Formula 1

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Formula 1 bosses have agreed in principle to a mechanism that would allow engine manufacturers facing a performance shortfall under next year's new rules to catch up.

After an F1 driver gets out of their car post-race, they’re weighed by the FIA and handed a slip of paper. Here’s what happens to it.

The F1 Academy’s Netflix show is set to be launched internationally on 28 May

Carlos Sainz has revealed he was "a bit nervous" that he would be "exposed" when Williams instructed him to help Alex Albon in F1's Saudi Arabian GP.

Lando Norris has insisted that he believes he remains the best driver in F1 "at the minute", despite losing the points lead to McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri.

Leading rally team boss Malcolm Wilson has been nominated as the new deputy president for sport at motorsport's governing body the FIA.

Aston Martin has held crisis talks over a dismal start to the 2025 F1 season as Fernando Alonso fears he’ll be unable to score points this year.

Lewis Hamilton is a "very hard watch" in a particular area of his F1-mandated duties at the moment, according to Martin Brundle.

Charles Leclerc has warned the F1 season could slip from beyond his and Ferrari's grasp without answers to the team's issues - and soon.

Red Bull has officially ruled out protesting the penalty issued to Max Verstappen at the Formula 1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

Carlos Sainz has explained his nerves while exercising a old DRS trick for Williams in the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

After a Suzuka-Sakhir-Jeddah triple-header, F1 heads to Miami for a now-unusual standalone grand prix. This is the new normal in the world championship, so let’s look at how we got here

Max Verstappen caught the ire of F1TV's Jolyon Palmer on air during the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix for wheel-to-wheel racing branded "not fair" by the 34-year-old.

It has been an impressive start to Kimi Antonelli's rookie F1 season, although he has already identified much-needed areas of improvement.

Pierre Gasly and Yuki Tsunoda had differing but amicable takes on their Lap 1 crash in the F1 Saudi Arabian GP.

McLaren boss Andrea Stella has insisted Red Bull should have told Max Verstappen to cede the lead to avoid being penalised in F1's Saudi Arabian GP.

Piastri leads the F1 world championship in just his third season in the series. Webber is taking every lesson he learned that didn't get him that title to hopefully see the young Australian through to his own

Gabriel Bortoleto nearly crashed into his manager, Fernando Alonso in the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

Jack Doohan endured a difficult evening at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit but remains safe at Alpine at least until the summer.

Red Bull’s racing advisor reacts to the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, also analyzing Red Bull’s strengths and weaknesses compared to McLaren and evaluating Yuki Tsunoda’s progress in the main team

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff is far from impressed with a rumoured F1 rule change set to be discussed at the F1 Commission.

The Red Bull boss has defended his driver after a Saudi Arabian Grand Prix penalty.

Andrea Stella argued Lewis Hamilton was instrumental in preventing Lando Norris from snatching a podium away from Ferrari at the F1 Saudi Arabian GP.

Max Verstappen might count himself lucky to have finished second in Saudi Arabia, following a fascinating stewards' report on his penalty.

Although there's been a pause on the global tariffs announced by the USA, F1 will not be alone in holding its collective breath as to what happens next – Williams boss Vowles believes his team is doing all it can to minimise any damage

Oscar Piastri has insisted that his mindset won't change despite capturing the lead in the Drivers' Championship with his win in F1's Saudi Arabian GP.

Lawson is now up to speed after three grands prix back at Racing Bulls, says the New Zealander and his French team-mate

McLaren duo caught out by unexpected Red Bull pace that could pose a threat to their title challenge

Mercedes failed to continue its positive start to the 2025 F1 season leaving the team bewildered after Jeddah

Zak Brown feels it “would have been better for everyone” if Max Verstappen had ceded the lead to Oscar Piastri after going off-track at first corner

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The Red Bull advisor said he was struggling to understand the “inconsistency in stewarding” after the Dutchman was slapped with a penalty

Once practice and qualifying were completed, every car had lapped the Jeddah Corniche Circuit faster than its predecessor had managed with a single exception: the AMR25s of Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll

Yuki Tsunoda has accepted complete blame over the crash that spelt an abrupt end to his run in the second practice session at F1's Saudi Arabian GP.

Aston Martin has appeared to shut down Max Verstappen moving to the F1 team in 2026 amid a report that it is preparing a £226 million proposal to lure him.

Hamilton caused a lot of excitement when he won the Shanghai sprint race on the second weekend of the 2025 F1 season, but he has since struggled and is seventh in the championship

Red Bull boss Christian Horner has repudiated claims that the dialogue between the F1 team's top brass post-race in Bahrain should be described as a "crisis".

Williams has enjoyed a strong start to 2025 despite much of its infrastructure being more out-of-date than F1 rivals

The Red Bull future of four-time world champion Max Verstappen has once again been called into question, but Williams team principal James Vowles has warned former squad Mercedes off the Dutchman

McLaren racer Oscar Piastri has a signature laid-back style that's almost unchanged whether he’s winning a race or retiring, but he says things can be very different under the helmet

Fernando Alonso denied that his position at Aston Martin was under threat as rumours swirl of a high-value offer to poach Max Verstappen from Red Bull

After Marko expressed concern that Verstappen might leave Red Bull, the Dutchman plays it down: "We care about the team"

The Jeddah circuit’s flowing nature plays to the Alpine car’s strengths, but its high-speed sections could expose the team’s power unit issues

Carlos Sainz has revealed that there is a "small balance problem" with the 2025 Williams F1 car that will be hard to address amid the team's attention on 2026.

Aston Martin may be struggling in F1 2025, but its key asset Adrian Newey will nonetheless keep focusing on the new regulations

The Red Bull driver says his team's car handling problems go deeper than correlation issues with its outdated wind tunnel

While the fight between Mercedes, Ferrari and Red Bull is close, it could take a technical rule clampdown in Barcelona to clip McLaren’s wings

Key F1 stakeholders and team bosses have a shared desire to shelve plans to reintroduce V10 engines for the time being to focus on making a success of the 2026 regulations, but is that the right call to make?

As F1 teams grumble at each other regarding flexi-wings, the sport's CEO Stefano Domenicali thinks the squabbles are minor compared to previous eras.

McLaren boss Andrea Stella has insisted the team’s impressive tyre management in races hasn’t produced an expected counter-trait with its 2025 F1 challenger.

Speaking exclusively to Motorsport.com, Cadillac's Graeme Lowdon provides the latest update on his Formula 1 team's 2026 debut

F1 CEO says guarantees are needed before moving forward with potential African race

Alpine established a new leadership team last year as it looked to escape a slump in form. Team principal Oliver Oakes spoke to RacingNews365 about his relationship with Flavio Briatore as the two work to lead the squad to new strengths.

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff thinks F1 ought to “push the pause button” on talk of reintroducing V10 engines to the sport.

Formula 1 reaffirmed its commitment to hybrid power for the 2026 engine regulations after talks of a return to V10 engines swept the paddock

McLaren has admitted the team might have to change its approach to introducing upgrades to avoid disadvantaging either driver's F1 championship chances.

The retired F1 world champion praises the young McLaren team driver's openness and honesty over his Formula 1 blip after a tough weekend in Bahrain

Yuki Tsunoda has outlined the key differences between his Red Bull and the Racing Bulls machinery he has driven this year after a sample of two in each. His revelation is quite striking.

F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali has admitted that the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix held at Imola could be dropped from the calendar in the near future.

Red Bull boss Christian Horner has conceded it will "take a little more time" to introduce the changes that can solve the problems with the team's 2025 F1 car.

In an exclusive interview, Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali voices his opinion on the recent power unit discussions

F1 chief Stefano Domenicali sits down to discuss the latest on the future of the power units in the series, technical controversies and the latest developments in the calendar in a wide-ranging interview

Two races on from Liam Lawson’s return to Racing Bulls and it hasn’t been the confidence-inspiring homecoming hoped to revitalise the New Zealander. Here’s what is going wrong and what Lawson needs in Saudi Arabia

George Russell has shut down any suggestion he is unhappy about not being factored into conversations about the F1 drivers' title key players.

George Russell has denied that he is in contention to win the F1 title in 2025, despite the Bahrain GP validating the progress that Mercedes has made.

McLaren's Andrea Stella has issued a fierce defence of Lando Norris after his Bahrain Grand Prix troubles.

Pierre Gasly hailed the massive improvement Alpine has made in 12 months to put him in a position to battle Max Verstappen at the F1 Bahrain GP.

Carlos Sainz has voiced his worry about the direction F1 is headed in with its impending regulations overhaul for the 2026 season.

Andrea Kimi Antonelli has quizzed a "pretty confusing" strategy by his Mercedes team at the Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix.

McLaren has been the face of the flexi-wing debate in F1, but RacingNews365 technical expert Paolo Filisetti breaks down how one of its fiercest rivals laid the groundwork for the constructors' champions.

Red Bull boss Christian Horner divulged upon the technical glitches that triggered pit-stop drama for his team during the F1 Bahrain GP.

Lewis Hamilton was at a low ebb following qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix but turned himself around.

Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko has revealed that the team harbours genuine “concern” that Max Verstappen could leave unless its current performance improves in F1.

Oscar Piastri's excellent form has given rise to his being touted the 2025 season's favourite for the F1 title — not Lando Norris.

McLaren boss Andrea Stella has dampened claims regarding the extent of the team’s advantage in F1 as he insisted the “gap is nothing that makes us sleep quietly”.