It can also suit the promoters. Zandvoort’s decision to stop hosting F1 after 2026 points to the pressures — and costs — involved in staging a race. Spa looked in serious doubt just a few years ago, and while the interest from the local stakeholders has certainly taken an uplift since then, a couple of off years may actually suit the track.

We're a week into 2025, and with preseason testing still seven weeks away, ESPN unpacks the storylines that will define Formula 1 this year.

Nico Hulkenberg jumped to Lewis Hamilton 's support, explaining that the Brit was in a ‘weak moment’ after a poor qualifying performance when he declared ‘I’m not fast anymore’.

One of Lewis Hamilton's most infamous Formula 1 rivals has unleashed criticism on his former team-mate following his exit from Mercedes . The seven-time champion has officially left the Silver Arrows after 12 years with Toto Wolff's team, marking the end of the most successful partnership the sport has ever seen.

Fred Vasseur has urged his Ferrari team to keep their feet on the ground despite the “excitement” of Lewis Hamilton officially joining the team. After 12 years with Mercedes, seven-time F1 world champion Hamilton officially joined the Scuderia on 1 January ahead of the 2025 season.

However, as the seven-time World Champion Hamilton heads to Ferrari to partner Charles Leclerc, one F1 2025 World Champion vote was handed out to Leclerc. Lando Norris wins F1 202

An astonishing leak regarding Lewis Hamilton's first Ferrari Formula 1 car has emerged just days after the seven-time champion's move was made official. With 2025 now upon us, Hamilton's move from Mercedes to the Italian outfit has gone through,