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The 2025 Formula 1 season may not have featured the most mind-blowing scenarios ever, but some of its events still raised eyebrows – and rightfully so.
Here are those we identified as the biggest surprises of the year.
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Formula 1What was the best F1 race of the 2025 season? Our writers have their say



Red Bull sacks Christian Horner – Jake ...Keep reading

As far as ruthless drivers swaps go, Red Bull truly outdid itself when it stripped Liam Lawson of his RB21 seat alongside Max Verstappen after just two – admittedly woeful – weekends, crashing out in Melbourne from 18th on the grid, and qualifying dead last for both China's sprint and grand prix.
Helmut Marko and Christian Horner felt Lawson's two abysmal weekends in Australia and China ...Keep reading

The 2026 endurance racing season is just a month away, with the Daytona 24 Hours marking the first event to feature top-line prototype machinery.
Most manufacturers competing across the World Endurance Championship and the IMSA SportsCar Championship have opted to update their cars for 2026, meaning the Hypercar and GTP grids could look noticeably different next year.
These changes have been ...Keep reading

From an action-packed 2025 Formula 1 season, selecting the best race of the campaign isn’t straightforward.
A 24-round F1 calendar makes that task even tricker, but our writers have given it a good go. Here’s what they have picked out as their favourite F1 race of 2025.
British Grand Prix – Filip Cleeren
The British Grand Prix truly had everything. Mixed weather is always a good ...Keep reading

MotoGP’s calendar has expanded rapidly over the years, peaking at 22 grands prix in 2025. With the addition of sprints, riders are now required to contest a total of 44 races a year.
In many respects, MotoGP has followed Formula 1’s lead in recent years, not only in expanding its calendar but also in its approach to circuit agreements. Like F1, MotoGP is now increasingly signing long-term ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen says being the only Red Bull car to take on the two McLaren drivers for the 2025 Formula 1 title was an advantage rather than a drawback.
In 2025 Red Bull tried its latest gamble to solve its second seat syndrome, but after two poor weekends Liam Lawson was ruthlessly replaced by Yuki Tsunoda.
The Japanese driver also struggled to find stability in his performances and ...Keep reading

Mercedes raised a few eyebrows when it fast-tracked its junior phenom Andrea Kimi Antonelli's Formula 1 debut to replace Lewis Hamilton. For a teenager who had only made his first tentative steps in single-seater racing in 2021 and had skipped the F3 level altogether, the challenge doesn't get much bigger than representing a top team and stepping in a seven-time world champion's shoes – even if ...Keep reading

Pierre Gasly endured the worst finishing position of his full-time Formula 1 career, yet arguably produced his best campaign from a performance point of view. The 29-year-old finished 18th in the standings with just 22 points, yet that can only be put down to the torrid Alpine that he was given as the French outfit slumped to bottom in the constructors’ championship.
Its A525’s main ...Keep reading

Hyundai will be "better prepared" and "stronger" in the World Rally Championship next year after a difficult 2025, according to team principal Cyril Abiteboul.
The Korean marque was soundly beaten this season scoring two victories, at Acropolis Rally Greece and in Saudi Arabia, while rivals Toyota chalked up a stunning 12 wins spread across drivers Sebastien Ogier, Elfyn Evans, Kalle Rovanpera ...Keep reading

Lin Jarvis has definitively parted ways with Yamaha after completing a year in the role of external advisor.
As Motorsport.com has learned, Jarvis informed several key figures in the paddock a few days ago of his intention to go independent and make his extensive experience in racing in general —and MotoGP in particular— available to whoever may see fit. In doing so, the British executive ...Keep reading

Formula E CEO Jeff Dodds has predicted that a woman will race in the championship ‘within the next two years,’ as the all-electric series continues its efforts to give female drivers the chance to get behind the wheel and show their talent at the highest level.
Two women featured in Formula E’s inaugural race at the 2014 Beijing E-Prix: Katherine Legge for Amlin Aguri and Michela Cerruti ...Keep reading

The sportscar team run by four-time Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen has inked a multi-year deal with Mercedes-AMG from 2026.
Verstappen Racing will compete in both legs of GT World Challenge Europe as part of the partnership, racing a single Mercedes-AMG GT3 in each category.
In GTWCE’s Sprint Cup, sim racing driver Chris Lulham will return for a second season, teaming up with Genesis’ ...Keep reading

Pedro Acosta believes abandoning his early-season title ambitions was key to turning his 2025 MotoGP campaign around and becoming a regular podium contender.
Although Acosta made a slow start to his sophomore campaign in MotoGP, held back by an underdeveloped bike and KTM’s financial woes, his results improved steadily as the year went on.
Having broken inside the top five for the ...Keep reading

1977 British GP: Renault’s F1 debut

Jean-Pierre Jabouille's Renault RS01 undergoes a tyre change and checks.
Photo by: Rainer W. Schlegelmilch / Motorsport Images

Renault made its world championship debut with F1’s first-ever turbocharged car, the RS01, which earned the ‘yellow teapot’ moniker due to the frequency at which smoke emanated from it.
The sole Renault ...Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton's first season with Ferrari was seismic for Formula 1. But while he failed to impress on the track, he certainly maintained expectations as he once again turned the season's paddocks into his personal runways. Using fashion as a form of expression, a turbulent year in red was propped up by his sharp and curated outfits. 
The beginning of his season with the Scuderia saw him ...Keep reading

Formula 1 fans have been losing it over Charles Leclerc's gift to George Russell for the championship's Secret Santa.
The Monegasque driver decided to frame a photo of his overtake of Russell at the 2025 Dutch Grand Prix, which was a point of contention for the British driver. As the Ferrari driver attacked Russell on the outside of Turn 11 at a safety car restart during the race at Zandvoort ...Keep reading

Mercedes Formula 1 team principal and CEO Toto Wolff has assessed Andrea Kimi Antonelli's rookie season in the championship, claiming that the Italian driver learned how to handle the "cannibals".
Antonelli joined the Brackley outfit ahead of the 2025 season, replacing seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton as the Briton moved to Ferrari. 
The 19-year-old driver started his rookie season off ...Keep reading

Formula 1’s ground effect era has not provided happy hunting grounds for Mercedes, and the team’s drop in form compared to the previous ruleset is well-documented. Sadly, for George Russell, the dramatic shift came as he made the move from Williams to Mercedes.
Russell joined Mercedes in 2022 and in the ensuing years, has grown and developed in the shadow of seven-time world champion Lewis ...Keep reading

The World Endurance Championship could be on the verge of a major breakthrough in China, with automotive giants Chery and Lynk & Co (Geely) preparing for potential entries into Hypercar.
While Chery has already presented an official roadmap through to 2030, Lynk & Co is realigning its motorsport activities toward endurance racing following its surprise exit from the TCR World Tour, where it is ...Keep reading

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff admits it is “super difficult” to gauge where his rivals are in their preparation for Formula 1’s overhaul in 2026, and said the feeling in the team was “not comparable” to preparations for 2014 – when its period of F1 dominance began.  
The Brackley-based squad has gone through two major rule changes in its current form. It aced the reset ...Keep reading