Norris wins 2025 F1 title and ends Verstappen’s four-year reign as champion · RaceFans | Motorsport
Lando Norris is the 2025 Formula 1 world champion after seeing off the threat from his two rivals in the final race of the season. He clinched the title with a third place finish in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The 26-year-old has become the 35th driver to win the title since it was first awarded in 1950. Norris has…
Antonio Felix Da Costa heartbroken after Pepe Marti crashes into him at Sao Paulo: “It was going to be a dream debut with Jaguar” | Formula – E News
Antonio Felix Da Costa now drives for Jaguar. (Image credit: Instagram) Antonio Felix Da Costa was all geared up for his first race with his new team, Jaguar TCS Racing, at the Sao Paulo E-Prix on Saturday. Starting from sixth on the grid, he could have finished better than eleventh had he not been hit by Cupra Kiro rookie Pepe…
New F1 champion Lando Norris to run with number one on McLaren car in 2026 | Motorsport
Laurence EdmondsonDec 8, 2025, 03:42 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Lando Norris will run the No.1 on his car in 2026 after winning this year’s drivers’ championship at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The reigning champion has traditionally run the No.1 on their car, but a change in 2014 to allocate drivers…
Did Tsunoda try to get Norris penalised | Motorsport
The most critical moment which could have swung the outcome of yesterday’s championship-deciding race did not involve two of the title contenders. Lando Norris’s lap 23 pass on Yuki Tsunoda – the team mate of his championship rival Max Verstappen – was undoubtedly the most controversial point of the race. The stewards announced two investigations after Norris put all four…
Five things we learned in São Paulo
Feature by Katy Fairman As far as motorsport season-openers go, the 2025 Google Cloud São Paulo E-Prix was pretty special. Won by Jake Dennis and Andretti, after almost two years of no victory, the race brought strategy, drama and a huge crash for rookie Pepe Martí which thankfully he safely walked away from. São Paulo never disappoints This is the…
Norris engineer on Tsunoda’s move · RaceFans | Motorsport
Lando Norris’s race engineer left him in no doubt what he thought of Yuki Tsunoda’s move on him during the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The pair encountered each other on the 23rd lap of the race, after Norris made his first pit stop. Tsunoda was yet to pit at that point and Red Bull alerted him to the fact his…
Formula E champion Oliver Rowland is now father to a baby boy, says he feels “lucky” after Sao Paulo podium | Formula – E News
Oliver Rowland with his kids (Image credit: Instagram) Oliver Rowland made a fantastic comeback this season at the 2025 Google Cloud Sao Paulo E-Prix Round 1 after winning the Formula E World Championship last season. The Nissan driver, who welcomed a baby boy during the break, had not slowed down at all and secured the second spot on the podium…
Zak Brown ‘convinced’ Oscar Piastri will become a world champion at McLaren | Motorsport
Zak Brown is “convinced” that beaten 2025 title hopeful Oscar Piastri will not only be a world champion in the future, but he will be one with his McLaren team. McLaren adopted a policy of letting Piastri and Norris fight each other as freely as possible this year in their battle to be world drivers’ champion. Piastri led the championship…
F1 race result & points: 2025 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix | Motorsport
Max Verstappen won the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix for Red Bull. Pos. Driver 1 Max Verstappen Red Bull 2 Oscar Piastri McLaren 3 Lando Norris McLaren 4 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 5 George Russell Mercedes 6 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin 7 Esteban Ocon Haas 8 Lewis Hamilton Ferrari 9 Nico Hulkenberg Sauber 10 Lance Stroll Aston Martin 11 Gabriel Bortoleto Sauber…
Is this the start of ‘something pretty cool’ for Cassidy at Citroën?
Nick Cassidy has given Citroën Racing their first ABB Formula E podium, after a late race charge at the 2025 Google Cloud São Paulo E-Prix. After a tough qualifying session, Cassidy qualified for the race in P15, but an audacious move on lap 19 which saw the kiwi use his ATTACK MODE and overtake multiple cars down the straight, quickly…
Vote for your 2025 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix F1 Driver of the Weekend | Motorsport
Which Formula 1 driver made the most of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix weekend? It’s time to give your verdict on which driver did the best with the equipment at their disposal over the last three days. Review how each driver got on below and vote for who impressed you the most at Yas Marina. Driver performance summary Advert |…
Wehrlein takes pole in São Paulo but serves three-place penalty
Despite getting the best lap in the Final Duel for the 2025 Google Cloud São Paulo E-Prix, Pascal Wehrlein and Porsche will start today’s race – lights out at 14:00 local time – from fourth on the grid. Wehrlein was caught wheelspin as he left the pit lane, which is against the Sporting Rules for Season 12, and as a…
Norris proud he has ‘won the title my way, trying to be a good person’ · RaceFans | Motorsport
Lando Norris says his world championship triumph vindicated his approach to racing in Formula 1 and showed he did not need to be more like his rivals. The McLaren driver clinched the world championship by two points in the final race of the season. He has faced criticism in the past, notably in his defeat last year, for not being…
Dennis debriefs inherited São Paulo pole after Wehrlein receives wheelspin penalty
Porsche driver Pascal Wehrlein secured the Julius Baer Pole Position Award, and the three points that go with it, ahead of Round 1 of Season 12 in São Paulo. However, due to a three-place grid penalty handed out to the German driver for wheelspin in the pit lane, he will not start the race from the head of the field. …
In winning F1 title, Norris proves himself (and his doubters) wrong | Motorsport
Laurence EdmondsonDec 7, 2025, 05:41 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — With three corners remaining of Sunday’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Lando Norris started shaking involuntarily inside the cockpit of his McLaren. He was within a half mile of realizing his childhood dream, but he was also…
Bearman two penalty points away from automatic race ban after Stroll incident · RaceFans | Motorsport
Oliver Bearman will go into next year’s season just two penalty points away from an automatic ban following an incident with Lance Stroll in today’s race. The stewards penalised both drivers for making more than one change of direction to defend their positions. Bearman was penalised for an incident with Stroll; Stroll for his defending against Carlos Sainz Jnr. The…
DENNIS WINS STORMING SEASON-OPENER IN SÃO PAULO
Andretti Formula E’s Jake Dennis started on pole and converted to the win in the 2025 São Paulo E-Prix, though it was anything but lights-to-flag in a hectic 30-lap race. The Season 9 ABB FIA Formula E World Champion started the race from pole position and led the pack away. The Brit kept in touch with the leaders throughout as…
Verstappen hits out at suggestion his collision with Russell cost him title · RaceFans | Motorsport
Max Verstappen was unhappy to be reminded of his Spanish Grand Prix collision with George Russell after falling two points short of winning the world championship. The Red Bull driver received a 10-second time penalty for hitting the Mercedes driver’s car after being told to let Russell overtake him at the Circuit de Catalunya. It dropped him five places in…
Nick Cassidy on first podium with Citroen Racing in Sao Paulo: “To start with a podium is the best thing” | Formula – E News
Nick Cassidy finished third at Sao Paulo E-Prix (Image credit: Instagram) Nick Cassidy secured his maiden podium for his new team, Citroen Racing, at the Sao Paulo E-Prix in Brazil on Saturday. It was even more special as Cassidy started from the 15th position on the grid but finished third. After saying goodbye to Jaguar TCS Racing and finishing second…
Hamilton is Ferrari’s first new driver in 44 years to complete season without a podium · RaceFans | Motorsport
Lewis Hamilton’s first season at Ferrari came to a disappointing end in Yas Marina as he failed to finish on the podium in the grand prix again. The seven-times world champion stunned Formula 1 when he announced his move to the Scuderia for this year. His season began well as he won the sprint race in Shanghai. Bu while his…