A roundup of key storylines heading into the second half of the 2025 F1 season.

Red Bull's tumultuous season has seen a once dominant team fall victim to its own internal shakeups and an underperforming car, but is there hope for resurgence under new leadership?

The events of the Hungarian Grand Prix certainly divided fans, but which drivers had a Sunday to celebrate and who will be desperate to get to the beach?

Campos racer Pepe Martí said he “wasn’t really worried” as he cruised to his third sprint win of 2025 in F2’s Hungarian sprint, which got hectic towards the end as the top two squabbled over track position in the final sector on the last lap.

Max Verstappen has confirmed that he will be staying with Red Bull for the 2026 season, after months of rumours that hinted a move to Mercedes. The four-time World Champion criticised people "waffling so much throughout the whole season" and closed the lid on further speculation of his future at Red Bull.

Lando Norris storms to take pole position for the Belgian Grand Prix. On the other side, a shock elimination from Lewis Hamilton marks the Briton with his worst Qualifying since 2024.

Max Verstappen denies speculation of Christian Horner's recent sacking impacting his future at Red Bull, amid talk of a potential switch to Mercedes.

Christian Horner will part ways with Red Bull Racing after 20 years as the Team Principal. Laurent Mekies from Racing Bulls will take over Horner's role with immediate effect.

An incredibly tight Qualifying session at the British Grand Prix was all set to be dominated by McLaren and Ferrari, but Max Verstappen proved yet again that there’s no counting out the four-time world champion as he stormed to pole ahead of the home favourites.

There were lots of winners and losers from a chaotic weekend in Austria, but who came out the best – and who fared the worst?

Who had a weekend to celebrate at Imola and who had a race to forget?

The Saudi Arabian Grand Prix provided a weekend of highs and lows up and down the grid, but for whom?

For the first time this season, both Red Bull cars finished a Grand Prix within the points scoring positions, thanks to P9 and P6...

Oscar Piastri took a commanding victory in Bahrain, but who else had a notable weekend in Sakhir?

A controlling drive through the Suzuka Circuit saw four time World Champion Max Verstappen hold of the chasing McLaren cars to claim a first victory this season, however the Dutchman still believes Bahrain "will be tough" as he looks to deliver back to back wins.

It wasn’t the most enthralling Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka, but there were still some who came away from the weekend better than others…

Max Verstappen’s calm and collected drive at the 2025 Japanese Grand Prix was more than enough to keep both McLaren cars behind his RB21.

An exciting month of motorsport beckons: read Max's article to preview three key stories this month across F1, Moto GP and Formula E.

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Red Bull are on a decline with the car, and a chronic struggle faced by any driver paired up with four-time champion Max Verstappen