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The F1 team bosses have voted Max Verstappen the best driver of F1 2025.
Lewis Hamilton drops out of the top 10.
Lewis Hamilton drops out of the top 10.
December 29, 2025 at 2:41 PM
The F1 team bosses have voted Max Verstappen the best driver of F1 2025.
Lewis Hamilton drops out of the top 10.
Lewis Hamilton drops out of the top 10.
Can you name all 22 McLaren race winners from throughout Formula 1 history?
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F1 quiz: Can you name every McLaren race winner in Formula 1 history?
It's time for another F1 quiz, and this time, we are asking you to span the decades with your knowledge of McLaren and its race winners.
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December 29, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Can you name all 22 McLaren race winners from throughout Formula 1 history?
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On this day, Graham Hill won the 1962 South African GP, and secured his first World Championship.
December 29, 2025 at 12:11 PM
On this day, Graham Hill won the 1962 South African GP, and secured his first World Championship.
Ford has confirmed that the F1 2026 engine, developed alongside Red Bull, is “to plan” ahead of its debut.
December 29, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Ford has confirmed that the F1 2026 engine, developed alongside Red Bull, is “to plan” ahead of its debut.
Heinz-Harald Frentzen felt “overpaid” towards the end of his F1 career, leading to a serious loss of motivation while at Sauber.
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How 'overpaid' F1 driver lost his motivation in 'burnout' Sauber season
Heinz-Harald Frentzen believes he was "overpaid" towards the end of his time in F1, leading to a serious loss of motivation while at Sauber.
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December 29, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Heinz-Harald Frentzen felt “overpaid” towards the end of his F1 career, leading to a serious loss of motivation while at Sauber.
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Despite his title victory with Brawn GP, Jenson Button reflected on the best cars of his career and handed that title to his 2011 McLaren.
Brawn car snubbed as Jenson Button reveals his F1 best
Jenson Button claimed that there is a common misconception around the Brawn F1 car which he drove to the Drivers' Championship title.
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December 28, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Despite his title victory with Brawn GP, Jenson Button reflected on the best cars of his career and handed that title to his 2011 McLaren.
Gabriel Bortoleto said that Max Verstappen has "helped so much" throughout his career, even when it came to finer details.
Bortoleto opens up on Max Verstappen McLaren contract advice
Gabriel Bortoleto said that Max Verstappen has "helped so much" throughout his career, even when it came to his racing "contracts".
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December 28, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Gabriel Bortoleto said that Max Verstappen has "helped so much" throughout his career, even when it came to finer details.
Our writers have gathered to share what they're glad to leave behind in the F1 2025 season.
December 28, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Our writers have gathered to share what they're glad to leave behind in the F1 2025 season.
In 1963, new World Champion, Jim Clark, dominated the South African Grand Prix from pole.
It would also be the last time Formula 1 held a race in December, until the 2019 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
It would also be the last time Formula 1 held a race in December, until the 2019 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
December 28, 2025 at 12:10 PM
In 1963, new World Champion, Jim Clark, dominated the South African Grand Prix from pole.
It would also be the last time Formula 1 held a race in December, until the 2019 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
It would also be the last time Formula 1 held a race in December, until the 2019 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
The only car to win a race outside Red Bull and McLaren in 2025, take a closer look at what the Mercedes W16 had to offer.
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F1 uncovered: Revealing the inner workings of the Mercedes W16
A closer look at the Mercedes W16 driven by George Russell and Andrea Kimi Antonelli in the F1 2025 season.
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December 28, 2025 at 10:23 AM
The only car to win a race outside Red Bull and McLaren in 2025, take a closer look at what the Mercedes W16 had to offer.
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Riccardo Adami is expected to remain as Lewis Hamilton’s Ferrari race engineer for F1 2026, it has been claimed.
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Key Lewis Hamilton decision made for F1 2026 after Riccardo Adami talks - report
A decision has reportedly been made on Lewis Hamilton's Ferrari race engineer for F1 2026 amid doubts over Riccardo Adami's future.
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December 28, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Riccardo Adami is expected to remain as Lewis Hamilton’s Ferrari race engineer for F1 2026, it has been claimed.
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December 27, 2025 at 5:35 PM
December 27, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Max Verstappen was surprised to gain fans for how he was able to compete in the F1 2025 season.
December 27, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Max Verstappen was surprised to gain fans for how he was able to compete in the F1 2025 season.
It is F1 quiz time!
Can you name every driver to have raced in the F1 2006 season?
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Can you name every driver to have raced in the F1 2006 season?
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F1 quiz: Can you name every driver to have raced in the F1 2006 season?
We have another F1 quiz, along with a disturbing landmark for those of us old enough to be concerned: 2006 is about to be 20 years ago.
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December 27, 2025 at 9:05 AM
It is F1 quiz time!
Can you name every driver to have raced in the F1 2006 season?
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Can you name every driver to have raced in the F1 2006 season?
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Isack Hadjar has been entrusted with a Red Bull seat next season, a strong endorsement of the qualities he displayed in his rookie year.
The refreshing truth about the impressive Isack Hadjar
It wasn't so much that Isack Hadjar became a star of the F1 2025 season so much as how and why it happened.
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December 26, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Isack Hadjar has been entrusted with a Red Bull seat next season, a strong endorsement of the qualities he displayed in his rookie year.
McLaren was part of a world-first auction earlier this month, selling one of its 2026 cars for a huge $11.48m - before it has even run.
It becomes the sixth-most expensive Formula 1 car ever sold.
It becomes the sixth-most expensive Formula 1 car ever sold.
December 26, 2025 at 2:04 PM
McLaren was part of a world-first auction earlier this month, selling one of its 2026 cars for a huge $11.48m - before it has even run.
It becomes the sixth-most expensive Formula 1 car ever sold.
It becomes the sixth-most expensive Formula 1 car ever sold.
While not a Grand Prix winner, the Ferrari SF-25 provided lots to unpack from its technical make-up.
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F1 uncovered: A final probe into the hidden details of the Ferrari SF-25
Delving into the technical detail of 2025, with the SF-25 the last car from Ferrari before F1 embarks another big regulation change.
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December 26, 2025 at 10:45 AM
While not a Grand Prix winner, the Ferrari SF-25 provided lots to unpack from its technical make-up.
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After pushing "beyond the limit" to test himself against Lewis Hamilton, George Russell "reined it back a little" in 2025.
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How Lewis Hamilton Mercedes exit influenced George Russell's best season
George Russell believes that F1 2025 was his best season, and suggested that Lewis Hamilton inadvertently played a key role.
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December 24, 2025 at 4:08 PM
After pushing "beyond the limit" to test himself against Lewis Hamilton, George Russell "reined it back a little" in 2025.
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Max Verstappen's racing team has agreed a multi-year Mercedes GT3 partnership, it has been widely reported.
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Max Verstappen and Mercedes join forces in multi-year GT deal - report
Max Verstappen's racing team - Verstappen Racing - has put pen to paper on a multi-year Mercedes partnership, it has been widely reported.
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December 24, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Max Verstappen's racing team has agreed a multi-year Mercedes GT3 partnership, it has been widely reported.
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Max Verstappen liked the "crisp" sound which he heard from the new Red Bull-Ford engine.
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Max Verstappen reacts to hearing Red Bull-Ford engine for first time
Max Verstappen confirmed that he has heard the new Red Bull Powertrains-Ford engine fired up, ahead of F1 2026.
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December 24, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Max Verstappen liked the "crisp" sound which he heard from the new Red Bull-Ford engine.
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Andy Wilman, the former 'Top Gear' and 'The Grand Tour' executive producer, recalled accidentally creating a private bar for Michael Schumacher.
December 24, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Andy Wilman, the former 'Top Gear' and 'The Grand Tour' executive producer, recalled accidentally creating a private bar for Michael Schumacher.
Christmas Eve greetings from PlanetF1.com... 🎅🎄
December 24, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Christmas Eve greetings from PlanetF1.com... 🎅🎄
Lando Norris said he had to "dig deeper" against Oscar Piastri in F1 2025 than he did alongside Carlos Sainz or Daniel Ricciardo.
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Oscar Piastri achieved what Daniel Ricciardo and Sainz could not against Norris
Lando Norris claimed Oscar Piastri made him "dig deeper" than Daniel Ricciardo and Carlos Sainz were able to force.
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December 24, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Lando Norris said he had to "dig deeper" against Oscar Piastri in F1 2025 than he did alongside Carlos Sainz or Daniel Ricciardo.
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Toto Wolff on Mercedes' P2 in F1 2025:
December 23, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Toto Wolff on Mercedes' P2 in F1 2025: