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Carlos Sainz names his four F1 title contenders – and Lewis Hamilton is ignored

Hamilton has replaced Sainz at Ferrari for the 2025 season while the Spaniard has moved to Williams

The Independent UK · Feb 19, 2025

We ranked every 2025 livery from the F1 75 Live show

The 2025 F1 season has arrived, beginning with a history-making reveal of all 10 team's liveries for the year. What's the best one to grace the stage?

Motorsport · Feb 19, 2025

The F1 75 team livery reveal as it happened at London's O2 Arena

For the first time in F1 history, all 10 teams competing in the upcoming season revealed their new liveries with their teams and drivers on the same night.

Motorsport · Feb 18, 2025

How Mercedes aims to avoid the "traps" it has fallen into with recent F1 car designs

Ever since Formula 1 reintroduced ground-effect underbody aerodynamics into its ruleset, Mercedes has unwittingly ensconced itself within the pitfalls that the aero overhaul had laid out.

Autosport · Feb 18, 2025

George Russell makes ‘five laps’ statement on F1 title chances as Mercedes launch new car

Russell is heading into his fourth season with Mercedes but first without Lewis Hamilton as a teammate

The Independent UK · Feb 18, 2025

George Russell ‘pretty clear’ on Max Verstappen stance ahead of new F1 season

The Briton labelled the four-time world champion a “bully” at the end of last year and says he has made it known that he is “not going to take it”.

The Independent UK · Feb 18, 2025

‘I predicted Lewis Hamilton’s Ferrari move six years ago – but he doesn’t need eighth F1 title’

Exclusive: Hamilton would be a record-breaker with one more title but Sky F1’s Ted Kravitz says the Brit is already at ‘peace’ with seven world championships

The Independent UK · Feb 17, 2025

Could Russell’s row with Verstappen spill over into F1 2025?

George Russell's extraordinary row with Max Verstappen across the final two grands prix of the 2024 Formula 1 season was as explosive as it was unprecedented.

Autosport · Feb 17, 2025

The Hyundai Ioniq 5 Is Stealing Tons Of Buyers From Other Brands

Broadly speaking, electric vehicles are throwing loyalty out the window and helping brands steal buyers from competitors in unexpected ways. That's something we've known to be true for years, and it's something car companies brag about constantly. For automakers, "conquests" are a big deal. 

InsideEVs · Feb 15, 2025

Why adding to Williams' F1 legacy would be Sainz's "proudest moment"

History is not lost on Carlos Sainz as he becomes the fourth driver in Formula 1 to race for the Big Three of Ferrari, McLaren and now Williams.

Motorsport · Feb 15, 2025