Saturday, April 12, 2025

Formula 1 Updates

F1 team principals downplay fears over 2026 regs

ABOVE: Team principals James Vowles (Williams), Jonathan Wheatley (Stake Sauber) and Andrea Stella (McLaren) Williams team principal James Vowles says the development work done on the 2026 regulations so far...

WEEKEND WARM-UP: McLaren take on Red Bull in a scorching hot Bahrain while Ferrari run upgrades in a bid to join the party

The fourth race weekend of the 2025 season comes from a venue the teams know well, the Bahrain International Circuit. But can Max Verstappen...

Haas statement on tariffs ‘does not have any impact’ on F1 team

A statement from Haas Automation regarding a slowdown of its activities due to tariffs imposed by the Trump Administration “does not have any impact”...

TECH WEEKLY: Why a crucial Haas issue forced them to hastily modify their floor for Japan

The Haas team arrived in Japan with a hastily modified floor, but this was not a pre-planned part of the car’s development. Instead it...

Hamilton hampered by car ‘deficit’ compared to Leclerc

Lewis Hamilton says there has “been a bit of a deficit” on his car compared to teammate Charles Leclerc after finishing seventh at the...

Isack Hadjar delighted with ‘perfect race’ as Racing Bulls rookie scores his first points in Japan

Rookie driver Isack Hadjar secured his first top-10 finish of the 2025 season at the Japanese Grand Prix as he bounced back from his...

‘Only he can do it’ – Why Verstappen’s pole-winning lap at Suzuka turned heads

“Only he can do it.” High praise indeed for Max Verstappen, especially when it came from a smiling multiple world champion. Fernando Alonso did not hide...

2025 Japanese Grand Prix FP3 report and highlights: FP3: Norris leads Piastri and Russell during final Japanese GP practice session

As the times kept on tumbling – before another red flag was thrown in the closing stages owing to a trackside fire – it...

Ahead of Japan, Red Bull dominates, but in a different way

“Well, I liked the comment, the text, so I guess that speaks for itself, right? It was not a mistake.” Max Verstappen is not happy. At...

Yuki Tsunoda expected ‘a lot more trickiness’ from Red Bull’s RB21 on simulator ahead of Japanese Grand Prix

Yuki Tsunoda believes adapting to Red Bull’s RB21 for this weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix will “be very challenging” despite “expecting a lot more trickiness”...

Red Bull honors Honda in Japan; Haas features Toyota tribute

Red Bull will run a white livery to honor its power unit partnership with Honda at the final Japanese Grand Prix together, while Haas...