The FIA will conduct additional checks on flexible parts starting from the Spanish Grand Prix. Although not every team is happy about this, the FIA claims to have a very logical explanation for it. In this GPFans Special, we dive into the flexi-wing saga, which is still ongoing.

There have been more rule changes made by the FIA ahead of the 2025 season. This time, they have done so to close what was dubbed as a loophole in the current regulations.

Red Bull Racing brought an upgraded car to Friday’s final test day in Bahrain. The RB21 featured a new nose and floor. However, the upgrade did not have the desired effect.

According to pretty much every media outlet, McLaren are looking the best out of all teams. Motorsport dot com even dubbed them as the quote “clear favourite for the 2025 F1 season”.

Key FIA figures have been denied access to a World Motor Sport Council meeting on Wednesday as they are in a dispute with president Mohammed Ben Sulayem.

A very interesting development in Bahrain comes from Mercedes, who, according to Sky Sports F1’s Ted Kravitz, have taken a lot of the design elements from recent Red Bull cars, but taken to a more extreme level.

Lewis Hamilton has been reunited with Fred Vasseur for the first time since the duo won the 2006 GP2 title, and Vasseur has admitted Hamilton is quote “not the same” as he was back then. Now 40 years old and a seven-time F1 world champion, Hamilton has to get Ferrari over the hump and end the 17-year title drought.

The WRC’s drivers have united against the FIA’s anti-swearing clampdown, inspired by F1’s GPDA doing the same recently. The first hefty fine under the new behavioural guidelines was given in the WRC two weeks ago, causing the drivers to now release a statement against the FIA.

The FIA have made another regulation change ahead of the 2025 season. The governing body has decided to scrap the limit on the maximum number of gearboxes used during the Formula 1 season for all teams.

George Russell and Max Verstappen were involved in quite a media war at the end of last year during the Qatar Grand Prix. The Dutchman said he “lost all respect” for Russell, and that the Briton is a completely different person in front of the cameras compared to behind the scenes. This sparked a fierce exchange of words between the two, and clearly, Russell still holds firm on his beliefs from then.