Damson Idris loved F1 from a distance, then got thrown into the deep end for "F1: The Movie." What followed — the spins, the weight loss, the five months of living like a driver — made him see the sport completely differently. 📝 @madelinecoleman.bsky.social 🔗 theathletic.com/7118563/?sou...

Kimi Antonelli went from being one year old when Lewis Hamilton won his first F1 race, to sharing the podium with the seven-time world champion when he won his own, with an impressive victory in Sunday's 2026 Chinese Grand Prix. 📝 @lukesmithf1.bsky.social 🔗 theathletic.com/7119684/?sou...

Max Verstappen has launched another stinging broadside against the new style of Formula 1 racing being produced by its new cars and engines, calling those that enjoy the spectacle witnessed early in the 2026 season “not real” fans. More from @nauckas.bsky.social ⬇️ Free to read 🎁 🔗 nyti.ms/4sDUEeC

Race day for Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri was done before the five lights went out at the start. While Piastri did complete a reconnaissance lap, unlike in Australia when he crashed when heading to the grid, Norris never left the garage. 🔗 theathletic.com/7119409/?sou...

Kimi Antonelli dominated the Chinese Grand Prix to claim his first Formula 1 win, with George Russell second in the other Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton third for his first podium for Ferrari, on a day neither McLaren driver started the race. 🔗 theathletic.com/7119409/?sou...

■ Why was canceling F1’s only option? ■ When did F1 make its decision? ■ Could Saudi Arabia’s race have gone ahead? @lukesmithf1.bsky.social answers these questions and more after F1's planned 2026 races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia have been cancelled due to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.

Four-time world champion Max Verstappen has said Red Bull’s 2026 Formula 1 car is “completely undriveable” after a difficult Saturday at the Chinese Grand Prix. 🔗 theathletic.com/7117518/?sou...

Formula 1 has all-new cars for the 2026 season, but how they work has split the drivers, with some very unhappy with the new style of racing. @madelinecoleman.bsky.social outlines the various complaints from across the field at Albert Park ⬇️ 🔗 theathletic.com/7098741/?sou...

On International Women's Day 2026, @madelinecoleman.bsky.social tells the story of Christina Sullivan - how she went from the brink of abandoning her love of engineering for a career in the movie industry, to working in F1 for the Williams team. All thanks to her love of Netflix's hit docuseries.

Mercedes may have won the Australian Grand Prix 1-2 but things could've been much closer without Ferrari fumbling its in-race strategy in Melbourne. @lukesmithf1.bsky.social outlines what the early 2026 pecking order leaders think of the title battle to come this season. Free to read 🎁

Although Ferrari could have been a bit closer with a different strategy call, the comfort of George Russell's victory will do little to dispel the feeling in the paddock about Mercedes’ edge over the field to start this season. 📝 @lukesmithf1.bsky.social Free to read here ⬇️ 🔗 nyti.ms/4ugQz1n

The F1 season starts in two weeks. After a month of testing, it's still not clear which team is the fastest. But here's what our experts do know ⬇️

Pre-season testing is over in Bahrain, but what team looks the fastest going into F1's brand new era? @lukesmithf1.bsky.social is in Sakhir and thinks Ferrari and Mercedes will be the two teams to beat on the opening weekend at Albert Park.

Kimi Antonelli was involved in a road car accident near his home in San Marino on Saturday, but the Mercedes Formula 1 driver walked away unharmed. The incident occurred in Serravalle, San Marino on Saturday night. No other vehicles were involved. More from @nauckas.bsky.social ⬇️

McLaren has been awarded more than $12m in its legal case against four-time IndyCar Series champion Alex Palou. The dispute dates back to October 2022, when Palou agreed to sign for McLaren’s IndyCar team, Arrow McLaren. More from @tburrows16.bsky.social ⤵️

Next season, Cadillac enter the Formula 1 field — and Graeme Lowdon will be their team principal. It's a different challenge to when he was last on the pit wall nearly a decade ago with Manor Marussia. 🔗 www.nytimes.com/athletic/673...

Giuseppe ‘Nino’ Farina has a complicated place in the history of Formula One. His speed and ability helped secure his place as the sport's first world champion. Yet his peers described the Italian as “dangerous” and “a madman". 📝 @lukesmithf1.bsky.social

■ A first F1 job with Jos Verstappen ■ Working for Toro Rosso, the FIA and Ferrari ■ Now leading Red Bull with star driver Max Verstappen @lukesmithf1.bsky.social interviews Red Bull team principal Laurent Mekies about his long career in F1 ⬇️ 🔗 theathletic.com/6900409/?sou...

Report card time again 📝 The 2025 Formula 1 season is done, and we're grading all 10 teams. @lukesmithf1.bsky.social & @madelinecoleman.bsky.social 🔗 www.nytimes.com/athletic/689...

A lot has changed since Luigi Montanini was appointed the first team chef at Ferrari in 1979. Montanini started out with bread, ham & cheese — now, in the paddock, there are orders for 3,000 lobsters a day & 100,000 meals in a weekend. @lukesmithf1.bsky.social: the story of F1's first team chef.

🎰 Lapping casinos in search of light exposure 🕶️ Wearing special glasses that project light 🛏️ Keeping beds "sacred” @madelinecoleman.bsky.social explains how F1 drivers have adapted their extensive training regimes to prioritize sleep in recent years.

Helmut Marko, the long-time motorsport advisor for Red Bull, is leaving the company at the end of the year. More from @madelinecoleman.bsky.social & @lukesmithf1.bsky.social

Three drivers. Eight months. Momentum that never stopped swinging. And the championship came down to two points. Momentum ruled the season, and the last man seizing it was Lando Norris. @lukesmithf1.bsky.social on how the wildest F1 season in years finished with a brand new champion.

Lando Norris is Formula One’s 2025 world champion, claiming his first title with a third-place finish in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. More from @madelinecoleman.bsky.social & @lukesmithf1.bsky.social

On Sunday, Lando Norris became a Formula 1 world champion for the first time. This is how a dramatic last weekend of the 2025 season panned out.

Lando Norris is a Formula 1 world champion for the first time 🏆🇬🇧

The last Formula 1 race of the 2025 season is upon us — but who will be champion? Lando Norris, Max Verstappen & Oscar Piastri battle it out in Abu Dhabi. Follow all the action with our live coverage: bit.ly/3KFpaUV

"I don't think about losing. That's not in my head. I think about how to win." Max Verstappen arrives at F1's finale with nothing to prove. His rivals? They're the ones who have to be perfect. And that psychological edge might be the difference, writes @lukesmithf1.bsky.social.

McLaren would be “crazy” not to use team orders mid-race if required to ensure that one of its drivers beats Max Verstappen to the Formula One title in Abu Dhabi, according to Zak Brown. 📝 @lukesmithf1.bsky.social 🔗 theathletic.com/6865085/?sou...

The Formula One championship comes down to a three-way winner-take-all on Sunday in Abu Dhabi. It's not the first time. And, as @lukesmithf1.bsky.social writes, the 2025 contenders could learn a thing or two from the past about how to not throw this opportunity away. 🔗 bit.ly/44Ir91B

Ever thought about how thin human hair is? That's about the width of the reason why Max Verstappen could win the Formula One world championship on Sunday. Quite literally. And a plank of wood. @nauckas.bsky.social explains what's going on ⬇️ 🔗 theathletic.com/6859369/?sou...

Lando Norris has always been his own worst critic. But this pursuit of perfection set him up for success in his rise toward Formula One glory. Ahead of the season finale in Abu Dhabi, the McLaren driver discusses the ups and downs of his season in an exclusive interview. 🔗 bit.ly/48K8zIR

Red Bull has finalised its 2026 driver line-up by officially promoting Isack Hadjar, who replaces Yuki Tsunoda. Racing Bulls has confirmed that junior driver Arvid Lindblad will replace Hadjar next season, leaving Tsunoda without a seat since joining the grid in 2021. @madelinecoleman.bsky.social

Max Verstappen beat his McLaren rivals on strategy to claim a crucial victory at the Qatar Grand Prix, guaranteeing a three-way championship battle at the season finale in Abu Dhabi next weekend. More from @madelinecoleman.bsky.social & @lukesmithf1.bsky.social

The winner of this year's drivers' championship will be decided next week in Abu Dhabi.

Max Verstappen wins the Qatar GP 🇶🇦

It was a McLaren shootout for pole position at Formula One’s 2025 Qatar Grand Prix, and Oscar Piastri came out on top, beating Lando Norris by 0.108 seconds. Behind, Max Verstappen and George Russell will make up the second row on the grid for Sunday’s main race. 🔗 theathletic.com/6847699/?sou...

Job done for Oscar Piastri with minimal fuss. He wins the sprint race in Lusail — with George Russell, Lando Norris and Max Verstappen following behind. 🔗 bit.ly/3KfZnme

At 24, Oscar Piastri is competing in one of the most pressure-filled spots on the F1 grid and has had to learn the hard way at times. He spoke to @madelinecoleman.bsky.social about how he dealt with blowing his points lead and more. 🔗 theathletic.com/6846924/?sou...

Oscar Piastri will be on pole for tomorrow's sprint! 🇦🇺

Adrian Newey will become Aston Martin’s F1 boss from 2026 as part of a management reshuffle that will see existing team principal Andy Cowell take on a new role. More from @lukesmithf1.bsky.social 🔗 www.nytimes.com/athletic/684...

A fifth straight title for Max Verstappen looked impossible two months ago. Now it's very much on. McLaren's shock double disqualification in Las Vegas has opened the door just enough for the reigning F1 champion to slip through if he continues his strong run of form.

Lando Norris sprayed champagne on the Las Vegas podium thinking he was 30 points clear, poised to win his first F1 championship. Hours later: disqualification. Zero points. A stunning reversal. And Max Verstappen's back in the hunt. @lukesmithf1.bsky.social on F1's must-watch season finale.

Ken Ozawa grew up in Las Vegas. So when F1 tasked him to design the Grand Prix trophy, he knew it had to capture the city's dual nature: a neon metropolis rising from desert sandstone.

In 2008, Mercedes's F1 team was sold for just £1. Today? It's worth $6 billion. CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz is its new co-owner, in a deal that values the team higher than Liverpool FC, Barcelona, and many NFL franchises.

Lando Norris navigated wild and wet conditions to secure pole position for Formula One’s 2025 Las Vegas Grand Prix, with Max Verstappen second for Red Bull.

The second Formula One practice session for the 2025 Las Vegas Grand Prix was disrupted by a suspected loose manhole cover, which caused Thursday night’s running to be suspended before it was ended early by Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc stopping with a gearbox problem. 📝 @lukesmithf1.bsky.social

George Kurtz, the CEO and founder of the CrowdStrike cybersecurity company, has become a co-owner of the Mercedes Formula One team, it was announced on Thursday ahead of the 2025 Las Vegas Grand Prix. More from @nauckas.bsky.social ⬇️

Former Formula 1 driver Felipe Massa has succeeded in keeping part of his £64million ($83.3m) legal claim alive, declaring it “a great day for me, for justice, and for everyone who loves Formula 1.” 🔗 theathletic.com/6823280/?sou...

It’s been nearly 4,000 days since a woman participated in a Formula One practice session. But with no woman in F1 for over a decade, the F1 Academy series is building a pipeline to finally deliver female drivers back to the top. 📝 @madelinecoleman.bsky.social 🔗 theathletic.com/6805715/?sou...