Motorsports
Ferrari didn’t unleash the full power of its engine in Bahrain
The Scuderia dominated this year’s first Formula 1 race with Charles Leclerc in Bahrain without even bringing the engine to full power – as confirmed by Italian media.
Ferrari race director Matthias Binotto recently confirmed that last year the 25hp Ferrari engine from Mercedes and Honda was gone, but in Bahrain the new F1-75 proved it could now have a performance edge in this area. The “freezing” of engine development started at the end of 2025.
According to Corriere dello Sport, Ferrari has been developing this year’s engine for two years, which was particularly competitive in Bahrain, particularly in terms of acceleration, and has also worked in partnership with Shell to develop new biofuel E10 – consider many to give it an extra power advantage gifts.
The most important element of the article, however, is that Ferrari engineers did not push the engine to full power at the Bahrain GP because they did not want to risk a possible cancellation. Citing Maranello sources, the newspaper reports that the Scuderia will gradually increase engine power in the upcoming GPs and this can only be slightly worrying news for RBR and Mercedes.
At this year’s second Formula 1 race in Saudi Arabia, the Jeddah circuit with its huge straights makes engine power particularly important – but according to the Italian newspaper, the Scuderia will not put its engine on full power there either.
The upgrade is expected to come in the fourth or fifth race of the year, when Ferrari look to fit the cars of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Saint with the second of a total of three engines that will be allowed – without penalty – to be used by any driver during the season. This is because upgrading the engine makes it more reliable and allows it to be tuned to deliver more power.
The excellent performance of Ferrari’s new powerplant was reflected this year in the rapid improvement of the other two teams using it, Haas and Alfa Romeo.
“I think her engine Ferrari is her best now F1 “It’s a recognition for them because they’ve taken a lot of criticism (for lack of performance) and they’ve just taken their lesson and created something very good.” said Guder Steiner, competition director of Haas, who finished 5th from last place with Kevin Magnussen in Bahrain last year.
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Motorsports
The season finale and Monaco’s failure will be shown. Where are the most overtakes in F1?
The Formula 1 2025 season was full of competition and transitions. Although fewer in number than last year and fans and drivers not always able to enjoy the action on track, there were still plenty of genuine overtakes.
On some routes there were very few, as expected. The fewest overtakes took place in Monaco; There were only four overtakes during the entire race. And most of them were at the season finale, the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix – 60th.
Below is the exact number of actual overtakes on each stage; this number does not take into account position changes on pit road during the first lap as the driver exits or exits the track. The chart only reflects actual overtaking on the motorway.
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The Verstappen Racing team has opened a new page in the history of the Max Verstappen racing program by signing an agreement with Mercedes-AMG Motorsport.
According to the agreement, the team will continue to compete in GT World Challenge Europe and will switch to the Mercedes-AMG GT3 car for the Sprint Cup and Endurance Cup series from 2026.
Chris Lalham will continue to compete in Sprint Cup for the second consecutive season. He will be joined by Daniel Juncdella, who has extensive experience in GT3 and a strong background at Mercedes-AMG. The duo will compete in five Sprint Cup rounds at iconic European tracks.
Verstappen Racing will also compete in the Endurance Cup GT World Challenge Europe in 2026. Lalham and Juncdella will be joined by Jules Gougnon on five Endurance tours, including the legendary 24 Hours of Spa.
The team’s opponent will be Ukrainian Ivan Klimenko, who competes in the Silver class in the same championship.
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Mercedes driver George Russell received a rather unusual Christmas gift from Charles Leclerc as part of Secret Santa.
The Briton received a chart showing his overtakes at the Dutch Grand Prix, arguably one of the most exciting moments of the season.
After unwrapping the gift, Russell said: “Look at him. He’s such a nice guy. He can only overtake illegally, so that’s all he has going for him – taking people off the track. I’m speechless to be honest.”
When asked if he wanted to wish Leclerc a Merry Christmas, the British driver playfully added:
“He doesn’t deserve this. Maybe I’ll give him another photo of Kimi knocking him out of the race and remind him of what happened a few laps later. Thank you Charles. Thank you for nothing.”
🎁 | Amigo secreto!
There is no information that George Russell bought Charles Leclerc.😂
“It’s a very delicate piece. It means having a form that’s not legal. It means they’re unarmed… much better.” pic.twitter.com/O7MLLWdTtB
— Team George Russell Br🇧🇷 (@teamgeorgerllbr) December 23, 2025
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