Very much a season of two halves for the ex-Ferrari driver. As a four-time grand prix winner, he was always going to have to manage his expectations on arrival at a team that hasn’t tasted victory since 2012.But expectations cut both ways; to an extent he was to act asContinue Reading
Rookie struggles were expected from the Italian teen, although his explosive start with fourth in Melbourne began an impressive series of early results – headlined by his Miami sprint pole.When Mercedes switched to a different rear suspension package, he struggled and his form across the European rounds began to wane,Continue Reading
When Isack Hadjar was given the nod to move up from F2 to F1 with Racing Bulls there was a slightly sniffy air around Red Bull’s management, as if he were not Mr Right but Mr You’ll Do, since there was a space to be filled.Hadjar seemed to confirm thatContinue Reading
It was another patience-testing year for Pierre Gasly and Alpine, since the new A525 hadn’t been enough of a step from 2024’s problematic machinery.Yet the Frenchman came out of the year smelling of roses, having dragged the pink-and-blue lump to Q3 on 10 occasions and scoring all of its 22Continue Reading
Until this season, Nico Hulkenberg was the owner of one of F1’s least-coveted records: the most grand prix starts without finishing on the podium. Now a veteran aged 38, the German has always deserved better than this but is one of those drivers whose moves have taken him to theContinue Reading
After taking victory in the Dutch Grand Prix, Oscar Piastri was sitting pretty at the top of the championship. Norris’ retirement from second had put the Briton 34 points behind his team-mate, with Verstappen 104 points behind. A series of stellar victories in the early phases of the season hadContinue Reading
It’s been a nail-biting year for Lando Norris fans, but what else to expect of a driver cut from a very different cloth to stoic ‘alpha males’ such as his friend Max Verstappen? Norris has never been shy about discussing his demons in public, something that has contributed to theContinue Reading
After Ferrari had taken the 2024 constructors’ championship to the wire, with just 14 points between it and eventual winner McLaren after the Abu Dhabi finale, Charles Leclerc expected big things from 2025. Of course, the attention was all on the arrival of Lewis Hamilton, but this suited the MonegasqueContinue Reading
After four grand prix weekends this past season, George Russell lay just six points behind Max Verstappen in the drivers’ standings. It’s easy to overlook – given the way the trajectory of the season funnelled into the three-way fight between Verstappen and the two McLaren drivers – the all-round strengthContinue Reading
“Yeah, I think so,” Max Verstappen concurred, when it was put to him that 2025 had demonstrated his best season-wide performance across his Formula 1 career so far. “I have no regrets about my season. I think the performance has been strong. I’ve hated this car at times, but I’veContinue Reading