Sergio Perez believes his former team-mate Max Verstappen will still come back to win the title. Perez believes McLaren are dropping too many points between themselves. Meanwhile McLaren’s Zak Brown says that the team will never play favourites, even if that does come at the cost of losing the drivers’ title to Max Verstappen this season.
Former F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone is convinced that Lando Norris is the clear preferred driver within McLaren, and that this fact is gnawing away at Oscar Piastri.
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The FIA is considering making a two-stop strategy mandatory in Formula 1 starting next year. The idea is still in its early stages, but teams that already struggle with pit stops could come under even more pressure as a result. So why is the FIA thinking about enforcing a two-stop rule anyway, and how do the other parties feel about it? In this GPFans Special, we take a closer look.
Red Bull’s Laurent Mekies is aware that his team’s continuation of the current car development will come at the expense of next year’s challenger, but he feels it is the right direction for the team to go in.
There’s disagreement within Red Bull Racing on who to pick for next year’s second seat next to Max Verstappen, according to Last Word on Sports. Team principal Laurent Mekies and advisor Dr Helmut Marko both want a different driver at the senior team for 2026, with no final decision made as we approach the end of the year.
Former Formula 1 world champion Jenson Button has announced that he will retire from professional racing after the upcoming 8 Hours of Bahrain. Button has been very active since retiring from F1, mainly participating in endurance racing, but will hang up his helmet and gloves for good after next week.
After his dominant victory in Mexico, Lando Norris has taken the lead in the Formula 1 standings, edging out teammate Oscar Piastri by just one point. While Norris is in peak form, Piastri seems to be struggling at this crucial stage of the season. What’s going on with Piastri, and why does the world title appear to be slipping through his fingers? GPFans takes a closer look.
The FIA have explained why Max Verstappen was left unpunished during the Mexico City Grand Prix during his hard-nosed battle with Lewis Hamilton. Meanwhile George Russell has revealed that part of his new contract at Mercedes includes a clause that if he meets a certain performance-based target, it will automatically be extended into the 2027 season.
A lot of people were surprised as to why Lando Norris was getting booed following his Mexico City Grand Prix win, and an explanation has now been offered. Mexican F1 journalist Carlos Jalife from Fast Mag explained to Norris himself during the press conference that it dates back to the Italian Grand Prix, and McLaren’s team orders during that race. Speaking of explanations, the FIA have also released a statement to explain why a Virtual Safety Car was deployed in the dying embers of the Mexico City Grand Prix.
Red Bull Racing are considering delaying their final decision on who to put in their second car next season, according to Last Word on Sports, after Yuki Tsunoda has started to impress the team. Red Bull originally set a deadline for this weekend in Mexico, but might deliberate further as the Japanese driver has had an uptick in performance.
Oscar Piastri is most likely going to miss out on FP1 of the year-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Piastri still has to let a rookie driver deputise in his MCL39 for one more practice session in 2025, and by all accounts, this will be at the season finale, when the title will most likely be on the line.
Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko believes there is no more circuit in what is left of the 2025 season that will favour McLaren.
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Charles Leclerc has hit out at what he calls unfounded noise and rumours around Ferrari, noise that he admits hasn’t made it easy for the team and himself to perform. Meanwhile Alpine have released a statement following the United States Grand Prix expressing their disappointment with Franco Colapinto for not following team orders.
Red Bull Racing have been given what the FIA call a significant penalty following the United States Grand Prix as they breached the International Sporting Code. Meanwhile Carlos Sainz has been given a five-place grid penalty for this weekend’s Mexico City Grand Prix. The penalty was given for Sainz’s attempted overtake on Kimi Antonelli during Sunday’s US Grand Prix, where the two cars collided and the Spaniard had to retire from the race after.
Fred Vasseur has fully backed Lewis Hamilton to come back from his early struggles at Ferrari as the Frenchman is adamant the seven-time champion will bounce back as he continues to settle in. Meanwhile The Independent report that George Russell has become the third-highest earner on the F1 grid after Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen with his new Mercedes contract.
Mercedes have announced contract extensions for both Kimi Antonelli and George Russell, but have only stated both drivers will be at the team in 2026. The-Race.com have since reported that according to their sources, Russell’s contract is a multi-year deal, meaning it runs into 2027, which was a big point of contention during negotiations. Meanwhile Sky Italia have denied the recent rumours that Ferrari chairman John Elkann has been in contact with Christian Horner.
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Red Bull Racing, in contrast to many of its rivals, is still investing a lot of time and money into the 2025 car. The Austrian team wants to use this to gain more insight into the correlation between the wind tunnel and what actually happens on the track, and it also gives Max Verstappen a small chance at the 2025 World Championship. Which strategy has Red Bull Racing chosen, and could this potentially lead to Max Verstappen’s fifth title? In this GPFans Special, we dive into that.
According to German outlet F1 Insider, Ferrari’s trust in team principal Fred Vasseur has already deteriorated despite having extended his contract only a few months ago. With the team still waiting on its first win of the season and on the brink of dropping to fourth place in the constructors’ championship, interest in Christian Horner could also be renewed, the report states.
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According to Corriere Dello Sport, Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur had a heated exchange in Singapore with the team’s head of track engineering Matteo Togninalli. Meanwhile Alex Palou has alleged that Zak Brown blocked a move for the Spaniard to sign for Racing Bulls midway through 2023. Palou told the UK High Court that Red Bull were interested in getting Palou into their second F1 team, until a phone call from Zak Brown to Dr Helmut Marko shut everything down.
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IndyCar’s Alex Palou claims Zak Brown assured him he could get the Spaniard an F1 drive for 2023, leaving him furious when Oscar Piastri was eventually announced to team up with Lando Norris.