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Yahoo
3 hours ago
- Automotive
- Yahoo
F1 2025 season: Schedule, standings, sprints and how to watch
Oscar Piastri's victory in the Chinese Grand Prix got his championship hopes back on track - Getty Images/Clive Mason The 2025 Formula One season is two races in and McLaren have begun the season where they finished last: with two victories in two grands prix. Lando Norris won the first of those in Australia whilst his team-mate Oscar Piastri triumphed in China. It was a bittersweet weekend for Lewis Hamilton who took sprint race victory in Shanghai but was then excluded from the grand prix classification, along with his Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc, after finishing sixth. When is the next F1 race of the 2025 season? The third round of the 2025 F1 season is the 2025 Japanese Grand Prix that takes place at Suzuka. That runs from Friday April 4 until Sunday April 6. Drivers standings Constructor standings What are the driver line-ups and teams? There are a fair few changes to the grid heading into 2025 with Sergio Pérez being dumped by Red Bull the latest news. There are also no fewer than six full-season rookies on the grid. Yes, Oliver Bearman, Jack Doohan and Liam Lawson have all taken part in races but none of them has begun a season before. They are joined by Kimi Antonelli at Mercedes, Isack Hadjar at RB and Gabriel Bortoleto at Sauber, who have never raced in F1. Advertisement There are changes elsewhere too as Lewis Hamilton makes his Ferrari debut, Carlos Sainz moves to Williams, Esteban Ocon moves to Haas and Nico Hulkenberg moves from Haas to Sauber. How to watch F1 on TV and streaming As has been the case for some time now, in the United Kingdom, Sky Sports F1 has near exclusive coverage rights for the season. It will be showing all practice sessions, qualifying sessions, sprint qualifying and races throughout the season. Most likely pre-season testing too. Channel 4 has its extended qualifying and race highlights again, with the British Grand Prix in July broadcast live. Advertisement If you are outside the UK you may also be able to subscribe to F1's own F1TV for a monthly fee throughout the season. Will there be sprint races in 2025? Yes. They are in China, Miami, Belgium, Austin, Sao Paulo and Qatar. The format will stay the same in that there will be sprint qualifying to set the grid for the sprint race and eight world championship points are awarded for the winner down to one point for the eighth-placed finisher. In short, the 2025 sprint race weekends are as follows. Chinese Grand Prix, March 21-23 (Winner: Lewis Hamilton) Miami Grand Prix, May 2-4 Belgian Grand Prix, July 25-27 United States Grand Prix, October 17-19 Sao Paulo Grand Prix, November 7-9 Qatar Grand Prix, November 28-30 When is the summer break? Last season contained both an official summer break – including a two-week mandatory shutdown period for all F1 team personnel – and an unofficial autumn break with three weekends off in a row. However, that is gone from the 2025 calendar with the races generally a little more spread out. Advertisement July and August are perhaps less hectic than they have been, with a three-week gap between the British Grand Prix on July 6 and the Belgian Grand Prix on July 27. The summer break this year begins after the Belgian Grand Prix, on Monday, August 4. The action returns on Friday, August 29 with practice for the Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort. How many F1 races will there be in 2025? For the second time in F1's history the season will comprise 24 grands prix and six sprint races, ending with the season finale at Yas Marina in Abu Dhabi on December 8. How to get F1 tickets The best place is the official Formula 1 tickets website. Broaden your horizons with award-winning British journalism. Try The Telegraph free for 1 month with unlimited access to our award-winning website, exclusive app, money-saving offers and more.
Business Insider
6 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Business Insider
Speed, celebs, Champagne: Formula 1 is having its Hollywood moment
If it seems like Formula 1 is inescapable this summer, there's good reason. Apple's"F1: The Movie," starring Brad Pitt, hit theaters Friday. It's one of Apple's biggest bets on entertainment, with the company's characteristic slick production, A-list cast, aspirational feel, and hefty price tag. The tech giant has gone all out to promote the movie, and even pushed discounted tickets using an iPhone notification. Apple isn't the only company betting on Formula 1. The sport, with its air of globe-trotting luxury and peak performance, has become a darling among brands. Tommy Hilfiger has a capsule collection tied to the "F1" film, and Heineken is using it to work itself into the cultural conversation. Formula 1 kept cropping up in conversations Business Insider reporters had with marketers during the recent Cannes Lions ad festival in the south of France. How did an exclusive, complex sport, with drivers hidden behind helmets and cars, enter the cultural mainstream? The sport got a big boost from the Netflix docuseries "Formula 1: Drive to Survive," which was not only a massive hit but was also credited with getting people to watch more races. The series started in 2019 and has run seven seasons so far. Formula 1 owner Liberty Media has worked to capitalize on the sport's increased popularity in the US. It added a second American race to the calendar in 2022, the Miami Grand Prix, and a third in Las Vegas in 2023, and has amplified the glitz factor with celebrities and splashy ceremonies. Teams are doing their part. McLaren Racing, home of the McLaren Formula 1 team, is doing a Trafalgar Square takeover in July to promote the team. Louise McEwen, CMO of McLaren Racing, said it was important to reach new and existing fans outside the track. "Seeing the new fans come into the sport, we needed to show up in their worlds and be meaningful in their worlds," she told BI at Cannes Lions. "Only 1% of fans ever go to the track in their lifetime." Formula 1 is still small compared to mainstream American sports like football and basketball, but the US has been one of its fastest-growing markets since Liberty's acquisition, according to Nielsen Sports. Globally, Formula 1 grew its fan base 12% to over 826 million in 2024. Women now make up 41% of the fanbase, and 16- to 24-year-olds are the fastest-growing age group, per Nielsen. A limitation of Formula 1 is that its drivers are obscured by helmets and cars, making it hard for fans to connect to them. Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali has been on a mission to expand the company's global footprint and US audience by promoting its drivers as actors in the drama of the competition. Cost is another limiting factor. Even basic tickets to this year's Miami Grand Prix went for hundreds of dollars. Those factors and the complexity of the sport have raised questions about how far its popularity can go. Brands are eagerly capitalizing on Formula 1's rise F1 is considered expensive and logistically challenging from a sponsorship point of view. Still, according to the research firm Ampere Analysis, sponsorship spending on F1 and its teams is expected to reach $2.9 billion this year, up 10% over 2024. Jae Goodman, whose Superconnector Studios firm connects brands to entertainment, said he saw F1's impact directly at the Miami Grand Prix, where he said that for every official sponsor, there was another brand attaching itself unofficially to the race. He was eager to see how the new Apple movie would confirm its relevance. "From a marketer's perspective, F1 feels like it's at the center of culture right now," he said. Mastercard, Qualcomm, and Atlassian are among those that are hoping to get the sport's high-tech gloss to rub off on them through team and media partnerships on and off the track. Some brands are looking beyond just putting logos in stadiums and on jerseys. For its sponsorship with the Formula 1 Oracle Red Bull Racing team, the Norway-based videoconferencing company Neat had its products used by the team's staff and in their hospitality suite, so that Neat could invite prospects to sporting events. Uber Advertising, pitching prospective clients, described how beauty brand La Mer sponsored rides to and from the Miami Grand Prix. Lenovo marketer Emily Ketchen recently discussed with BI how its partnership with Formula 1 includes using AI tech to improve the viewing experience. "That fusion of tech and performance is where we see a really nice alignment for our brand and for theirs," she said.
Graziadaily
21 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Graziadaily
Celebs Are Flocking To Formula 1 Right Now – And They're All Taking One Accessory
Formula 1 might be the ultimate test of the world's fastest racing drivers, but racegoers are also partaking in their own competition: who is styling out the grandstands best. With celebrities flocking from all over the world to witness the likes of Max Verstappen, Lando Norris, and Lewis Hamilton zooming round the track, the stands have fast become the new FROW, with celebs really dressing for the occasion. This year, Naomi Campbell, Patrick Dempsey, and Dua Lipa attended the Monaco Grand Prix, while Timothée Chalamet, Simone Ashley, and Lisa Manobal were spotted at the Miami Grand Prix. For Formula 1 aficionados who are style-conscious to their core, there was one accessory everyone was carrying: the Carl Friedrik x Atlassian Williams Racing travel collection. A powerhouse collaboration between two British brands, Carl Friedrik and Atlassian Williams Racing have developed a travel range that combines style and craftsmanship. Sleek, versatile and durable, the collection features a carry-on case and a stylish backpack that can be used separately and together. Why does the fashion elite love it? Because beyond the incredibly functional use (and lifetime guarantee), the timeless design is the epitome of quiet luxury. True style extends beyond the carefully selected race-day outfit, it's in every purchase – from the airport to the F1 stands. With understated opulence, this case has dual-zip locks, 360-degree spinner wheels and an impact-resistant shell to ensure durability. It's recommended for up to five days of travel, and the perfect addition to your travel wardrobe. Taking style cues from 20th-century military backpacks, this modern take is as functional as it is fashionable. With a capacity of 27L, a drawstring cord and flat top fold, it's made from premium nylon.
USA Today
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Why is everyone obsessed with F1? It's more than just Brad Pitt's new movie
Natalia Whitaker appreciates the full menu of American sports, from the NBA to the NHL. Now, she's added another competitive event to her list of favorites: F1, or Formula 1, largely considered the world's most ferocious and high-tech form of auto racing. 'I went to the Miami Grand Prix recently and, oh my, it was the best weekend ever,' says Whitaker, 25, who works for a wealth management firm in Los Angeles. 'The emotion, the speed, the noise – fantastic. But there was so much going on that it would have been fun even without the races.' Make no mistake, we're witnessing an F1 invasion on soil long dominated by NASCAR and Indy Car, with the number of U.S. fans jumping 10% year over year in 2024 to 52 million and social media followers up 29%, according to Formula 1 metrics. Leveraging both legacy and social media, off-track entertainment, and even a buildout of F1 Arcade restaurants to accommodate fans who can't make it to the races, the mission is to make F1 nothing less than a new American pastime. The onslaught really revs up June 27, when 'F1 The Movie,' the Apple Original Films release starring Brad Pitt, hits theaters and IMAX. The actor, 61, ripped a page from the Tom Cruise script and drove 180 mph for his role as talented-but-peaked racer Sonny Hayes, who accepts a do-or-die comeback challenge from team owner Ruben Cervantes (Javier Bardem) while trying to bond with his unimpressed rookie teammate Joshua Pearce (Damson Idris). "As a kid, I used to see F1 races on ABC's Wild World Sports, which showed guys like (Scottish world champion) Jackie Stewart and of course we had the great Mario Andretti," Pitt tells USA TODAY. "I'm just so excited for the growth of this sport here now. It's a religion in other countries, in places like Latin America, Europe and Asia. So it's nice to see us catching up." F1, a global racing series that debuted 75 years ago in England, is finally getting traction in the United States after decades of starts and stops. Upward of half a million people now typically pack the long-weekend race events in Miami, Austin and Las Vegas, three of 24 such races held around the world. 'We consider each one of our races like its own Super Bowl,' says Stefano Domenicali, who once ran Ferrari's F1 team and now is CEO of Formula 1. 'There are big fan activations on site, music concerts and lots of business being conducted.' Today's Formula 1 is as much social gathering hub as auto race This place-to-be-seen vision for F1 is a far cry from decades past, when largely die-hard crowds would show up with tents and ponchos, often braving inclement weather to witness men and their machines duel as they risk life and limb. Today, attending a F1 event is a bit like going to a high-octane yet remarkably safe gladiatorial event with fabulous champagne. Young, hip crowds take selfies while corporate titans look to ink deals. Call it the ultimate high-visibility networking spot (just don't forget your ear plugs). 'If we stayed focused only on our traditional fans, we wouldn't be here today,' says Domenicali, whose racing series partnered with Lego to build 10 fully drivable cars – each using nearly 400,000 bricks – that the F1 racers drove during the Miami Grand Prix Driver's Parade. 'The big change for us was finding new ways to communicate with a younger generation of fan.' F1's potent ammunition for that quest includes leveraging the fan base built by Netflix's reality series 'Formula 1: Drive to Survive,' now in its seventh season chronicling the sport as a soap opera filled with dramatic racing, diva drivers and Machiavellian corporate intrigue. Helping the hype are fashion plates such as McLaren's Lando Norris and F1 legend and "F1 The Movie" producer Lewis Hamilton, who readily share their lives with fans via social media. Equally critical is a U.S.-focused master plan from Liberty Media, the Denver-based company that bought F1 for $8 billion in 2017. 'None of this is by chance,' says Domenicali, adding that allowing the producers of 'F1 The Movie' to shoot during actual races was complex but critical to showcasing the sport's inherent drama. 'All our decisions are coming from a vision for where F1 can go.' Women make up a surprising number of F1's fans in the U.S. A big reason for the sport's growing success in the United States is women, who make up some 40% of F1 fans here, according to F1. Proof of that all-gender, all-ages appeal is inside F1 Arcade, whose three locations – Washington, Boston and Philadelphia, with Denver, Las Vegas and Atlanta opening soon – feature high-tech F1 driving simulators complemented by an array of food and drinks. 'Only about 1% of F1 fans will ever get to a race, so the idea is to offer that excitement here,' says Jon Gardner, president of F1 Arcade, which has a licensing deal with the global governing body. For around $30, you get three six-minute races in which you can pretend to be an F1 driver ripping around a virtual rendition of an actual F1 track. Many patrons opt for more than just a spin in a simulator. 'The glitz of F1 is a huge part of its appeal, whether it's those legendary races in Monaco or the new ones in the U.S.,' Gardner says. 'People order the champagne often when they're here, they want to experience that glamour.' The sport may have female fans, but there are no female F1 drivers as yet. There's a new all-women racing series called F1 Academy aimed at rectifying that shortfall, and the races take place before the F1 events. But more women are finding their ways onto teams in roles ranging from marketing to engineering. In 'F1 The Movie,' Irish actress Kerry Condon plays Kate McKenna, the technical director for Pitt's fictional F1 team. She says what struck her about hanging out with women in F1 was how normal their presence was. "Many of the woman I met had been to engineering school, which of course are mostly male places, so for them the F1 world didn't seem that different," says Condon, 42. "I loved how they just got along with everyone, and simply focused on getting the job done. I took a lot from that for my performance." F1 went from 'look but don't touch' to 'inclusive and engaging' With its underdog-at-a-crossroads script and unique footage shot during breaks at real F1 races, the 'F1' movie hopes to bring even more fans closer to the drama that underpins the impossibly fast driving. 'We've gone from being an exclusive sport where the attitude was 'Look but don't touch,' to being inclusive and engaging,' says Zak Brown, the most high-profile American in F1. He runs the McLaren team, which currently is proving tough to beat despite stellar efforts by Ferrari and Mercedes. Brown, who rather incredibly funded an early racing career with winnings from a Teen Jeopardy stint, believes F1's appeal is the intrigue and drama that unfolds when the cars aren't racing. 'It has a very broad field of play, beyond the main event itself,' says Brown, who is a frequent presence on "Drive to Survive" on Netflix. 'That field includes how you are developing the car at the factory, the people behind the car and in the cars, their dramas and stories. Our game is played a lot off the track, and that has captured excitement.' That sort of intrigue powers 'F1 The Movie,' which is more about heart and camaraderie than engines and tires. 'We went for a very human story about resilience and pursuing greatness,' says Eddy Cue, Apple's senior vice president of services, which includes film and TV projects. Cue grew up in Miami adoring F1, but because he couldn't afford to subscribe to Autoweek, he would spend hours at a local library pouring over the magazine's reports. Fast forward, and he now sits on Ferrari's board and was instrumental in giving veteran Hollywood producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Joseph Kosinski, the duo behind 'Top Gun: Maverick,' a green light for their "Top Gun"-on-wheels movie. 'None of us can fly jets, but we all think we can drive, right?' Cue says with a laugh. 'Coming out of this movie, I sense many young people will think, 'I want to be a race car driver.' And if you're old, like me, you'll just wish you had been one.' 'F1 The Movie' already has a stamp of approval from real F1 racers How well does 'F1 The Movie' conjure up the explosive energy of F1 the sport? One insider reports that real drivers, some of whom appear as themselves in the film, give the movie a thumbs up. 'I've spoken with quite a few of them, and they say that while there's a touch of Hollywood it might be the best racing movie since John Frankenheimer's 'Grand Prix' from 1967,' says Andrew Frankl, F1 editor at Forza magazine, who has spent a half-century covering the sport. Frankl calls himself 'an F1 purist' and isn't quite sure about the current boom in popularity stateside. 'But I guess if things go south with this plan, there will always be the hardcore fans who will turn up,' he says. That hardcore group likely will have expanded with this massive push into the U.S. market, capturing legions of new aficionados such as L.A.'s Whitaker, who is eager to join friends at the first screenings of 'F1 The Movie.' 'With some sports, old fans are bitter about the new ones. But if you find your way to F1, no one cares that you didn't grow up watching it,' she says. 'With F1, I feel we're all welcome.'
Graziadaily
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Graziadaily
Fashion Is Obsessed With Formula 1 – And You Can Shop The Celeb-Approved Styles
Naomi Campbell DJ-ing at the Monaco Grand Prix, Jennifer Lopez walking the paddock in a pink leather jumpsuit at the Saudi Arabia race, and Blackpink's Lisa and Timothée Chalamet spotted visiting the F1 teams at the Miami Grand Prix mean it's official: the world's most fashionable people, not to mention a host of luxury brands, have fallen in love with Formula One. Style and speed are natural bedfellows. 'Throughout history, there's been a connection of romance and glamour with speed sports,' says Mai Ikuzawa, founder of the lifestyle label Team Ikuzawa, and who grew up pit-side as daughter of Japanese racing legend Tetsu Ikuzawa. 'There is a hero-factor in racing drivers risking their lives in high-speed machines. People romanticise that – it's hard to find another sport that connects high adrenaline with such luxury and glamour.' Naomi Campbell ©Tag Heuer Alongside a range of racing-inspired apparel, Team Ikuzawa has also collaborated with TAG Heuer on a sell-out chronograph. The watchmaker this year became the official timekeeper of F1, as parent company LVMH signed on a 10-year global partnership. Meanwhile, F1 fandom is about to hit fever pitch on 25 June, when the much-anticipated F1: The Movie hits cinemas. Featuring Brad Pitt, Javier Bardem, Damson Idris and Kerry Condon, expect a seat-gripping ride alongside some stellar performances. As well as the movie bringing the racetrack to a new audience this summer, brands are taking note of the sport anew as the female fanbase reaches a record high. Today's F1 viewers are more than 40% female, notably thanks to the hit Netflix series Drive To Survive. According to a report by More Than Equal, an organisation that aims to develop the first female F1 world champion, female fans are more likely to be introduced to F1 through lifestyle and social media content, friends and family, while male audiences have engaged with motorsport though live broadcasts. Brad Pitt and Lewis Hamilton F1® The Movie - World Premiere in Times Square, New York City. ©Shutterstock 'Brands know that women are watching and that they're big purchase- and decision-makers,' says Naomi Schiff, a former racing driver turned F1 broadcaster. No wonder the likes of Charlotte Tilbury, Tommy Hilfiger and TAG Heuer have all partnered with the F1 Academy, which seeks to increase female participation in motorsport (and which now has its own Netflix series, too). This is being translated into real products as well: cue the upcoming collaboration between luxury ski wear label Perfect Moment and the BWT Alpine Formula One Team, now available to pre-order. The line of skiwear and base layers, alongside après-ski hoodies, T-shirts and accessories, parlays the two brands' French roots and passion for racing suits that are 'built for high speeds and sharp turns,' says Jane Gottschalk, Perfect Moment co-founder and creative director. 'F1 has become a global movement, it's no longer just about the race – but culture, community and the lifestyle that surrounds it,' she says. Schiff credits Lewis Hamilton with upping the ante. 'He's been at the forefront of bringing fashion into the space and allowing people to showcase themselves across their wardrobes,' Schiff says of the seven-time F1 world champion and co-chair of last month's Met Gala. 'Now we have this incredible, almost red carpet of drivers walking into the paddock... it's had a real trickle-down effect on the community. Everyone wants to show up at the Grand Prix looking their best.' In the meantime, motorsport remains one of the most exciting things to watch. 'In a world of social media and AI where glamour and luxury can be fake, the idea of making sportsmen heroes is really relevant,' says Ikuzawa. 'F1 drivers are the world's top athletes and a connection with real, authentic persona and talent? That's the ultimate luxury.' 1. Perfect Moment X BWT Alpine Formula One Team 2. Tommy Hilfiger, Tommy x Mercedes F1 x CR Back Logo Varsity Jacket 3. Maje, Maje X Hot Wheels Hoodie 4. Ferrari, Baseball Cap 5. Reiss, Mclaren F1 Logo T-shirt 6. Adidas, Mercedes AMG Petronas T-Shirt 7. Karen Millen Leather Colourblock High Collar Biker Jacket Price: $279.20 (was £349) 8. Scuderia Ferrari 2025 Team Lewis Hamilton Cap 9. Red Bull Racing Max Verstappen Crest Driver Hoodie Ming Liu is a luxury journalist and author who contributes regularly to the Financial Times, HTSI, New York Times, CNN Style, British Vogue and Vanity Fair among other international titles. A member of the Cultural Council of Switzerland's Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie (FHH), a non-profit organisation, she is also a contributing editor for Robb Report Monaco and has written several books on watches and jewellery. Ming lives in London with her two very energetic, rambunctious and car-mad boys.
