Formula 1

Max Verstappen has been voted driver of the year for the fifth time in a row by his peers in our exclusive poll.

With McLaren runaway winners of this season’s Teams’ Championship, Mercedes will take some satisfaction from being next best – the Silver Arrows’ runner-up spot was an improvement on 2024’s fourth place, even if they were 364 points behind the champions. However, with 2025 marking the start of their post-Lewis Hamilton era, there is much to be positive about ahead of the arrival of 2026’s new regulations. Here is Mercedes’ end of year report…

Oscar Piastri believes that the dynamics between himself and team mate Lando Norris will remain unchanged following Norris’ World Championship victory, with the Australian suggesting that the win does not mean that his fellow McLaren driver has “become Superman”.

Relive the standout off-track moments from the 2025 F1 ACADEMY season, from brand new partnerships and grassroots initiatives to breakthrough wild card drivers and plenty of behind-the-scenes stories.

Of all 10 teams on the grid, Red Bull embarked on arguably the biggest turnaround in the second half of the season. Max Verstappen went from seemingly being out of title contention to only narrowly losing out on a fifth World Championship, racking up more wins than his rivals along the way. But there were struggles for Yuki Tsunoda, leading to another driver change for 2026. Here is Red Bull’s end of year report for 2025

Lando Norris has spoken of the positive impact that receiving messages from several fellow athletes – including F1 World Champions Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel – had on him through his 2025 title bid.

Gabriel Bortoleto reflects on his rookie season in Formula 1 with Lawrence Barretto, as well as the exciting future with Audi.

F1.com reflects back on the milestone moments of an epic fight for the World Championship in 2025.

At the start of 2025 much was expected of Ferrari. Seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton had been signed, and the talk was of an expected title bid after the Scuderia pushed McLaren all the way for the 2024 Teams’ Championship. However, that didn’t materialise. Instead, Ferrari dropped to fourth in the standings, failed to claim a Grand Prix victory and Hamilton was unable to record a podium finish for the first time in his illustrious F1 career. With the team’s focus switching to 2026 earlier than expected, here’s Ferrari’s end of year report…

Laurent Mekies has opened up on the “very difficult” decision to demote Yuki Tsunoda, with the Red Bull Team Principal voicing his confidence that the Japanese driver could return to the grid in the future.

The 2025 season was a good one for Williams, with the Grove-based outfit scoring two podiums courtesy of Carlos Sainz in the second half which helped them to solidify fifth place in the Teams’ Championship. Can they build on that further in 2026? Here is Williams’ end of year report…

With 2025 almost at an end, it's time to look back on some of the weird and wonderful moments of the year with our alternative awards.

Alex Albon has named his P5 finish at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix as his proudest moment of 2025, with the Thai driver admitting that the result came as a “surprise to all of us” ahead of what would prove to be a promising campaign for Williams.

Racing Bulls took driver and management changes in their stride this year, bettering their long-established position in the midfield to take sixth in the Teams’ Championship. When their two young drivers found their rhythm, they delivered some exceptional performances, but their inexperience showed as errors blighted their season. Here is the squad’s end of year report…

Oscar Piastri may have just missed out on the title this year, but IndyCar race winner and F1 TV analyst James Hinchcliffe reckons the Aussie will be even more impressive in 2026.

From a points-scoring debut in 1993 to podiums, victories and iconic liveries, we revisit the defining moments from Sauber’s 30 years in F1.

With a final placing of seventh in the Teams’ Championship, 2025 did not deliver what Aston Martin had hoped for. The Silverstone-based team have lofty ambitions – they don’t shy away from that – but a result that represented a fall of two places on where they finished each of the last two campaigns represents a step backwards. The hope? That comes in the form of 2026 as new regulations bring new possibilities – and we can see what magic Adrian Newey has come up with this time around. Here is Aston Martin’s 2025 end of year report…

Watching all the action this year was former Renault F1 driver and expert analyst Jolyon Palmer. Here, he gives his view on the stand out performers and performances from across the season…

Haas did not quite reach the goal of matching their P7 finish of 2024 this time around, but it proved to be a positive second half of the season for the American outfit, featuring regular points finishes and a particularly strong run for Ollie Bearman. Here is the team’s end of year report…

In 2025 Lando Norris became the latest British driver to win the World Championship. Brits lead the standing for the most title wins – but how many can you get right in our quiz?