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The last Formula 1 race of the 2025 season is upon us — but who will be champion?
Lando Norris, Max Verstappen & Oscar Piastri battle it out in Abu Dhabi.
Follow all the action with our live coverage: bit.ly/3KFpaUV
Lando Norris, Max Verstappen & Oscar Piastri battle it out in Abu Dhabi.
Follow all the action with our live coverage: bit.ly/3KFpaUV
December 7, 2025 at 12:43 PM
The last Formula 1 race of the 2025 season is upon us — but who will be champion?
Lando Norris, Max Verstappen & Oscar Piastri battle it out in Abu Dhabi.
Follow all the action with our live coverage: bit.ly/3KFpaUV
Lando Norris, Max Verstappen & Oscar Piastri battle it out in Abu Dhabi.
Follow all the action with our live coverage: bit.ly/3KFpaUV
McLaren would be “crazy” not to use team orders mid-race if required to ensure that one of its drivers beats Max Verstappen to the Formula One title in Abu Dhabi, according to Zak Brown.
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December 5, 2025 at 1:07 PM
McLaren would be “crazy” not to use team orders mid-race if required to ensure that one of its drivers beats Max Verstappen to the Formula One title in Abu Dhabi, according to Zak Brown.
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The Formula One championship comes down to a three-way winner-take-all on Sunday in Abu Dhabi.
It's not the first time.
And, as @lukesmithf1.bsky.social writes, the 2025 contenders could learn a thing or two from the past about how to not throw this opportunity away.
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It's not the first time.
And, as @lukesmithf1.bsky.social writes, the 2025 contenders could learn a thing or two from the past about how to not throw this opportunity away.
🔗 bit.ly/44Ir91B
December 4, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The Formula One championship comes down to a three-way winner-take-all on Sunday in Abu Dhabi.
It's not the first time.
And, as @lukesmithf1.bsky.social writes, the 2025 contenders could learn a thing or two from the past about how to not throw this opportunity away.
🔗 bit.ly/44Ir91B
It's not the first time.
And, as @lukesmithf1.bsky.social writes, the 2025 contenders could learn a thing or two from the past about how to not throw this opportunity away.
🔗 bit.ly/44Ir91B
Ever thought about how thin human hair is?
That's about the width of the reason why Max Verstappen could win the Formula One world championship on Sunday.
Quite literally. And a plank of wood.
@nauckas.bsky.social explains what's going on ⬇️
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That's about the width of the reason why Max Verstappen could win the Formula One world championship on Sunday.
Quite literally. And a plank of wood.
@nauckas.bsky.social explains what's going on ⬇️
🔗 theathletic.com/6859369/?sou...
December 4, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Ever thought about how thin human hair is?
That's about the width of the reason why Max Verstappen could win the Formula One world championship on Sunday.
Quite literally. And a plank of wood.
@nauckas.bsky.social explains what's going on ⬇️
🔗 theathletic.com/6859369/?sou...
That's about the width of the reason why Max Verstappen could win the Formula One world championship on Sunday.
Quite literally. And a plank of wood.
@nauckas.bsky.social explains what's going on ⬇️
🔗 theathletic.com/6859369/?sou...
Lando Norris has always been his own worst critic.
But this pursuit of perfection set him up for success in his rise toward Formula One glory.
Ahead of the season finale in Abu Dhabi, the McLaren driver discusses the ups and downs of his season in an exclusive interview.
🔗 bit.ly/48K8zIR
But this pursuit of perfection set him up for success in his rise toward Formula One glory.
Ahead of the season finale in Abu Dhabi, the McLaren driver discusses the ups and downs of his season in an exclusive interview.
🔗 bit.ly/48K8zIR
December 3, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Lando Norris has always been his own worst critic.
But this pursuit of perfection set him up for success in his rise toward Formula One glory.
Ahead of the season finale in Abu Dhabi, the McLaren driver discusses the ups and downs of his season in an exclusive interview.
🔗 bit.ly/48K8zIR
But this pursuit of perfection set him up for success in his rise toward Formula One glory.
Ahead of the season finale in Abu Dhabi, the McLaren driver discusses the ups and downs of his season in an exclusive interview.
🔗 bit.ly/48K8zIR
The winner of this year's drivers' championship will be decided next week in Abu Dhabi.
November 30, 2025 at 5:35 PM
The winner of this year's drivers' championship will be decided next week in Abu Dhabi.
Max Verstappen wins the Qatar GP 🇶🇦
November 30, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Max Verstappen wins the Qatar GP 🇶🇦
It was a McLaren shootout for pole position at Formula One’s 2025 Qatar Grand Prix, and Oscar Piastri came out on top, beating Lando Norris by 0.108 seconds.
Behind, Max Verstappen and George Russell will make up the second row on the grid for Sunday’s main race.
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Behind, Max Verstappen and George Russell will make up the second row on the grid for Sunday’s main race.
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November 29, 2025 at 7:47 PM
It was a McLaren shootout for pole position at Formula One’s 2025 Qatar Grand Prix, and Oscar Piastri came out on top, beating Lando Norris by 0.108 seconds.
Behind, Max Verstappen and George Russell will make up the second row on the grid for Sunday’s main race.
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Behind, Max Verstappen and George Russell will make up the second row on the grid for Sunday’s main race.
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Job done for Oscar Piastri with minimal fuss.
He wins the sprint race in Lusail — with George Russell, Lando Norris and Max Verstappen following behind.
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He wins the sprint race in Lusail — with George Russell, Lando Norris and Max Verstappen following behind.
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November 29, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Job done for Oscar Piastri with minimal fuss.
He wins the sprint race in Lusail — with George Russell, Lando Norris and Max Verstappen following behind.
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He wins the sprint race in Lusail — with George Russell, Lando Norris and Max Verstappen following behind.
🔗 bit.ly/3KfZnme
At 24, Oscar Piastri is competing in one of the most pressure-filled spots on the F1 grid and has had to learn the hard way at times.
He spoke to @madelinecoleman.bsky.social about how he dealt with blowing his points lead and more.
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He spoke to @madelinecoleman.bsky.social about how he dealt with blowing his points lead and more.
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November 29, 2025 at 12:22 PM
At 24, Oscar Piastri is competing in one of the most pressure-filled spots on the F1 grid and has had to learn the hard way at times.
He spoke to @madelinecoleman.bsky.social about how he dealt with blowing his points lead and more.
🔗 theathletic.com/6846924/?sou...
He spoke to @madelinecoleman.bsky.social about how he dealt with blowing his points lead and more.
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Oscar Piastri will be on pole for tomorrow's sprint! 🇦🇺
November 28, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Oscar Piastri will be on pole for tomorrow's sprint! 🇦🇺
Adrian Newey will become Aston Martin’s F1 boss from 2026 as part of a management reshuffle that will see existing team principal Andy Cowell take on a new role.
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November 26, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Adrian Newey will become Aston Martin’s F1 boss from 2026 as part of a management reshuffle that will see existing team principal Andy Cowell take on a new role.
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A fifth straight title for Max Verstappen looked impossible two months ago. Now it's very much on.
McLaren's shock double disqualification in Las Vegas has opened the door just enough for the reigning F1 champion to slip through if he continues his strong run of form.
McLaren's shock double disqualification in Las Vegas has opened the door just enough for the reigning F1 champion to slip through if he continues his strong run of form.
November 23, 2025 at 7:33 PM
A fifth straight title for Max Verstappen looked impossible two months ago. Now it's very much on.
McLaren's shock double disqualification in Las Vegas has opened the door just enough for the reigning F1 champion to slip through if he continues his strong run of form.
McLaren's shock double disqualification in Las Vegas has opened the door just enough for the reigning F1 champion to slip through if he continues his strong run of form.
Ken Ozawa grew up in Las Vegas.
So when F1 tasked him to design the Grand Prix trophy, he knew it had to capture the city's dual nature: a neon metropolis rising from desert sandstone.
So when F1 tasked him to design the Grand Prix trophy, he knew it had to capture the city's dual nature: a neon metropolis rising from desert sandstone.
November 22, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Ken Ozawa grew up in Las Vegas.
So when F1 tasked him to design the Grand Prix trophy, he knew it had to capture the city's dual nature: a neon metropolis rising from desert sandstone.
So when F1 tasked him to design the Grand Prix trophy, he knew it had to capture the city's dual nature: a neon metropolis rising from desert sandstone.
In 2008, Mercedes's F1 team was sold for just £1. Today? It's worth $6 billion.
CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz is its new co-owner, in a deal that values the team higher than Liverpool FC, Barcelona, and many NFL franchises.
CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz is its new co-owner, in a deal that values the team higher than Liverpool FC, Barcelona, and many NFL franchises.
November 22, 2025 at 9:07 PM
In 2008, Mercedes's F1 team was sold for just £1. Today? It's worth $6 billion.
CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz is its new co-owner, in a deal that values the team higher than Liverpool FC, Barcelona, and many NFL franchises.
CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz is its new co-owner, in a deal that values the team higher than Liverpool FC, Barcelona, and many NFL franchises.
Former Formula 1 driver Felipe Massa has succeeded in keeping part of his £64million ($83.3m) legal claim alive, declaring it “a great day for me, for justice, and for everyone who loves Formula 1.”
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November 20, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Former Formula 1 driver Felipe Massa has succeeded in keeping part of his £64million ($83.3m) legal claim alive, declaring it “a great day for me, for justice, and for everyone who loves Formula 1.”
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It’s been nearly 4,000 days since a woman participated in a Formula One practice session.
But with no woman in F1 for over a decade, the F1 Academy series is building a pipeline to finally deliver female drivers back to the top.
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But with no woman in F1 for over a decade, the F1 Academy series is building a pipeline to finally deliver female drivers back to the top.
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November 14, 2025 at 2:01 PM
It’s been nearly 4,000 days since a woman participated in a Formula One practice session.
But with no woman in F1 for over a decade, the F1 Academy series is building a pipeline to finally deliver female drivers back to the top.
📝 @madelinecoleman.bsky.social
🔗 theathletic.com/6805715/?sou...
But with no woman in F1 for over a decade, the F1 Academy series is building a pipeline to finally deliver female drivers back to the top.
📝 @madelinecoleman.bsky.social
🔗 theathletic.com/6805715/?sou...
As the 2025 F1 season ends, DRS will be phased out of F1’s collective lexicon.
DRS, the overtaking aid that involves a slot opening in a car’s rear wing to shed drag and boost speed on straights, is not included in the new car design rules coming for the 2026 season.
DRS, the overtaking aid that involves a slot opening in a car’s rear wing to shed drag and boost speed on straights, is not included in the new car design rules coming for the 2026 season.
November 13, 2025 at 1:37 PM
As the 2025 F1 season ends, DRS will be phased out of F1’s collective lexicon.
DRS, the overtaking aid that involves a slot opening in a car’s rear wing to shed drag and boost speed on straights, is not included in the new car design rules coming for the 2026 season.
DRS, the overtaking aid that involves a slot opening in a car’s rear wing to shed drag and boost speed on straights, is not included in the new car design rules coming for the 2026 season.
Back-to-back victories for the first time since early July have ignited Lando Norris’s championship hopes.
But it was another miserable day for McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri that has truly swung the title race in Norris’s favour.
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But it was another miserable day for McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri that has truly swung the title race in Norris’s favour.
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November 9, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Back-to-back victories for the first time since early July have ignited Lando Norris’s championship hopes.
But it was another miserable day for McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri that has truly swung the title race in Norris’s favour.
🔗 theathletic.com/6791965/?sou...
But it was another miserable day for McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri that has truly swung the title race in Norris’s favour.
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Lando Norris has won the 2025 Brazilian GP 🇧🇷
November 9, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Lando Norris has won the 2025 Brazilian GP 🇧🇷
🟠 Lando Norris will be on pole for tomorrow's Brazil sprint.
November 7, 2025 at 7:17 PM
🟠 Lando Norris will be on pole for tomorrow's Brazil sprint.
After the Singapore GP last month, Carlos Sainz said there was too much focus from the TV broadcast on “famous people and girlfriends.”
Last week, F1 opened up its Media and Technology Center, to offer a glimpse of how such productions come together.
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Last week, F1 opened up its Media and Technology Center, to offer a glimpse of how such productions come together.
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November 3, 2025 at 3:49 PM
After the Singapore GP last month, Carlos Sainz said there was too much focus from the TV broadcast on “famous people and girlfriends.”
Last week, F1 opened up its Media and Technology Center, to offer a glimpse of how such productions come together.
🔗 www.nytimes.com/athletic/677...
Last week, F1 opened up its Media and Technology Center, to offer a glimpse of how such productions come together.
🔗 www.nytimes.com/athletic/677...
There will be a new team in Formula 1 next year for the first time since 2016.
But, unlike Haas, Cadillac is manufacturing its car completely in-house.
This required a leap of faith.
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But, unlike Haas, Cadillac is manufacturing its car completely in-house.
This required a leap of faith.
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October 30, 2025 at 1:13 PM
There will be a new team in Formula 1 next year for the first time since 2016.
But, unlike Haas, Cadillac is manufacturing its car completely in-house.
This required a leap of faith.
✍️ @lukesmithf1.bsky.social
🔗 theathletic.com/6760448/?sou...
But, unlike Haas, Cadillac is manufacturing its car completely in-house.
This required a leap of faith.
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🔗 theathletic.com/6760448/?sou...
Formula 1’s VIP joyrides are booming, and Circuit Of The Americas is building an Augusta-style private club for 2027.
But what about regular fans who want to experience what F1 drivers feel? COTA may have a solution for that.
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But what about regular fans who want to experience what F1 drivers feel? COTA may have a solution for that.
✍️ @lukesmithf1.bsky.social
🔗 www.nytimes.com/athletic/675...
October 28, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Formula 1’s VIP joyrides are booming, and Circuit Of The Americas is building an Augusta-style private club for 2027.
But what about regular fans who want to experience what F1 drivers feel? COTA may have a solution for that.
✍️ @lukesmithf1.bsky.social
🔗 www.nytimes.com/athletic/675...
But what about regular fans who want to experience what F1 drivers feel? COTA may have a solution for that.
✍️ @lukesmithf1.bsky.social
🔗 www.nytimes.com/athletic/675...
Everyone's been talking about Max Verstappen's comeback and Oscar Piastri's form.
Meanwhile, Lando Norris quietly closed the gap and now leads the championship for the first time since April — one point ahead of Piastri with four races left. He dominated in Mexico, winning by 30 seconds.
Meanwhile, Lando Norris quietly closed the gap and now leads the championship for the first time since April — one point ahead of Piastri with four races left. He dominated in Mexico, winning by 30 seconds.
October 27, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Everyone's been talking about Max Verstappen's comeback and Oscar Piastri's form.
Meanwhile, Lando Norris quietly closed the gap and now leads the championship for the first time since April — one point ahead of Piastri with four races left. He dominated in Mexico, winning by 30 seconds.
Meanwhile, Lando Norris quietly closed the gap and now leads the championship for the first time since April — one point ahead of Piastri with four races left. He dominated in Mexico, winning by 30 seconds.