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F1 to raise pitlane speed limit to reduce one stop races
The FIA is set to raise the pitlane speed limit at some Formula 1 races this year as part of an effort to increase the likelihood of more pitstops, The Race can reveal.The opening phase of the 2025 season has raised concerns about one-stop races becoming the norm – which limits strategic variations and goes against the preference for two-stoppers.F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali met with Pirelli’s motors...
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Why Tsunoda's private test didn't deliver what Red Bull hoped for
Yuki Tsunoda’s test in a 2023 Red Bull Formula 1 car at Silverstone last week didn’t deliver the anticipated step in understanding of the car thanks to the intervention of what he described as.“classic British weather”.After his sudden promotion to Red Bull Racing in a seat swap with Liam Lawson, Tsunoda was pitched into an F1 triple-header in Japan, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia.He admitted that “I’m ...
Russell’s frosty response to Ben Sulayem rule change hint
Grand Prix Drivers Association director George Russell says FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem’s hint of changes to conduct guidelines “doesn’t mean anything” unless it is followed through with. A new appendix to the FIA International Sporting Code was published this year, providing guidelines for stewards to penalise violations of rules relating to driver conduct, which has been predominantly cov...
Read more: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/george-russell-frosty-response-to-ben-sulayem-rule-change-hint/
Why Sainz expected Hamilton’s Ferrari struggles
No driver on the 2025 Formula 1 grid has more experience of changing teams during the past decade than Williams’s Carlos Sainz, which is why he is not surprised by Ferrari replacement Lewis Hamilton’s struggles.This is not sour grapes from the driver who made way for the seven-time world champion, or a reflection on the specific challenges of Ferrari machinery, but instead what he’s learned as he’...
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What's controversial about F1's rollout of its 'life-changing' tech
Haas driver Ollie Bearman wants Formula 1 to re-evaluate its approach to how new cooling vest tech is being regulated in the 2025 season and beyond.The cooling vests - intended to safeguard the F1 grid from the kind of conditions that made the 2023 Qatar Grand Prix infamous for the toll it took on drivers - were originally earmarked for mandatory use in 'heat-hazard' races.
Russell's verdi...
The reserve drivers for every 2025 F1 team
Ollie Bearman's starring cameos for Ferrari and Haas were proof of how valuable a good reserve driver can be to a Formula 1 team.So which drivers are ready and waiting on the sidelines for each F1 team in 2025? Here's the full list of the reserve drivers we know so far for each team in 2024 championship order. McLaren - Pato O'Ward McLaren's IndyCar star Pato O'Ward will continue to serve as its F...
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Verstappen absent from Miami GP Thursday with first child due
Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen is not attending media day at the Miami Grand Prix as he is expecting the birth of his first child.The Red Bull driver is not in Miami on Thursday as his partner Kelly Piquet is due to give birth.
However, Verstappen is expected to be at the track in time for practice on Friday and to contest the full Miami weekend.Miami is an F1 sprint event so Friday fe...
Get 75% off The Race Members' Club to celebrate F1's 75th anniversary!
As Formula 1 celebrates its 75th anniversary this month, you can get 75% off your first month in The Race Members' Club on Patreon!The Members' Club brings you even more exclusive insight from the F1 paddock, with regular bonus video and audio content from Jon Noble, Scott Mitchell-Malm, Edd Straw and Mark Hughes through every grand prix weekend.You also get a chance to ask questions for us to ans...
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Piastri at Alpine - the very different F1 life he could've been stuck in
Oscar Piastri heads into the Miami Formula 1 weekend leading the world championship with every chance of adding to his five grand prix victories. But his career would look very different had Alpine got its paperwork in order three years ago.A question from The Race Members' Club listener Clive Barker highlighted this potential alternative trajectory in a question we've answered on the latest episo...
Alpine's F1 engine partner Mecachrome gets Audi deal
Renault's long-time Formula 1 engine partner Mecachrome will remain involved in F1 in a new collaboration with the incoming Audi works team in 2026 after Alpine switches to Mercedes customer engines.The Mecachrome/Audi tie-up - which might not be Mecachrome's only new F1 deal - comes after another change to Alpine's motorsport engine arrangements with the decision to take its World Endurance Champ...
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All the Miami Grand Prix special F1 team liveries
The Miami Grand Prix has become one of those Formula 1 races where a plethora of teams produce special, one-off liveries.Some are always more special than others, and you normally have to squint quite hard at some to work out what's actually different to the usual colour scheme.Here are all the Miami liveries that have been unveiled so far.SauberSauber and title sponsor Stake have created what the...
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Mexico F1 race has new deal - but will Perez be on the grid for it?
Formula 1’s race in Mexico has a new three-year deal, but will Sergio Perez get back on the grid to be part of it?Perez’s exit from Red Bull at the end of 2024 means this year’s Mexico City event will be the first without a home driver in the race's modern era.
Losing the most successful Mexican driver in history meant a potential hit in the atmosphere, attendance and ultimately calendar securi...
Read more: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/mexico-f1-race-has-new-deal-but-will-perez-be-on-the-grid-for-it/
Ben Sulayem brings ex-Mercedes figure back to FIA as advisor
Shaila-Ann Rao has rejoined the FIA for a third stint with motorsport’s governing body after being appointed as an advisor to president Mohammed Ben Sulayem.Rao, who is dual-qualified as both an English solicitor and French lawyer, first worked for the FIA as legal director from May 2016 to the end of 2018, returning in June 2022 for a six-month stint as interim FIA secretary general for motorspor...
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Inside the tech system and AI policing Formula 1
As Formula 1’s on-track complexity has come on in leaps and bounds over recent years, the FIA followed suit in ramping up its own systems and technology to police everything.With everything now under scrutiny to the tiniest of degrees, there is no room to get things wrong nor miss vital rules transgressions where quick decisions have to be made.
Where once it may have been acceptable for stewar...
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Podcast: Why is Russell's Mercedes F1 future still uncertain?
Why is George Russell’s Formula 1 future uncertain at a point where he’s performing better than ever for Mercedes? That’s a question we tackle in the latest episode of The Race F1 Podcast.Glenn Freeman and Ben Anderson join Edd Straw to discuss Russell’s performances and the factors that mean a new deal with Mercedes isn’t yet a foregone conclusion.We look at the situation with Max Verstappen’s po...
Cut IndyCar some slack over new car - even F1's struggling
Formula 1's recent indecision and discussion over how best to form its next rules cycle hits home the size of the task facing other, smaller series such as IndyCar.F1's next ruleset will involve increased reliance on the electrical element of the hybrid unit, from 2026 until 2030.
In recent weeks, discussions have centred around switching back to a V10 or V8 during the next rules cycle, and bef...
Read more: https://www.the-race.com/indycar/cut-indycar-some-slack-over-new-car-even-f1s-struggling/
What's going so wrong with Aston Martin's 2025 F1 season
After its worst start to a Formula 1 season since 2022, Aston Martin is well aware that it needs to do something to turn around the tricky situation it finds itself in.Three years ago its lack of results was down to factors like the suite of new facilities via a huge investment from Lawrence Stroll still being under construction, key signings not yet being in place, on top of the team losing then-...
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Williams needs 'sticky plasters' for issue it cannot fix in 2025
Williams has a “series of sticky plasters” it can use to try and cover up its 2025 Formula 1 car’s main limitation but admits it cannot be completely fixed this year.The Williams cars have suffered from a balance problem in the ground-effect era the team has not mitigated as well as others, especially compared to F1’s frontrunners.
That has continued in 2025 despite Williams taking a good step ...
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When is F1's 2025 Miami Grand Prix? Qualifying, sprint and race start times
The sixth round of the 2025 Formula 1 season takes place this weekend at the Miami Grand Prix.Below you'll find all the timings you need to know for the event, including the second sprint race of the year after China. 2025 Miami Grand Prix timingsMiami is five hours behind BST. On Friday the sole practice of the weekend kicks off at 12.30pm local time (5.30pm UK time) followed by sprint qualifying...
'When not if' - McLaren expects Norris and Piastri to clash
McLaren Formula 1 boss Zak Brown expects Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri to collide at some point this season and the team has already discussed how it will handle such an eventuality.The two McLaren drivers are fighting for the world championship this year, with Piastri leading Norris by 10 points after winning the most recent race in Saudi Arabia.Although it is not completely a two-horse race tha...
Read more: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/when-not-if-mclaren-expects-norris-and-piastri-to-clash/