McLaren set for 2025 F1 Constructors’ title celebration in Baku - GRANDPRIX247
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Formula 1 fans know to expect the unexpected, but it would still be a major surprise if McLaren fail to secure the 2025 Formula 1 constructors’ Championship in Azerbaijan this weekend, with an unprecedented seven rounds to spare. The reigning champions have won 12 of 16 races so far this season, including seven McLaren one-two finishes, and return to Baku…
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Johnny Herbert believes Max Verstappen remains a factor in the 2025 Formula 1 World Championship fight, warning that even one small mistake from McLaren could swing the battle back towards the Dutchman. Red Bull's four-time F1 world champion ended an uncharacteristic eight-race winless run with victory at Monza, but remains well adrift of the McLaren pair Oscar Piastri and Lando…
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Ferrari boss Fred Vasseur is confident the Scuderia can be competitive this weekend at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, a race he describes as one of the most unpredictable on the Formula 1 calendar. Vasseur, quoted in the Ferrari preview of round 17 of the 2025 World Championship: “Baku is always an interesting weekend, with its combination of long straights and…
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Former Formula 1 driver Juan Pablo Montoya weighed in on the dynamic between Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri and how McLaren are treating them. Much has been said about the driver management at McLaren as Piastri and Norris slug it out, each targeting a maiden F1 Drivers' Crown. But there has always been this consensus that McLaren, Zak Brown in…
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Cadillac Formula 1 Team Principal Graeme Lowdon was cautious setting expectations for the incoming American squad and insists measuring success is a relative matter. Lowdon is leading Cadillac into the 2026 Formula One World Championship, when the sport will introduce sweeping regulation changes with new cars, power units, and even tyres. And while GM and Cadillac have not spared any…
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Max Verstappen is tied to Red Bull until the end of 2028, provided the team continue to give him a car good enough to avoid triggering the escape clauses built into his contract. Speculation has swirled in recent months that Team Verstappen were deep in discussions with Mercedes boss Toto Wolff. In the end, nothing materialised, and the Dutchman committed…
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Ford CEO Jim Farley declared Max Verstappen as the central figure in Red Bull-Ford’s push to deliver a competitive power unit for the 2026 Formula 1 regulations, describing the four-time world champion as “one of the most important pillars” of the project. Red Bull Powertrains and Ford have joined forces to develop a new hybrid Power Unit (PU) for 2026,…
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Mercedes head into the Azerbaijan Grand Prix looking to recover ground in the battle for second in the 2025 Formula 1 Constructors’ World Championship in the wake of a below-par showing by George Russell (P5) and Kimi Antonelli (P9) at Monza. Heading to Round 17, Mercedes boss Toto Wolff is wary that fine margins will decide the outcome on the…
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Next year, Formula 1 will see one of its biggest regulation changes in a generation with new power units, chassis, and tyres, which have been subject to debate. Sweeping new regulations will change how cars look, sound and run. The goal is to make them more “agile, competitive, safer and more sustainable,” governing body FIA says. Some teams all but…
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Cadillac Formula 1 Team Principal Graeme Lowdon offered an update on the progress of the team's first single-seater, which will compete in the 2026 Championship. Cadillac have recently signed up Sergio Perez and Valtteri Bottas to spearhead their first campaign in the top flight, a choice that clearly reflects the new team's requirement for experience, while they hired American Colton…
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Dutch Grand Prix stewards have cancelled two penalty points handed to Williams driver Carlos Sainz after the British Formula 1 team successfully sought to have the original decision overturned. The officials said in a statement on Saturday that they had re-examined their decision after a
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Johnny Herbert believes Max Verstappen could repeat his Monza brilliance on the streets of Baku next weekend, as Red Bull’s low-downforce strength and the Dutchman’s unique ability to thrive with a nervous car make him the driver to watch in Azerbaijan. Looking ahead to next weekend's Round 17, Herbert told Racing Tipsters media team: “Historically Red Bull have always done…
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Formula 1 is a sport decided by fractions of a second, and nowhere is this more evident than in the pit lane. The pit stop - a brief, orchestrated pause for tire changes and minor adjustments - can determine the outcome of a Grand Prix. Today, Formula 1 teams execute pit stops in under three seconds, an astonishing improvement from…
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Johnny Herbert has cautioned Red Bull against rushing rookie Isack Hadjar into a promotion this season, despite the French rookie’s eye-catching start to life in Formula 1. In recent weeks, Hadjar has been one of the standout stories of the second half of the season. From his breakthrough points in Australia to his measured aggression at Monza, the 19-year-old has…
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Max Verstappen’s appetite for racing has once again extended beyond Formula 1, the Red Bull ace tackling Nürburgring Nordschleife, aka
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While Max Verstappen's victory at the 2025 Italian Grand Prix had us all awestruck, the major talking point after the fastest ever Formula 1 race was not his genius but rather the shenanigans perpetrated by McLaren. They swapped Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri during the race after they fluffed the Briton's pitstop, hence engineering the result, no matter which way…
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Fresh from his victory at the Italian Grand Prix, Max Verstappen is driving competitively again this weekend, but not in Formula 1 machinery. Verstappen is scheduled to compete this Saturday at the Nürburgring Nordschleife in the GT4 class, before a likely return to the legendary German circuit at the end of September. The Dutchman will line up in a Porsche…
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