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Lewis Hamilton Exposes Plans to 'Unplug from the Matrix' After Humbling Ferrari debut

Lewis Hamilton suffered from the worst season of his entire F1 career during his Ferrari debut in 2025. Despite massive hopes and dreams coming into the Italian constructor, he couldn’t achieve anything notable with the team over the year.

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Helmut Marko Set to Exit Red Bull After Max Verstappen Lost the 2025 Championship to Lando Norris

Red Bull is currently undergoing a period of massive personnel changes in the F1 squad. The team recently got rid of its longest-serving team principal, Christian Horner.

Formula One News / HITC / December 9

Ferrari set to drop Vettel concept to follow Mercedes and boost Hamilton for 2026

Ferrari’s 2025 Formula 1 season began with high hopes but ended in disappointment, falling well short of the expectations set during pre-season. There was plenty of buzz around Maranello following the arrival of Lewis Hamilton, with many wondering if he could be the missing piece to finally end Ferrari’s 17-year championship drought.

Helmut Marko News / Last Word On Sports / December 9

How rogue moves triggered Helmut Marko’s Red Bull departure

After twenty years overseeing Red Bull’s driver decisions, Helmut Marko is set to retire. An announcement confirming the 82-year-old’s F1 exit is expected relatively soon, as Red Bull enter a new era under Laurent Mekies.

Formula One News / BBC Sport / December 9

Hamilton's struggles and ranking Verstappen's 2025 - Q&A

BBC Sport F1 correspondent Andrew Benson answers your latest questions after McLaren's Lando Norris wins the drivers' championship.

Lando Norris News / Athlon Sports / December 9

Lando Norris Set To Make On-Track Change for 2026 F1 Season

Fresh off sealing the 2025 Formula 1 Drivers' World Championship, Lando Norris will adopt car number 1 for the 2026 season, marking his first title defense and a symbolic shift in his career.

Liam Lawson News / AutoRacing1.com / December 9

Formula 1 News: Lawson must help rookie Lindblad settle in – boss

(GMM) Racing Bulls boss Alan Permane says Liam Lawson has already been told he’ll be expected to support incoming rookie Arvid Lindblad (pictured) in 2026.

Fernando Alonso News / AutoRacing1.com / December 9

Formula 1 News: Alonso calls P10 championship result ‘horrible’

(GMM) Fernando Alonso (pictured) ended 2025 proud of his own driving but unimpressed with the final championship table – calling P10 in the drivers’ standings “horrible”.

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Max Verstappen News / F1 on SI / December 9

Max Verstappen Falls Heartbreakingly Short of Career High

Spoiler alert: Max Verstappen won the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and the final race of the 2025 F1 season. It was a blazing end to a season that was nearly one of the greatest comebacks in Formula 1 history.

Valtteri Bottas News / Motorsport / December 9

Valtteri Bottas’ first day at Cadillac ahead of F1 return

This is Valtteri Bottas’ first week as a Cadillac Formula 1 driver Valtteri Bottas has completed his first day as a Cadillac Formula 1 driver, ahead of his return to the world championship in 2026.

Formula One News / HITC / December 9

Nico Rosberg demands explanation for McLaren’s ‘strange’ Oscar Piastri call in Abu Dhabi

Oscar Piastri was never really in contention for a maiden Formula 1 title during the season finale at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Even if he had found a way to get into the lead of the race, he still needed teammate Lando Norris to be sixth or lower, which wasn’t even close to happening.

Formula One News / Athlon Sports / December 9

F1 Announces More Punishments for Liam Lawson, Oliver Bearman, and Others After Abu Dhabi GP

The stewards have handed out additional post-race sanctions following the 2025 Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, with Liam Lawson and Oliver Bearman, among others, receiving more punishment, in addition to the time penalties they served during the race.

Yuki Tsunoda News / Athlon Sports / December 8

F1 Announces More Punishment for Yuki Tsunoda After Abu Dhabi GP

The fallout from the 2025 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix isn’t over for Yuki Tsunoda. While the Red Bull driver served a five-second time penalty during the race, the Formula 1 governing body, FIA, has now issued additional punishment following a post-race review of the incident.

Helmut Marko News / Field Level Media / December 8

Report: F1 legend Helmut Marko leaving Red Bull

Helmut Marko, a longtime Formula 1 executive who has been with Red Bull Racing since its inception in 2005, is leaving the company, Sky Sports reported Monday.

Formula One News / Yardbarker / December 7