Verstappen picks new race number for 2026 F1 season Having lost rights to #1, Max Verstappen has picked his race number for next year – and it won’t be #33 Autosport · Dec 18, 2025
Max Verstappen won’t switch back to #33 for 2026 F1 season Having lost rights to #1, Verstappen has picked his race number for next year – and it won’t be #33 Motorsport · Dec 18, 2025
BBC Sports Personality of the Year: why each shortlisted contender should win From Hannah Hampton to Lando Norris, our experts give their views on what each of the six nominees The Guardian - UK · Dec 18, 2025
SPOTY shortlist shows women’s sport is here to stay, says Chloe Kelly Kelly is one of three women on the six-person shortlist for the main award The Independent UK · Dec 17, 2025
F1 2026 launch dates: When do McLaren and Mercedes reveal new car liveries? The 2026 season starts on 8 March in Australia and all 11 teams will launch their cars in the weeks before The Independent UK · Dec 17, 2025
F1 Champion Gets Offer To Ride a KTM MotoGP Bike From Guenther Steiner Guenther Steiner recently said on a podcast that he'd like to get F1 Champion, Lando Norris, on a KTM MotoGP bike for a ride. RideApart · Dec 17, 2025
How to vote for BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2025 tonight Favourite Rory McIlroy faces competition from Lando Norris, Chloe Kelly, Luke Littler, Ellie Kildunne and Hannah Hampton Evening Standard · Dec 17, 2025
Christian Horner accused of ‘lying’ at Red Bull from outgoing adviser Helmut Marko launched a stinging attack on former team principal Horner after the pair fell out last year The Independent UK · Dec 17, 2025
Lando Norris laughs it off as FIA awards night moment sparks online backlash The FIA president’s hair-ruffle and ‘€5,000 fine’ joke drew laughs in the room but criticism online Motorsport · Dec 16, 2025
Zak Brown's unfiltered McLaren Christmas party speech has fans in stitches as footage goes viral Footage from McLaren's Christmas party has surfaced showing Zak Brown's unfiltered jokes during his speech Motorsport · Dec 16, 2025
Lando Norris offered MotoGP ride after 2025 F1 victory 2025 Formula 1 champion Lando Norris has been invited by Guenther Steiner to test a MotoGP bike next year Motorsport · Dec 15, 2025
Charles Leclerc details "very special" Antarctica trip ahead of 2026 F1 prep Charles Leclerc has detailed his upcoming trip to Antarctica with his fiancée, Alexandra Saint Mleux Motorsport · Dec 15, 2025
Helmut Marko: ‘Max Verstappen would have been F1 champion if Christian Horner had been dismissed earlier’ Max Verstappen narrowly missed out on the 2025 F1 title in the same season that Christian Horner was sacked as Red Bull team principal after 20 years in charge Motorsport · Dec 14, 2025
Max Verstappen's 2025 comeback was the most "outstanding" drive of the season - Romain Grosjean Romain Grosjean praised Max Verstappen's late-season 2025 resurgence as his most outstanding and inspiring campaign Motorsport · Dec 13, 2025
Motorsport · Dec 13, 2025 ESPN sets all-time US F1 viewership record in final season before Apple TV switch ESPN ended its final year of broadcasting Formula 1 in the United States with a record average audience of 1.3 million viewers per race in 2025
Motorsport · Dec 13, 2025 Nico Rosberg details painful six-figure bill from infamous 2016 Lewis Hamilton crash Nico Rosberg has revealed that a clause in his and Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes contracts meant they had to split a €720,000 repair bill after their infamous clash at the 2026 Spanish GP
The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2025 Lando Norris receives F1 world championship trophy at FIA gala in Uzbekistan The 26-year-old McLaren driver won his maiden title in Abu Dhabi, finishing two points clear of Max Verstappen
Motorsport · Dec 12, 2025 How Zak Brown could owe Lando Norris his "dream car" as video resurfaces A resurfaced video has revealed that McLaren CEO Zak Brown once promised Lando Norris his dream car, a Pagani Zonda, if he became Formula 1 world champion
Motorsport · Dec 12, 2025 Max Verstappen misses FIA Awards in Tashkent due to illness Verstappen sat out the FIA Awards in Uzbekistan due to flu
The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2025 Mohammed Ben Sulayem re-elected FIA president despite clashes with Hamilton and Verstappen Mohammed Ben Sulayem has been re-elected as FIA president until 2029
The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2025 Luke Littler: I’m not going to Sports Personality of the Year ceremony The 18-year-old has made the six-person shortlist for the prestigious prize but he believes Lando Norris will claim the accolade.
The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2025 Sports quiz of the week: big climbs, unlikely comebacks and elite camels Have you been following the big stories in cricket, football, motor racing, darts, climbing, athletics and the NFL?
Autosport · Dec 12, 2025 How 'brutally honest' Norris came of age to become F1 champion Lando Norris' 2025 Formula 1 world title is inextricably linked to his coming of age as a grand prix driver
Motorsport · Dec 12, 2025 How F1 2025 was Lando Norris' coming of age to become a world champion Lando Norris' 2025 Formula 1 world title is inextricably linked to his coming of age as a grand prix driver
Motorsport · Dec 11, 2025 Guenther Steiner defends Yuki Tsunoda after Abu Dhabi penalty: "This is racing" Guenther Steiner has criticised the stewards for penalising Yuki Tsunoda in Abu Dhabi