
F1 2025 preview: Biggest winners and losers from Bahrain pre-season testing
With pre-season testing wrapped up in Bahrain, the build-up to F1’s 2025 season opener in Melbourne on Sunday, March 16 is well underway.
It is always hard to get a clear picture of where all the teams are at, but 2025 has been particularly tricky after some of the curveballs the Sakhir circuit threw at us this pre-season - whether it be weird weather conditions, power outages, or a rogue bus on track.
Nevertheless, Sports News Blitz’s F1 writer Henry Eccles breaks down the biggest winners and losers to come out of the three days of testing in Bahrain.

F1 preview: Key things to look out for as 2025 pre-season testing gets underway in Bahrain
On Wednesday, February 26, F1 makes its long-awaited return to the track for three days of pre-season testing in Bahrain.
It is often said that testing ultimately means very little, as teams scramble to hide their true performance from their rival competitors.
But Sports News Blitz’s F1 writer Henry Eccles disagrees and takes a look at the key things to look out for in preparation for what could be F1’s tightest season yet.

F1 Academy news: Tina Hausmann stays with Aston Martin for the 2025 season
Aston Martin and PREMA Racing have announced their continued partnership with Tina Hausmann into the 2025 F1 Academy season.
She becomes the thirteenth confirmed driver set to compete in the Formula 1-backed feeder series for the 2025 season.

F1 news: Top three Formula 1 teams to watch in the 2025 season
The 2025 Formula 1 season is just around the corner, with the first Grand Prix weekend to kick off on the 14th of March.
The season opener will be the Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park in Melbourne, before heading to Shanghai the following week for the Chinese Grand Prix.
After an exciting and refreshing year full of competition, Sports News Blitz writer Harrison Pearce takes a closer look at three exciting Formula 1 teams to watch in 2025.

Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team announces Pepperstone as official trading partner
The Aston Martin Aramco Formula One Team has revealed its first partnership deal of 2025 in naming Pepperstone as its official trading partner.
Sports News Blitz writer Michael Davey reports on the story.