F1’s Summer Shutdown 2025, explained

Lando Norris’s win in the Hungarian Grand Prix sent another jolt through the FOrmula 1 world, as he closed to within just nine points of teammate Oscar Piastri in the Drivers’ Championship race.

But before that battle is renewed, the grid will go silent for a few weeks.

The next race on the 2025 F1 schedule is the Dutch Grand Prix, slated for August 31, 2025. Until then the sport will be on an extended break, mandated by the rules.

It’s time to explain the F1 Summer Shutdown.

What is the F1 Summer Shutdown?

However, what is the reason for this extended break?

There are a few.

First, the rules. Under FIA’s Sporting Regulations, the break

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