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♖ Nico Rosberg thinks Lando Norris is McLaren’s favourite for 2025.

♖ Lance Stroll may now be exploring options outside of F1, including Rallying.

♖ Sources indicate that Newey has deemed Stroll ‘not good enough’ for a team with title aspirations.

♖ Williams already has the Mercedes power unit and gearbox, but it takes on the Mercedes suspension this season.

♖ It’s been nearly 13 years since a Williams driver won a Formula race.

♖ Monaco will take on a title sponsor for the first time in its 96-year history this year.

♖ The Aston Martin F1 team has denied a Daily Mail report that they have prepared an offer worth £1 billion to tempt Max Verstappen.

♖ Fred Vasseur’s ‘no-nonsense approach’ remains objective to stabilise the team.

♖ Martin Brundle says Lando Norris needs ‘elbow razor blades’ for wheel-to-wheel battle with Max Verstappen in 2025.

♖ Lando Norris claims anyone doubting Lewis Hamilton ahead of his Ferrari F1 debut ‘is a bit silly’.

♖ According to Dutch racing driver Tim Coronel, Max Verstappen will not win his fifth F1 title this year.

♖ Lando Norris has insisted that his and Oscar Piastri’s desire to be McLaren’s number one will not impact how the team is managed in 2025.

♖ Verstappen’s long-term future is up for debate as the 2026 regulations are on the horizon. Would a faster competitor’s car tempt Verstappen?

♖ Oscar Piastri has been named an ‘obvious choice’ for Red Bull if they lose Max Verstappen.

♖ Leclerc has made the Ferrari team his own by keeping Vettel and Sainz at arm’s length. Hamilton will be Leclerc’s toughest challenge yet.

♖ Moët & Chandon is headed back to the podium after four years.

♖ Ferrari claims they have made some fundamental changes to their car compared to last year’s car.

♖ Adrian Newey will start work in March, shortly before the 2025 season. Minimal impact is expected, with 2026 being the target season.

♖ On February 18, 2025, Formula 1 commemorated its 75th anniversary with a spectacular launch event, F1 75 Live, held at London’s The O2 Arena.

♖ Max Verstappen and the FIA were booed at the F1 launch.

♖ Speaking at the F1 75 event this week, Alonso believes Adrian Newey should be given free rein.

♖ Lewis Hamilton is hoping to become just the second driver in F1 history to win driver’s titles with three or more teams,

♖ Mercedes’s decision to give a seat to 18-year-old Kimi Antonelli, who has never driven in F1, is a huge gamble.

♖ Lando Norris is the early favourite for this year’s Formula 1 drivers’ world championship.

♖ Charles Leclerc: ‘I am living the dream and super honoured to be part of this team. I hope to write history alongside Lewis.’

♖ George Russell has put the feud between himself and Max Verstappen behind him