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Laurence EdmondsonSep 3, 2025, 11:57 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Colton Herta has been confirmed as a test driver for the new Cadillac Formula 1 team ahead of its debut season in the sport next year. The American driver was announced in his new role one week after the team named Sergio…

The final laps of the last race delivered a twist in the drivers’ championship fight. Now the teams head back to Italy for the season’s final race in Europe, where the McLaren drivers will continue their battle at the front of the field, rivals Ferrari will be keener than ever to end their win-less run. But this weekend’s event could…

Laurence EdmondsonSep 3, 2025, 06:39 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has described McLaren’s advantage over the other front-running teams in Formula 1 as humiliating after McLaren secured its 12th win of the season at Sunday’s Dutch Grand Prix. Last year, Red Bull’s Max Verstappen secured the drivers’ title…

Ferrari has revealed a special livery it will use at this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix, marking 50 years since Niki Lauda’s first world championship victory for the team. Drivers Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc will wear special race suits styled on those worn by Lauda when he won the title for the team in 1975. Their names are highlighted across…

Reigning British Formula 4 champion Deagan Fairclough described how he was astonished by his first experience of driving a Formula 1 car earlier this year. He drove a 2023-specification AMR23 at Silverstone as part of his prize for winning the Autosport BRDC young driver award. “I’m extremely lucky to have that opportunity to test drive a Formula 1 car,” Fairclough…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Two NASCAR teams, one owned by NBA Hall of Famer Michael Jordan, on Tuesday argued to a federal judge why the organizations still should be issued a preliminary injunction to be recognized as chartered organizations until their antitrust suit against the stock car racing series is finished. The 11-page filing in U.S. District Court for the Western…

Welcome to Wednesday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up. Social media and links F1, il CEO Stefano Domenicali: ‘Il GP d’Italia patrimonio del Paese e di questo sport’ (Sky – Italian) ‘Monza is on the calendar alongside cities such as Miami, Singapore and Las Vegas: we need to give the utmost commitment to this grand prix every year. It is essential…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Will Power, the consummate company man who won two IndyCar titles and the Indianapolis 500 for Roger Penske, will not return to Team Penske for an 18th season. The long-expected announcement was finally made Tuesday, two days after the season finale, and nearly a year after speculation began that Power would not be renewed when his contract…

Video from the Dutch Grand Prix weekend has revealed the moment Lewis Hamilton was caught speeding on his way to the grid before the race began. The stewards issued the Ferrari driver a five-place grid penalty for this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix due to the error. The incident occured as drivers completed their reconnaissance laps at Zandvoort before the race…

Carlos Sainz remains convinced he can become Formula 1 world champion with Williams. The Spaniard joined the British team ahead of this season after being unfortunate to lose his seat at Ferrari when the Scuderia opted to sign seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton. His debut campaign with the Grove-based team has not gone as smoothly as Sainz would have liked, with…

Andrea Kimi Antonelli’s growing desperation to get a strong result in his Mercedes was clear from his lunge at Charles Leclerc, which took the Ferrari driver out of the race. But Mercedes’ rookie driver showed he was feeling the urge to make up places early in the race as he struggled to put a move on Alexander Albon. He even…

Oscar Piastri’s ninth career victory was notable as it gives him the same number of wins as both his team mate Lando Norris and manager Mark Webber. But something made this achievement even more special: it was also Piastri’s first ‘grand slam’. The McLaren driver won from pole position, led every lap and set fastest lap. He became the 27th…

What did you think of today’s race? Share your verdict on the Dutch Grand Prix. Since 2008, RaceFans has surveyed its readers to discover which races they enjoyed the most – and least – during the season. Take part in our latest poll here. Give this race a score out of 10 based on how much you enjoyed it: 10…

Oscar Piastri won the Dutch Grand Prix for McLaren. Oscar Piastri leads the drivers championship by 34 points from Lando Norris after the Dutch Grand Prix. 2025 F1 drivers championship standings Points available over remaining rounds: 249 2025 F1 constructors championship standings Points available over remaining rounds: 432 Standings with 15 out of 24 races complete. 2025 Dutch Grand Prix…

Formula 1’s European season concludes this weekend at the fastest track on the calendar: Monza, home of the Italian Grand Prix. For the last time this year, both of its main support series will appear on the bill, as Formula 3 holds its final round. That championship has already been won by Rafael Camara. Formula 2 will return but still…

Laurence EdmondsonSep 1, 2025, 09:11 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 McLaren has traced the race-ending reliability issue on Lando Norris‘ car at the Dutch Grand Prix to a problem on the chassis side rather than a failure of the car’s Mercedes engine. Norris retired seven laps from the finish at Zandvoort when…

Several drivers produced stand-out performances at Zandvoort but one clearly rose above the rest. Here’s RaceFans’ driver ratings for the Dutch Grand Prix weekend. Lando Norris Qualified: 2nd (1 place behind team mate, +0.012s)Grid: 2nd (1 place behind team mate)Start: -1 placeStrategy: Two-stop (M-H-H)Finished: 18th (17 places behind team mate) ▶ Fastest throughout practice but missed pole position by a…

Having already been teased, the news has broken that Formula E star, Nick Cassidy, will be joining Peugeot in 2026 to compete in the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC). The move was teased at the start of August with a mock Instagram direct message about Cassidy’s availability this September to race in the Lone Star Le Mans race at Circuit…

Laurence EdmondsonSep 1, 2025, 06:36 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff has defended Kimi Antonelli‘s nightmare Dutch Grand Prix weekend, saying highs and lows are to be expected in a teenager’s rookie season. Antonelli’s race came to an end on Sunday when he crashed into the Ferrari of…