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Sainz’s strong end to first season at Williams puts Albon in the shade | 2025 F1 team mates head-to-head

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Alexander Albon scored the most points but Carlos Sainz Jnr achieved the best results - and ended the year as Williams' leading driver.

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Did Tsunoda deserve his record-breaking low points score alongside Verstappen? | 2025 F1 team mates head-to-head

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Yuki Tsunoda set a new record for being out-scored by a team mate in 2025. But was Max Verstappen's latest ex-team mate really that bad?

Sunday, Dec 14

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Round-up: Russell ‘one of F1’s top three drivers’ says Antonelli, and more | RaceFans Round-up

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Also in Sunday's edition of the RaceFans round-up, ESPN set a viewership record in its final year as a Formula 1 broadcaster.

Saturday, Dec 13

Friday, Dec 12

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FIA and Formula One Management sign Concorde Agreement with 11 teams | Formula 1

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The FIA has joined Formula One Management and the 11 F1 teams in signing a new agreement defining how the sport will be run.

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Did Norris actually win Formula 1’s closest championship fight of all time? | F1 history

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Niki Lauda famously won the world title by half a point. But now F1 awards far more points, was Lando Norris's championship win arguably closer?

Thursday, Dec 11

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Rosberg: I split six-figure bill for 2016 Spanish GP crash with Hamilton | Formula 1

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Nico Rosberg has revealed how much he and Lewis Hamilton paid Mercedes for crashing into each other on the first lap of the 2016 Spanish Grand Prix.

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Williams ‘haven’t lost focus on 2026’ despite ‘exceeding expectations’ this year | Formula 1

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Williams's rise to fifth in the championship this year hasn't come at the expense of their preparations for Formula 1's new regulations, says team principal James Vowles.

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Horner’s “sense of entitlement” caused his downfall at Red Bull – Wolff | Formula 1

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Christian Horner's ousting from Red Bull after 20 years as team principal was the result of his "sense of entitlement", says his former rival Toto Wolff.

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Round-up: Mercedes “suffered with bouncing” in final ground effect race, and more | RaceFans Round-up

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Also in Thursday's edition of the RaceFans round-up, F1 Academy will visit Silverstone for the first time in 2026.

Wednesday, Dec 10

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Mercedes will cut number of F1 teams it supplies engines to – Wolff | Formula 1

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Mercedes intends to reduce the number of Formula 1 teams to which it supplies power units, according to CEO and co-owner Toto Wolff.

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FIA to award more F1 superlicence points to IndyCar drivers from 2026 | IndyCar

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The FIA will award more superlicence points to IndyCar drivers next year but will continue to value Formula 2 more highly.

FIA confirms one-off changes to testing and staff limits in 2026 rules update | Formula 1

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The FIA has confirmed temporary rules changes for the 2026 Formula 1 season due to the new regulations being introduced next year.

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2025 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix weekend F1 driver ratings | Formula 1

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For the final time in 2025, here's RaceFans' verdict on how all 20 drivers performed in last weekend's grand prix.

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Round-up: Williams invites fans to choose 2026 testing livery, and more | RaceFans Round-up

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Also in Wednesday's edition of the RaceFans round-up, Max Verstappen responds to Helmut Marko's departure from Red Bull.

Tuesday, Dec 9

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Bottas prepares for 2026 F1 return with seat fitting at Cadillac | Formula 1

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Valtteri Bottas joined his new team Cadillac for a seat fitting as he began preparations to return to the Formula 1 grid next year.

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25 drivers use mix of 2025 cars and 2026 mule chassis in season-closing F1 test | Formula 1

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A mixture of 2025-specification Formula 1 cars and 'mule' chassis intended to mimic the new rules for 2026 shared the track on the final day of testing.

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Red Bull confirms departure of Marko after 20 years with the team | Formula 1

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Red Bull has confirmed its motorsport consultant Helmut Marko is leaving the team after two decades as part of its senior management team.

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‘Stop telling me I’m racing people’: Familiar frustrations on Hamilton’s radio in finale | Formula 1

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Lewis Hamilton and race engineer Ricardo Adami shared a laugh as 2025 came to an end, but there is clearly still room for improvement in how they work together.

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Antonelli asked team how many points Verstappen lost title by after online abuse | Formula 1

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Andrea Kimi Antonelli wanted to know how the championship was decided in the final race after he was accused of helping Lando Norris in Qatar.

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Verstappen happier now than 12 months ago after season of “no regrets” | Formula 1

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Max Verstappen says he is heading into the off-season on a high despite seeing the world championship slip away from him by just two points in the final race.

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Round-up: Marko to leave Red Bull, Norris to use number one in 2026 and more | RaceFans Round-up

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Also in Tuesday's edition of the RaceFans round-up, ex-Formula 1 driver Sergey Sirotkin returns to racing in Formula 4.

Monday, Dec 8

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Norris vs Verstappen vs Piastri: Full radio transcript from their championship showdown | Formula 1

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The three world championship contenders fought every lap of the way in the finale. Here's how each of them saw their races from lights out to chequered flag.

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Norris’s engineer told him Tsunoda’s move was “classic Red Bull s***housing” | Formula 1

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Lando Norris's race engineer left him in no doubt what he thought of Yuki Tsunoda's move on him during the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

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Norris ‘wanted Oscar to win the race – that would have made me even happier’ | Formula 1

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Lando Norris said he was "very happy" to let Oscar Piastri overtake him on the first lap as he wanted his team mate to win the race.

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Norris expects Piastri ‘will beat me and be world champion in the future’ | Formula 1

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Lando Norris tipped his team mate to win the world championship in the future after beating him to the title this year.

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Norris proud he has ‘won the title my way, trying to be a good person’ | Formula 1

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Lando Norris says his world championship triumph vindicated his approach to racing in Formula 1 and showed he did not need to be more like his rivals.

Sunday, Dec 7

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Verstappen explains why he didn’t try to back up Norris into other cars | 2025 Abu Dhabi GP interactive data

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Max Verstappen said Oscar Piastri's strategy made it harder for him to hold up Lando Norris in the hope of beating him to the world championship.

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Verstappen hits out at suggestion his collision with Russell cost him the title | Formula 1

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Max Verstappen was unhappy to be reminded of his collision with George Russell in Spain after falling two points short of winning the world championship.

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Verstappen says losing title by two points “looks painful” but he’s “not too sad” | Formula 1

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Max Verstappen said he isn't too disappointed after falling short of a fifth consecutive championship victory by just two points.