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Everything Mercedes’ past F1 failures taught it ahead of 2026 reset

Motorsport.com (F1)11/17/2025

Whenever the rules change in Formula 1, the competitive order also faces disruption. Inevitably, one or two teams land nearer the right balance of compromises, or find clever solutions others have missed. Given the scope of the changes coming next season, nerves are jangling up and down the grid: the combination of new engines and chassis has added to the level of difficulty. In the previous ...Keep reading

Why Pirelli's downforce simulations don’t tell the full story of F1’s 2026 pecking order

Motorsport.com (F1)11/17/2025

With three race weekends to go under the current regulations, the focus of Formula 1 teams has long since shifted to 2026. The performance of all power units remains a major question mark, and the same applies to the chassis side. Although the initial response from technical directors – just as in 2022 – was that the rules were quite restrictive, Adrian Newey has said that upon closer ...Keep reading

Zak Brown blames "Drive to Survive" fame for changing Christian Horner

Motorsport.com (F1)11/17/2025

McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown claimed that Netflix's Drive to Survive changed former Red Bull team principal and CEO Christian Horner.  Brown and Horner have famously butted heads, which was often captured on the hit docuseries, but their relationship hasn't always been that way.  "I’ve known Christian for 30-plus years. We used to get on," Brown told The Telegraph. "His results are ...Keep reading

McLaren Racing announces F1 Academy expansion and signing of Ella Häkkinen

Motorsport.com (F1)11/17/2025

McLaren Racing has announced an expansion in its Driver Development Programme with two new recruits and a second car in F1 Academy. The Woking outfit currently fields one car in the all-female racing series, driven by Ella Lloyd. The 20-year-old will be joined by Ella Stevens in 2026 in a second McLaren-backed car operated by Rodin Motorsport. In addition to Stevens, McLaren has also signed ...Keep reading

Pirelli mandates 25-lap stints for Qatar GP over tyre concerns

Motorsport.com (F1)11/17/2025

Each tyre set will be limited to a maximum of 25 laps across the Formula 1 Qatar Grand Prix weekend due to tyre wear concerns, Pirelli has announced.  Following a decision in agreement with the FIA, F1 and the teams, each tyre set has been given the distance restriction of 25 laps of the Losail International Circuit after an analysis from the 2024 event.  It means the 57-lap Qatar GP will ...Keep reading

Sergio Perez hails Cadillac for rekindling his love for F1 as he embarks on "final big project"

Motorsport.com (F1)11/17/2025

Sergio Perez has credited the Cadillac Formula 1 team for reigniting his love for the championship after a year's break. Following a 14-year stint with various teams, the Mexican driver stepped away from F1 after being replaced at Red Bull by Liam Lawson. He joined the Milton Keynes outfit in 2021 but struggled to extract the same performance out of the car as his team-mate Max ...Keep reading