Formula 1
Formula 1 is a program about sports on Channel 4. Welcome to F1 2025. McLaren are looking like the team to beat this year. Great Britain's Lando Norris is a mere whisker behind teammate Oscar Piastri in the standings. Will it be papaya all the way? The program has been available since 2024. A total of 51 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in October 2025.
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1:30:00Formula 1
With just 22 points separating the McLaren duo, the championship battle heats up. And Austin's Circuit of the Americas is built for overtaking drama with its wide uphill charge to Turn 1.
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1:30:00...and Qualifying Highlights: The drivers take on the Sprint race before focusing on GP Qualis. It's a day of high intensity, bold strategy, and edge-of-the-seat drama from start to finish.
30:00...Qualifying Highlights: The fourth sprint race of the season kicks off in the USA as the drivers fight for those all-important bonus championship points. Who'll make it to pole?
2:30:00Can Team Papaya - McLaren - take the Constructors' title this weekend? Or will their dreams of glory be postponed? The answer will be revealed under the lights of the Marina Bay Circuit.
1:30:00...Highlights: Pole under the lights is crucial if McLaren want to take the Constructors' title this weekend. But Max Verstappen has started from pole in the last two Grands Prix...
2:30:00McLaren need 22 points to take the constructors' title. But Baku is known for speed, chaos and spectacular racing. Will its unpredictability strike again? Or will McLaren lift the trophy?
1:30:00...Highlights: Baku boasts the fastest street circuit on the calendar. Norris was eliminated in Q1 here last year. A repeat would severely damage his title hopes - so he'll be dialled in.
1:30:00Last year the tifosi dream came true as Charles Leclerc powered his scarlet Ferrari to victory. Can the team repeat that magic? Or will McLaren continue their season-long dominance?
1:30:00...Highlights: Ferrari's Hamilton and Leclerc will be looking for the perfect lap in front of the passionate Tifosi. But they'll have their hands full with the dominant McLaren pair.
1:30:00F1 returns for the decisive phase of the season. Before the break, Norris won in Hungary, cutting his McLaren teammate Piastri's lead in the standings to just nine points. Game on.
1:30:00F1 returns from its summer break with all guns blazing. Zandvoort is defending champion Max Verstappen's home GP, so he'll be determined to earn pole position in front of his fans.
2:30:00Oscar Piastri claimed his maiden victory here last year. Can he win again? Or will Lando Norris pull off something special around one of the most technical circuits on the calendar?
1:30:00...Highlights: In the second half of the season every point and every pole counts. The tight and twisty Hungaroring demands precision and nerve. And the drivers will be going all out.
2:30:00Spa-Francorchamps offers drivers a challenging mix of sharp turns, two DRS zones and dramatic elevation changes. Can Norris catch teammate Piastri at the top of the standings this time out?
1:30:00...Qualifying Highlights: There's only eight points between Piastri and Norris at the top of the standings. A Sprint win could make a lot of difference before pole position is even decided.
1:00:00...Highlights: It's Spa-Francorchamps time. With only eight points separating Norris from Piastri at the top of the driver standings, every point counts and the stakes couldn't be higher.
1:00:00Join Steve Jones, Lee McKenzie and the C4 team for live reaction from Silverstone. Expect expert analysis, interviews and in-depth discussion of all the key moments. And maybe a home win...
2:30:00And it's lights out at Silverstone. Hamilton earned an emotional home win here last year. This time, Russell and Norris will be determined to do likewise. But there's only one top step...
1:00:00In Austria, three British drivers finished in the top five. Norris took the chequered flag, narrowing his deficit to Piastri to just 15 points in the standings. Good signs for Silverstone.
3:10:00George Russell claimed pole at his home GP last year. More recently, Lando Norris got P1 in Austria. Then there's that other guy... you know... Lewis Hamilton. Bring it on at Silverstone.