage. McLaren was slow out of the blocks last year compared to Red Bull and Ferrari, who built an early points gap over the Woking-based team. Whilst the British outfit fought back and
Sergio Perez’s father has suggested the axed Red Bull driver will not “abandon” Formula 1, and that a “historic” return could be possible. Following a torrid 2024 campaign in which he scored just 48 points in the final 18 races of the year, Perez was dropped by Red Bull, despite having signed a new two-year
Racing Bulls team principal Laurent Mekies has shared the hidden impact Daniel Ricciardo had on the team before his axing. Ricciardo was dropped after the 2024 Singapore GP after poor performance, having returned to what was then AlphaTauri in mid-2023 after Nyck de Vries was released. For 2024, AlphaTauri re-branded to Visa Cash App RB,
Nico Rosberg has not ruled out the possibility that Max Verstappen retires from F1 early, as he did upon claiming the 2016 drivers’ championship. Whilst an unorthodox move, the former Williams and Mercedes driver opted to step away from at the age of 31, something he can envisage F1’s current title-holder doing. Verstappen is contracted
Antonio Felix da Costa has moved into the lead of the Formula E drivers’ championship after finishing second in the Mexico City E-Prix. The Season 6 champion has a 12-point lead over Oliver Rowland, who win at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez. Evans sits in joint-second on 25 points. Reigning world champion Pascal Wehrlein is third,
Oliver Rowland clinched victory in a thrilling Mexico City E-Prix, denying the factory Porsche team a one-two. The Nissan driver claimed the lead after a late safety car at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, courtesy of still having one-minute of attack mode to use. Antonio Felix da Costa claimed second and the lead of the championship,
Toyota has revealed it is “gradually moving” towards a full return to F1, having recently joined forces with Haas as the team’s official technical partner. That multi-year deal was announced in October, with the Japanese marque’s branding adorning the American squad’s cars from the 2024 United States Grand Prix onwards. READ MORE: Toyota hints at
Oliver Rowland bounced back from losing victory in São Paulo, to win the Formula E Mexico City E-Prix. The Nissan driver had been leading the season-opener comfortably, believe a heavy penalty for a technical infraction saw him tumble down the order. He made up for it in Mexico City, where he capitalised on a late
