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Max Verstappen dismissed questions over the hostile reception he appeared to receive during Formula 1’s official pre-season launch event, saying he heard no boos from the crowd. He made the comments a day after his Red Bull team principal Christian Horner, who was audibly jeered at, said it was “disappointing” some in the crowd had booed his driver. “There was…

Formula 1 shouldn’t repeat its new pre-season launch event, some drivers believe, though others hailed it as a success. The championship broke new ground by bringing all 10 teams together to reveal their liveries for the upcoming season in a two-hour event in London which was broadcast live. Not all of the 20 drivers who participated want F1 to repeat…

Laurence EdmondsonFeb 27, 2025, 09:45 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 The experience opens March 29, 2025. Las Vegas Grand Prix The organisers of the Las Vegas Grand Prix will open a series of Formula 1-themed attraction in the circuit’s pit building from March 29 this year. The 39-acre Grand Prix Plaza, which is…

Ferrari appears to have pursued a different approach with its 2025 car than several of its rivals, says Red Bull team principal Christian Horner. He described Red Bull’s new RB21 as an extensive but subtle evolution of last year’s car, which the team struggled with at times. In the fourth year of largely unchanged technical regulations, teams’ designs are increasingly…

Lando Norris set the quickest time in the opening day of testing for the 2025 Formula 1 season. The first day of running, split into two four-hour sessions, was interrupted by over an hour due to a sudden loss of power at the track. The Bahrain International Circuit operators issued a statement saying the outage was caused by a failure…

Pictures from the first day of testing for the 2025 F1 season at the Bahrain International Circuit. Lando Norris, McLaren, Bahrain International Circuit, 2025 pre-season test avEsteban Ocon, Haas, Bahrain International Circuit, 2025 pre-season test Oscar Piastri, McLaren, Bahrain International Circuit, 2025 pre-season test Charles Leclerc, Ferrari, Bahrain International Circuit, 2025 pre-season test Lewis Hamilton, Ferrari, Bahrain International Circuit, 2025…

As I write this we’re a week away from rounds three and four of the Formula E season in Jeddah, after which we’ve a gap until we race in Miami in April, so it’s a good opportunity to talk about some matters outside what’s happening on-track in the championship. One of the innovative ways Formula E will fill that time…

F1 75 gave us an early look at the team’s liveries, but not until today did we have a chance to see every real car for the 2025 season in action on the same track. Now we have, it’s time to give our verdict on which team has produced the best-looking car this season. Which car on the 2025 Formula…

Jamie Chadwick cemented her place in IndyCar history on June 9, 2024, by becoming the first woman since Pippa Mann in 2010 to win a race in Indy NXT, the topmost rung of the IndyCar ladder series. In a recent interview with MAVTV, the British racer shared her emotions about the path-breaking victory. Chadwick, who was in her second season…

Christian Horner said perhaps the response would have been different in Holland. Mark Thompson/Getty Images BAHRAIN – Red Bull boss Christian Horner compared being booed at F1’s 2025 launch event to “launching your away strip in a home fans’ stadium.” Horner and Red Bull driver Max Verstappen were loudly jeered when introduced at London’s O2 Arena last week, where all 10…

Andrea Kimi Antonelli put Mercedes on top in the morning session of the first day of testing for the 2025 season. The 18-year-old set a best time of 1’31.428 at the Bahrain International Circuit. He was driving the team’s new W16 chassis, which turned a wheel for the first time at the track yesterday. Antonelli, who led the drivers out…

Laurence EdmondsonFeb 26, 2025, 02:17 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Formula 1’s preseason testing for the 2025 season is underway at Bahrain’s Sakhir International Circuit, with Lewis Hamilton on track for Ferrari. The three-day test is the only opportunity for teams to gather on-track data about their cars before the opening race…

Formula 1 teams have confirmed their driver line-ups for the sole, three-day test which will take place before the new season begins. The test will take place at the Bahrain International Circuit, starting tomorrow. Lewis Hamilton will start the test for his new team Ferrari tomorrow before handing over to team mate Charles Leclerc in the afternoon. Ferrari had not…

One day after revealing the first images of its new W16 chassis for 2025, Mercedes has given the real thing its first outing on track. George Russell drove the team’s latest car at the Bahrain International Circuit. All 10 F1 teams are due to begin the sole pre-season test at the track tomorrow. This article will be updated Advert |…

Laurence EdmondsonFeb 25, 2025, 05:00 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Red Bull have released images of their 2025 Formula 1 racing car, the RB21. Vladimir Rys, Oracle Red Bull Racing Red Bull has released the first images of their 2025 car that Max Verstappen will use to fight for a fifth consecutive world…

Red Bull has revealed the first images of the RB21, its new car for the 2025 Formula 1 season. The car is due to run for the first time today at the Bahrain International Circuit, where the team will conduct a filming day ahead of the start of testing tomorrow. Reigning world champion Max Verstappen and new team mate Liam…

Aston Martin’s new AMR25 has run on track for the first time ahead of the 2025 F1 season. Lance Stroll was the first of the team’s drivers to get behind the wheel of their new car at the Bahrain International Circuit today. Fernando Alonso took over in the cockpit of the AMR25 later on in the day. Aston Martin didn’t…

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The off-season ends this week as two major racing series fire back to life. The new IndyCar season will begin once again on the streets of St Petersburg in Florida. Qualifying takes place on Saturday and the race is on Sunday. The American series has moved to a different television network in its home country. Ganassi driver Alex Palou heads…