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The price Tsunoda is still paying for his Imola F1 qualifying crash
Yuki Tsunoda will carry a disadvantage in car specification into the Monaco Grand Prix weekend as a result of his qualifying crash at Imola, as he is missing Red Bull's latest floor upgrade.Red Bull has introduced a series of developments over the past two events starting with a floor update on Max Verstappen’s car in Miami that Tsunoda did not have.
Red Bull's real 2025 F1 car seems to ha...
Gary Anderson explains top F1 teams' Monaco wing packages
The Monaco Grand Prix is a one-off on the Formula 1 calendar, even amid the proliferation of street circuits in recent years.The set-up required differs from all other tracks, as mechanically you need the car to be fairly compliant in an attempt to keep all four wheels on the track surface for as much time as possible, while you also require the car to perform at higher ride heights. Neither of th...
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Five curveballs F1 teams could face in overhauled Monaco GP
Formula 1 is trying something different at the Monaco Grand Prix as it introduces a mandatory two-stop strategy in a bid to spice up the spectacle.
Opinions on its potential impact are divided at the moment, with some suggesting it will not change much and others predicting that it will open the door to a more chaotic afternoon.Much will depend on the timing of safety cars, and even red flags, ...
Read more: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/big-concerns-facing-f1-teams-for-overhauled-monaco-gp/
F1 drivers' verdict after watching new F1 movie
The Formula 1 grid was invited to a private screening of the new F1 film on the Wednesday of the Monaco Grand Prix, before its public release at the end of June. The film won’t be watched by a more knowledgeable audience of the subject matter than the 18 current drivers who attended (Max Verstappen and Lance Stroll were absent). Many of the drivers make cameos within the film itself. So what did t...
Read more: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/f1-driver-verdict-movie-hollywood-hamilton/
Why Leclerc's dreading Monaco and what may save Ferrari
For probably the first time as a Formula 1 driver, Charles Leclerc is not relishing his home grand prix in Monaco - fearing that it will expose the worst of his 2025 car's weaknesses.Leclerc has ridden the Ferrari rollercoaster for long enough to be used to the emotional upheaval this season has brought.So far, it has been a familiar story: progress one season to the point of expecting a title cha...
Read more: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/why-charles-leclerc-is-dreading-monaco-what-may-save-ferrari/
Red Bull's real 2025 F1 car seems to have now arrived
Red Bull's turnaround from the Miami to Imola Formula 1 races was truly remarkable - Max Verstappen going from being unable to defend himself against the race pace of the McLarens in the United States to dominating and having no problems keeping them behind in Italy, while also managing the tyres very well in clean air.Across those two races, Red Bull also introduced its first notable upgrades of ...
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Newey's role at first F1 race with Aston Martin and why it matters
Adrian Newey will have a significant presence among Aston Martin's senior leadership at the Monaco Grand Prix, which is the first Formula 1 race he is attending with his new team.Newey started as Aston Martin’s managing technical partner in March, with a dual remit to help improve all technical and engineering aspects of the organisation while making the 2026 car architecture his priority in terms...
Read more: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/adrian-newey-role-first-f1-race-with-aston-martin-why-it-matters/
Every 2025 F1 car's key strength and weakness right now
The first seven races of the 2025 Formula 1 season have gone by in a flash, but taught us much about the strengths and weaknesses of all 10 cars.The Race’s team in the F1 paddock has watched the cars from trackside, analysed the data, and spoken at length to the drivers and team personnel to understand the relative performance of the cars.
And with a wide range of conditions and track character...
Read more: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/strengths-and-weaknesses-of-every-2025-f1-car/
Revealed: Five wild Red Bull theories for McLaren's tyre tricks
Tyre cooling is Formula 1's hot topic once again in the wake of Red Bull turning the tables on McLaren to help Max Verstappen win the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola.With no definitive answer on the factors that produced a big performance swing between F1 2025's top two teams compared to Miami a fortnight ago, the emergence of two FIA technical directives (one on skids and one on tyre cooling) ...
Read more: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/revealed-five-wild-red-bull-theories-for-mclarens-tyre-tricks/
What time is F1's Monaco Grand Prix? Qualifying + race start times
Formula 1 heads to Monaco for the eighth round of the 2025 season this weekend.Below you'll find all the times you need to know for practice, qualifying and the grand prix on Sunday.Monaco GP 2025 scheduleMonaco is one hour ahead of British Summer Time. The F1 track action kicks off on Friday - gone are the days when practice took place on Thursday - with first practice taking place at 1.30pm loca...
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Preview: Edd Straw answers your Imola F1 driver rankings questions
Why was Oscar Piastri ranked higher than his McLaren team-mate Lando Norris, despite Norris finishing ahead of Piastri at Imola? That question and plenty more are answered by Edd Straw for The Race Members' Club on Patreon after his driver rankings for F1's Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.Below you'll find a five-minute preview of Edd answering questions on his Imola rankings. To view the full video - a...
How this incredible gathering of F1 cars was created
Silverstone Museum has launched a new exhibition to celebrate Formula 1's 75th anniversary, so The Race headed there to see what's going to be on display and to find out more about how such a collection comes together. To celebrate F1 75, the museum, which first opened in 2019, will have a rotating range of classic and modern F1 machinery and artefacts across the special exhibition, which will run...
Read more: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/how-this-incredible-gathering-of-f1-cars-was-created/
Another Red Bull F1 driver problem is only a matter of time
The longer Red Bull must wait for its early-season driver change to pay off grandly for either of its Formula 1 teams, the more curious a predicament it faces.Neither Yuki Tsunoda nor Liam Lawson have pulled up trees since swapping seats from the Japanese Grand Prix.Tsunoda has been an improvement on what Lawson offered Red Bull in the first two grands prix, but is yet to come close to supporting ...
Read more: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/another-red-bull-f1-driver-problem-is-only-a-matter-of-time/
'Zero pace' - Mercedes needs answers after its 2025 low
Mercedes is seeking to understand why it suffered its first "disastrous" weekend of the 2025 Formula 1 season at Imola and to find a fix to a recurring limitation that just won't go away. George Russell suffered an infuriating Emilia Romagna Grand Prix in which his Mercedes was so hobbled by tyre woes he felt as if his car was broken, while team-mate Kimi Antonelli was knocked out in Q2 and had h...
Read more: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/zero-pace-mercedes-needs-answers-after-its-2025-low/
Plans for a 12th F1 team: More details revealed by Szafnauer
Otmar Szafnauer has a group of "serious people" ready to finance a 12th team in Formula 1, as well as a car manufacturer "in place that wants to join".The ex-Aston Martin and Alpine F1 team principal revealed during the recent Miami Grand Prix, at a business forum co-hosted by The Race, that he's been working on proposals for a new Formula 1 team with the aim of being first in the queue should a n...
Read more: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/otmar-szafnauer-12th-f1-team-project-details/
Leclerc echoes Verstappen’s frustration with 'f*****g joke' F1 racing rules
Charles Leclerc has backed Max Verstappen’s view that Formula 1’s new driving guidelines are stopping natural racing – after labelling the rules a “f*****g” joke at Imola. Leclerc was forced to give up track position and fifth place to Williams’ Alex Albon in the closing stages, after he found himself subject to an investigation over an incident they had at the first chicane a few laps before.Albo...
FIA intervention prompts fresh intrigue in Red Bull vs McLaren battle
Fresh intrigue about the cause of the performance swing between Red Bull and McLaren in Formula 1 has opened up with it emerging that the FIA issued two separate technical directives ahead of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.Just a fortnight on from McLaren dominating the Miami Grand Prix thanks to its better tyre management, the tables were turned at Imola on Sunday as it was Red Bull that held the ...
'Everyone thinks I had a s**t race' - The unseen Imola GP rollercoaster
After a largely unseen rollercoaster race at Imola, Ollie Bearman had evidently had one too many questions suggesting it had been a disappointing grand prix.Bearman’s race was too easily misjudged just by looking at the results sheet, beating only fellow rookie Gabriel Bortoleto and finishing second-to-last of those to make it to the end. And he disputed a suggestion afterwards that it was always ...
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Giveaway: Win signed Hamilton and Leclerc Ferrari caps!
We're giving away caps signed by Ferrari drivers Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton in an exclusive competition for The Race Members' Club on Patreon, thanks to our friends at The Monaco Inside Track.All you have to do to be eligible to win a cap signed by either Leclerc or Hamilton (we have one of each!) is be part of our Members' Club's Racers, Racers (F1-only) or Champions tiers and lodge your ...
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Edd Straw's 2025 F1 Imola Grand Prix driver rankings
Two particularly-timed mid-race interruptions - in addition to the C6 being non-viable as a race tyre - meant the finishing order in the Imola Grand Prix was hardly representative of which drivers actually put together the best weekends.So while one stellar Formula 1 weekend was rewarded with a win, some others fell apart by strategy and circumstance.How do the rankings work? The 20 drivers will b...
Read more: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/f1-2025-imola-grand-prix-driver-rankings/