Business as usual? Norris, Verstappen and Piastri weigh in on F1 title decider

Tensions may be rising ahead of Formula 1’s first three-way title fight in 15 years, but Lando Norris, Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri are keen to try and play it cool.
The FIA wisely put F1 2025’s three title protagonists in the same press conference segment, with championship leader Norris in the middle in the currently correct podium order.
Verstappen set the tone when asked how he had …Keep reading

Antonelli “started to doubt myself” during turbulent rookie F1 season

For Andrea Kimi Antonelli, coming under attack from the bottom half of the internet is just the latest unexpected challenge which has beset him during an up-and-down rookie season with Mercedes in Formula 1.
Although the Red Bull team apologised for its part in stoking the online hatred prompted by Antonelli’s trip across the kerbs late in the Qatar Grand Prix, allowing championship leader …Keep reading

McLaren hasn’t discussed F1 team orders for Abu Dhabi; Norris won’t ask for them

McLaren has not discussed any team orders ahead of Formula 1’s title crescendo at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix – and current championship leader Lando Norris says that he won’t ask for them to help his cause.
The championship is finely poised ahead of the 2025 season closer, with Norris 12 points clear of Max Verstappen and 16 points clear of team-mate Oscar Piastri; thus, McLaren has the added …Keep reading

Williams F1 junior Browning set for Super Formula test ahead of expected series switch

Williams Formula 1 junior Luke Browning will participate in next week’s post-season Super Formula test ahead of an anticipated switch to the Japanese series next year.
Browning, who currently races in Formula 2, is one of several drivers to have been confirmed for the Suzuka test on 10-12 December by promoter JRP.
Although the team the British driver will join for the test was not named in …Keep reading

The mindset Norris needs for the F1 Abu Dhabi finale

Finish third. Easier said than done. But nothing Lando Norris can’t do.
Max Verstappen is charging forward like an express train, and having him as a title challenger is scary enough. It seems as if he lives rent-free not only in the heads of the McLaren drivers, but in the minds of everyone wearing papaya colours. The fear of losing to him is not just about defeat; after such a dominant 2025 …Keep reading