2025 F1 drivers ranked: Who had the best season?
The 2025 F1 season came to a thrilling climax, and deciding which driver really was the best wasn’t easy – we rank them all
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Helmut Marko’s departure from Red Bull closes the door on an era defined by ruthless talent management, internal friction and an uncompromising vision that shaped champions and shattered careers
A harmonious McLaren beat the brute brilliance of Max Verstappen in 2025, but its collaborative approach hasn’t always succeeded against the razor-sharp focus of a one-driver F1 team
Formula 1’s DRS will be replaced by active aero and manual override in 2026. Find out all you need to know about it here
Lando Norris’ first F1 title was forged not just in speed, but in the mindset shift that finally uncovered his full potential
Who stood out in Formula 1 this year? Vote now to have your say on the highlights of the 2025 season
From Verstappen’s solo masterclass to Norris’s composed title win; Piastri’s late-season spark; Ferrari and Hamilton’s struggle; and the final DRS farewell, Abu Dhabi summed up F1 2025
Lando Norris and McLaren made F1 history in the desert – shame about the track though…
From quiet goodbyes and regulatory slip-ups to a finale that still couldn’t conjure much excitement, here’s everything you may have missed amid Lando Norris’s title celebrations in Abu Dhabi
The 2025 F1 season came to a thrilling climax, and deciding which driver really was the best wasn’t easy – we rank them all
Helmut Marko’s departure from Red Bull closes the door on an era defined by ruthless talent management, internal friction and an uncompromising vision that shaped champions and shattered careers
A harmonious McLaren beat the brute brilliance of Max Verstappen in 2025, but its collaborative approach hasn’t always succeeded against the razor-sharp focus of a one-driver F1 team
Formula 1’s DRS will be replaced by active aero and manual override in 2026. Find out all you need to know about it here
Lando Norris’ first F1 title was forged not just in speed, but in the mindset shift that finally uncovered his full potential
Who stood out in Formula 1 this year? Vote now to have your say on the highlights of the 2025 season
From Verstappen’s solo masterclass to Norris’s composed title win; Piastri’s late-season spark; Ferrari and Hamilton’s struggle; and the final DRS farewell, Abu Dhabi summed up F1 2025
Lando Norris and McLaren made F1 history in the desert – shame about the track though…
From quiet goodbyes and regulatory slip-ups to a finale that still couldn’t conjure much excitement, here’s everything you may have missed amid Lando Norris’s title celebrations in Abu Dhabi
With the leading Formula 1 cars closely matched on pace, the 2026 Miami Grand Prix delivered an exciting race where driver pace and team strategy made the difference. But why the big gap between front-running team-mates?
The F1 season resumes in Miami this weekend with an even more complex set of rules. It’s a welcome attempt to improve the racing, but just goes to show that the fundamental problems remain unsolved. Mark Hughes explains
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I raced in Formula 1 for five years at a dangerous time when you knew that at least one driver on average would probably be killed or maimed each year.…
Ferrari is bidding for a fourth consecutive Le Mans 24 Hours win this year. Or to put it another way, to continue an unbeaten run since it ended its 50-year exile from…
An ageing champion, an ugly Brabham, and a revolutionary gas-turbine Lotus conspired to produce one of motor sport’s most enchanting afternoons at the 1971 International Trophy, as Matt Bishop recounts
After three grand prix wins from three poles, Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff is struggling to contain expectations about Kimi Antonelli
Seventy-three years since Alberto Ascari became the last Italian F1 driver to win the world championship, expectations of title leader Kimi Antonelli are growing — but the teenager isn’t flinching under the pressure
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