Formula 1

Laurence EdmondsonFeb 6, 2025, 09:17 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions In 2025, 30% of the Formula 1 grid will be made up of rookies, with six drivers making their full season debut this year. Three of those rookies have one or more grand prix

Feb 4, 2025, 08:52 AM ET Open Extended Reactions After zero driver changes ahead of last season, the 2025 Formula 1 campaign sees half the grid reshuffle following several headline-grabbing moves. While none quite rival Ferrari’s capture of seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton, the sport welcomes some highly-rated rookies to the 20-strong roster, and many

Laurence EdmondsonFeb 5, 2025, 01:15 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions Two days of Pirelli tyre testing — featuring Lewis Hamilton, Charles Leclerc, Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri — have come to an end at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Spain. The test represented a

Laurence EdmondsonFeb 5, 2025, 05:42 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions Zhou Guanyu became the first Chinese F1 driver in 2022. Getty Former Sauber driver Zhou Guanyu has been confirmed as one of Ferrari’s reserve drivers for the 2025 season alongside Antonio Giovinazzi. The pair will

Laurence EdmondsonFeb 4, 2025, 11:22 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions Sauber’s chief technical officer Mattia Binotto at F1 testing in Abu Dhabi in December. Gongora/NurPhoto via Getty Images In preparation for its relaunch as the Audi F1 team next year, Sauber will open a base

Feb 4, 2025, 03:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions George Russell won the 2024 Las Vegas Formula 1 Grand Prix. Photo by Jeff Speer/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Las Vegas Grand Prix will start two hours earlier in the 2025 season than it has done previously in a shift likely to boost the U.S. television

Open Extended Reactions Lewis Hamilton has returned to testing duties for Ferrari in a Pirelli tyre test at Barcelona’s Circuit de Catalunya. Hamilton’s blockbuster move to Ferrari has dominated off-season headlines. Last week the seven-time world champion crashed during a private three-day test at the same circuit, while he and new teammate Charles Leclerc were

Feb 2, 2025, 06:24 AM ET Open Extended Reactions A streamlined Mercedes raced by Formula 1 greats Stirling Moss and Juan Manuel Fangio in 1955 set a record for a grand prix car on Saturday, selling at auction for €51.2 million ($53m). The sleek, silver W196 R Stromlinienwagen, one of only four complete examples in

Jan 31, 2025, 02:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Ex-racing driver Johnny Herbert will no longer serve as an FIA race steward. Joe Portlock – Formula 1/Formula Motorsport Limited via Getty Images Formula 1’s governing body was right to drop Johnny Herbert as a steward because of the former racer’s media work, according to Red Bull

Jan 31, 2025, 01:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Formula 1’s governing body is introducing new load tests to ensure bendy front and rear wings are no longer a talking point this season. The FIA said on Friday that the scope of rear wing tests on cars would be increased from the start of the