Franco Colapinto has joined Alpine as a test and reserve driver for the 2025 Formula One season after the team struck a deal to sign him from Williams. The team has maintained that Jack Doohan, who it named as Esteban Ocon’s replacement for 2025 at the end of August, is its race driver for the start of the season.

Japanese Ryo Hirakawa has joined Alpine as one of their two test and reserve drivers this year. The 30-year-old, who was a development driver for McLaren in 2024, will take part in first practice at the Japanese Grand Prix for the team on 4 April.

Former champions Williams, with Carlos Sainz joining from Ferrari alongside Alex Albon, will unveil their 2025 Formula One car at Silverstone on Feb 14 -- Valentine's Day -- ahead of a 10-team livery launch in London on the 18th.

Williams has revealed its 2025 car launch date, selecting 14 February for the launch of its FW47 Formula 1 car. The Grove-based squad will unveil its new car with a "bespoke one-off livery" for its Valentine's Day event at Silverstone,

The F1 team announced on Thursday that they will unveil the FW47 at a special launch event on Valentine’s Day, four days ahead of the first-ever F1 launch event in London at The O2 Arena. In a statement,

By alternating Spa — and probably removing it from the calendar entirely — F1 intends to use its spot to rake in more cash from richer locales. The current front-runner to backfill Spa? Madrid, a city willing to pay F1 $52M per year for the privilege.

Formula 1 and the Belgian Grand Prix are in agreement with a new deal that will keep the race on the schedule on a rotating basis through 2031. The multi-year extension will see the F1 drivers flock to the legendary Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in 2026,