Every special F1 livery at 2025 Vegas Grand Prix Once again, F1's Las Vegas Grand Prix is set to feature a number of bespoke liveries. Below you'll find a list of all the special liveries so far, which will be updated as more are revealed. WilliamsWilliams became the first team to unveil a special Vegas livery when it revealed a special black livery with rainbow accents on Monday, celebrating title partner Atlassian and its AI solutions partner ... Read more:

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Every special F1 livery at 2025 Vegas Grand Prix

Once again F1's Las Vegas Grand Prix is set to feature a number of bespoke liveries

Hill and Herbert on Ferrari's 'ill-advised' Hamilton/Leclerc criticism Ferrari telling its own drivers to "focus on driving and talk less" is "very harsh" and "ill-advised" according to 1996 Formula 1 world champion Damon Hill and three-time race winner Johnny Herbert.In the latest episode of their new F1 podcast Stay On Track, produced by The Race, the pair discuss the current turmoil at Ferrari, which has led to the unusual situation of the company chairman publicl... Read more:

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Ferrari's driver criticism - Hill and Herbert's strong verdict

Ferrari choosing to call out drivers Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc was an "ill-advised" move - as Damon Hill and Johnny Herbert discuss on the...

F1 introduces Qatar-only rule change Maximum stint lengths will be imposed at Formula 1’s Qatar Grand Prix, which will force teams to make at least two pitstops.As previously reported by The Race, tyre supplier Pirelli was in conversations with teams and the FIA about effectively making the race a mandatory two-stop on safety grounds.After an 18-lap maximum stint was imposed in 2023, last year’s Qatar GP was opened up and became a on... Read more:

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Teams forced to make two pitstops in 2025 Qatar GP

Maximum stint lengths will be imposed at Formula 1’s Qatar Grand Prix, which will force teams to make at least two pitstops

Ella Hakkinen joins expanded McLaren female driver programme McLaren will run two cars in F1 Academy next season in an expansion of its female driver development commitment that also includes signing Ella Hakkinen, the daughter of two-time Formula 1 world champion Mika.Existing F1A driver Ella Lloyd will be joined by new McLaren driver development programme member Ella Stevens in the F1 support series next year.Stevens, runner-up in the British KZ2 Karting ... Read more:

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Ella Hakkinen joins expanded McLaren female driver programme

McLaren will run two cars in F1 Academy next season in an expansion of its female driver development commitment that also includes signing Ella Hak...

What's making F1 designers most nervous about 2026 Formula 1's major rules shake up continues to intrigue as nobody can be sure what the 2026 cars will really be like when they hit the track for the first time.But this same uncertainty that's so fascinating for us on the outside leaves those designing the cars with quite different feelings.While clean-sheet regulations such as the impending chassis and engine overhaul open opportunities for a shak... Read more:

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What's making F1 designers most nervous about 2026

Will there be another curveball equivalent to the early-2022 porpoising when the 2026 F1 cars first hit the track?

Is Antonelli finally becoming the F1 driver Mercedes promised? Until the Brazilian Grand Prix, Kimi Antonelli's 2025 Formula 1 season had been overshadowed by the headline-grabbing performances of his rival rookies.At Interlagos, Antonelli finally produced his own 'halo' weekend, one that stands alongside Isack Hadjar's Zandvoort podium, Ollie Bearman's battling fourth place at Mexico City and Gabriel Bortoleto's eye-catching top-six finish at the Hungaroring... Read more:

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Is Antonelli finally becoming the F1 driver Mercedes promised?

Kimi Antonelli was the most-hyped of the 2025 F1 rookies yet arguably the least impressive for much of the season. But that Interlagos 'halo' weeke...

Behind the scenes at sport's most advanced broadcast HQ On the outskirts of an unassuming town in the leafy London Borough of Bromley gently hums the world's most advanced sports broadcasting facilities.Once home to a Royal Air Force airfield and fighter station, Biggin Hill now plays host to Formula 1's Media & Technology Centre (M&TC), where the escapades of a different breed of pilots are processed into the broadcast video feed for over 820 million ... Read more:

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Behind the scenes at sport's most advanced broadcast HQ

F1's Media & Technology Centre broadcast nerve-centre is every bit as impressive as what happens in its paddocks. We took a look behind the scenes

Gary Anderson: Two-stops won't fix F1 overtaking woes - but this might Mandatory two-stop races are the latest idea being discussed by the FIA, Formula 1 and the teams to make races more exciting and increase overtaking. But there are far better ways to achieve this.When the DRS was introduced in 2011 to help overtaking, I was convinced that we would end up in this situation. Yes, the aerodynamic characteristics of the cars play a big part in this, but, if you have a... Read more:

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Gary Anderson: Two-stops won't fix F1 overtaking woes - but this might

Forcing teams into two-stop strategies is the latest idea being discussed to make F1 races more exciting and increase overtaking. But there are far...

FIA officially announces Ben Sulayem as only presidential candidate The FIA has officially declared incumbent Mohammed Ben Sulayem as the only candidate eligible to stand in December's presidential vote, with a court ruling on the election process expected at the start of next month.Rival candidate Laura Villars won a hearing at the Judicial Court of Paris earlier this week to have her complaints about the process heard.She feels that rules that have resulted in n... Read more:

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FIA announces Ben Sulayem is only presidential candidate

The FIA has officially declared incumbent Mohammed Ben Sulayem as the only candidate eligible to stand in December's presidential vote

New F1 livery rules to be introduced for 2026 The FIA has moved to combat the much-criticised use of large sections of exposed carbon fibre bodywork on Formula 1 liveries for 2026.Friday’s F1 Commission meeting included the new rule, mandating “a minimum of 55% of surface area (when viewed from the side and above) must be covered by painted or stickered liveries as opposed to bare carbon fibre surfaces.“The objective of this measure is to inc... Read more:

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New F1 livery rules to be introduced for 2026

The FIA has moved to combat the much-criticised use of large sections of exposed carbon fibre bodywork on Formula 1 liveries for 2026

Audi's first F1 engines are finished - but the real one isn't Audi has finished the engine it will run in testing although the specification it intends to make its Formula 1 debut with will be a "distant" relative as it pushes deadlines back to maximise development.Work on the first F1 engine designed and built by Audi, which will power its Sauber-run factory team from 2026, has been ongoing since spring 2022.A complete powertrain - engine and gearbox - has ... Read more:

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Audi's first F1 engines are finished - but the real one isn't

Audi has finished the engine it will run in testing although that will be a "distant" relative to the specification it intends to make its F1 debut...

McLaren's Red Bull cost cap query to be raised at F1 Commission The debate triggered by McLaren about whether Max Verstappen's Brazilian Grand Prix engine swap should count in Red Bull's cost cap is expected to be brought up in Friday's F1 Commission meeting, with a final call potentially having ramifications for the title battle.As first reported by The Race, McLaren is seeking answers from the FIA about whether the move by Red Bull to swap Verstappen's power... Read more:

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McLaren's Red Bull cost cap query to be raised at F1 Commission

The debate triggered by McLaren about whether Max Verstappen's Brazilian GP engine swap should count in Red Bull's cost cap is expected to be broug...

Audi's finally showing what it can bring to F1 For the first time, Audi's Formula 1 presence is being felt. And with it, the German giant is starting to signal it is finally bringing together what its F1 project actually needs.Audi's glitzy Munich 'launch' event and unorthodox approach with a concept livery just two months out from revealing the real thing could seem like a futile exercise in corporate extravagance.That would lean too heavily ... Read more:

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Audi's finally showing what it can bring to F1

For the first time, Audi's Formula 1 presence is being felt. And with it, it's starting to signal it is finally bringing together what its project ...

The Ferrari F1 life Perez could've had Sergio Perez is back behind the wheel of a Ferrari Formula 1 car at Imola this week, 14 years after he drove a 2009-specification car at Fiorano.Then, he was a Ferrari Driver Academy prospect in the midst of his 2011 F1 rookie season with Sauber, but now he's a grizzled veteran preparing for his comeback with Cadillac next year using a borrowed Ferrari after his career took a very different path t... Read more:

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The Ferrari F1 life Perez could've had

Cadillac using an old Ferrari for its proper F1 track debut puts Sergio Perez back behind the wheel of a Ferrari for the first time since he chose ...

First images from Cadillac and Perez's 2023 Ferrari F1 test The Race can reveal images from Cadillac and Sergio Perez's Imola Formula 1 test using a borrowed Ferrari.As part of its preparations for the 2026 F1 season, Cadillac is conducting a two-day test with a 2023 car from its engine supplier Ferrari that is running in an all-black livery.That is essentially as part of a 'loan' of the car, with Cadillac responsible for operating it.Ferrari is allowed to... Read more:

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First images from Cadillac and Perez's 2023 Ferrari F1 test

The Race can reveal images from Cadillac and Sergio Perez's Imola F1 test using a borrowed Ferrari

Newey reveals his approach to designing 2026 Aston Martin F1 car Formula 1 design legend Adrian Newey may be well known for having produced some of his best work at his drawing board, but that is not actually his preferred way of pushing ideas forward.Instead, in a fascinating insight into the process he is going through at Aston Martin to help create its 2026 F1 challenger, Newey has revealed that he actually prefers spending time with others outside his offic... Read more:

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Newey reveals his approach to designing 2026 Aston Martin F1 car

Adrian Newey is well known for his work at the drawing board - but the F1 design legend says that's not his preferred way of generating ideas

Audi reveals new concept livery for its F1 debut in 2026 Audi has revealed a new Formula 1 concept livery teasing its first car design in 2026 at an event in Munich.The German manufacturer officially enters F1 for the first time next year, when Sauber - the team it completed its full takeover of this year - will be formally rebranded.The reveal of the Audi R26 Concept on Wednesday night comes just over two months away from its first F1 car running on-tr... Read more:

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Audi reveals new concept livery for its F1 debut in 2026

Audi has revealed a new Formula 1 concept livery teasing its first car design in 2026

Every rookie to drive in FP1 in F1 2025 Nine rookies took part in Formula 1's first practice session at the Mexican Grand Prix, with every team bar Sauber fielding a rookie. Each Formula 1 team needs to satisfy the rule of running a 'rookie' driver twice in each of its cars during a season.Rookies are defined as any driver with no more than one grand prix start to their name. So Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) Isack Hadjar (Racing Bulls) and ... Read more:

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Every rookie to drive in FP1 in F1 2025

Each Formula 1 team needs to satisfy the rule of running a ‘rookie’ driver in each of its cars during a season

The part of the season Verstappen admits he messed up Max Verstappen has described getting “mad” during the Spanish Grand Prix, resulting in a collision with Mercedes driver George Russell, as the one part of an otherwise strong 2025 Formula 1 season that he got wrong.In an exclusive interview with Viaplay Netherlands, conducted by ex-F1 driver Giedo van der Garde, Verstappen described what he effectively characterises as a red-mist moment as the onl... Read more:

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The part of the season Verstappen admits he messed up

Max Verstappen has been almost flawless in 2025 - arguably his best F1 season to date. But there is one part of the year even he admits was 'messed...

Piastri admits McLaren's Monza orders were in his mind as slump began Oscar Piastri has admitted that losing out in McLaren's controversial team orders call at the Italian Grand Prix was playing on his mind in his subsequent disastrous Azerbaijan GP weekend that really sent his 2025 Formula 1 world championship bid spiralling downwards.McLaren asked Piastri to hand second place at Monza back to Norris after they had swapped positions due to a pitstop delay for Norri... Read more:

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Piastri admits McLaren's Monza orders were in his mind as slump began

Oscar Piastri has admitted that losing out in McLaren's controversial team orders call at the Italian GP was playing on his mind in his subsequent ...