Formula 1 2025 Season Thread
 

The 2025 season is nearly upon us and the O2 Arena hosted the car livery reveal earlier on 18th February.

Pre season testing with the actually 2025 cars is held 26th-28th February.

First race of the season Australia March 14th - 16th.

https://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12...ari-appearance

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It's nice to see the sport evolving and the rich that come with it. More will follow no doubt. I want Ferrari success this season and if not then another for Max :woot:

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I'd love Lewis and Ferrari success but not expecting it this year but I hope Lewis finds his mojo again with a new team.

As for Max and Red Bull(Horner) can't stand either of them and it's time for a change.

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Lewis looks odd in red :erm:

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After watching the video of him at the factory I've got used to it now and really looking forward to the season start and hope he can adapt to the car and do far better than the last few years at Mercedes as this is where he will likely retire.

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Wednesday Pre Season Testing session start times.
6.50am-11.05am: Morning Session GMT
11.55am-4.05pm: Afternoon Session GMT

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I can again use a VPN and subscribe to F1 TV Pro for only £6.99 a month as I don't want to pay Sky Sports rip-off pricing just to watch Formula One racing live.

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You miss Brundle, Ted, Croft and co :(

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My bank balance doesn't and I have no interest in Football(yawn) so it's a no brainer financially for me.

I'm pretty sure Brundle was part of Formula 1 TV Pro in 2024, not sure on the others.

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Alex Brundle, Martins son?

https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/f1...nel-4/5854877/

Enjoy Lawrence Barretto nonetheless :D

Being honest I feel as though I'm missing out if I don't watch Skys coverage.

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Martin Brundle was definitely on screen at times in 2024, I think they may use Sky TV feeds.

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I was going to ask whether F1 TV use Skys feed because Croft does ring round circuits its kind of hard to avoid Sky at times. Not sure how Channel 4 do it.

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Well the first race of the season was chaos!

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RIP Eddie Jordan.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1...s/cq8y1335qlwo

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Was his cancer diagnosis widely reported? I never knew. All I think of is his DHL royalty for life.

Rest in peace. He seemed like a gentleman full of life when interviewed on the grid.

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I think it was reported maybe 3 months ago.

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Damn! Heartbreaking news he was a likeable character.

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RIP Eddie.

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Fantastic to see Lewis on Sprint Pole, hopefully we will see alot more of this during this season.

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Its taken him one race to get to grips with a Ferrari. He is truly talented. I still see him as a prospect though. A young lad.

I'm going to miss the sprint but I'll get up for qauli, like this mornings sprint shootout and the race Sunday is not stupid o'clock.

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I'm hoping when I wake up I'll be able to wiz through the sprint race via F1 TV Pro, but I'm expecting to see spoilers so it's going to be difficult and I don't want to miss the main qualifying at 7am so if I get to watch the Sprint before qualifying it's likely a 6am wake-up.

Can't see myself staying awake until 3am for the 30min sprint.

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Na sod that it'll ruin your body clock. Watch the sprint highlights available on YouTube first thing then a full viewing later on in the day.

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I ended up waking up at 3.15am anyway probably because I knew the Sprint was on so said sod it and watched the full sprint from the start which took 15mins, then slept again.

Then I wakeup at 7am blurry eyed and ended up watching the whole of the qualify for the main event so now I'm completely knackered and hopefully won't do the same tomorrow morning, however I'm on early shift all next week so I have to wake up at 5am anyway so it may help a little.

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My plan was to record the sprint and wake up about 7, watch the sprint and watch qualifying on delay (knowing with the gaps between the sessions and lulls I’d probably be live by Q3.

In reality I woke up at 2.50 anyway, watched the sprint and woke up at 7.20, so skipped bits and was live by Q3 as planned.

Not big gaps at the front, and everyone looks prone to losing a few tenths here and there with a bad line so be interesting to see how the race goes if drivers are under pressure.

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Wake up for the race tomorrow. Lights out at 7am. It's not so bad.

I woke for qauli but feel asleep for Q3 lol

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Great to see Lewis win the Sprint.

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I don't have sky sports, I cancelled it to save money as I stopped watching F1 in 2020.


I haven't really missed it.


I'll possibly go back when CH and Maxident both leave f1

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Years away then, don't let people or teams you don't like stop you watching F1 otherwise you will be waiting forever!

So far Red Bull isn't the dominant team this year it's proving to be exciting what with Lewis moving to Ferrari and getting a sprint win and Oscar getting Pole.

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I've lost my faith in F1 at the moment, so a break is needed.

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You can't ignore how iconic the Ferrari look. I'd miss F1 for that very reason alone.

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Not great that 2 races out of 2 have turned into exercises in tyre management.

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I'm glad there was no rain or safety cars so we could see the cars real pace.

Really happy that Red Bull are not currently at the front this year.

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Looks like both Ferraris will be disqualified, skid block infringement for Lewis and weight limit for Charlies as well as Gasly.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1...s/cn0j7gvnk89o

Edit. - disqualification now confirmed.

https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/l...tion/10706428/

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I'm not surprised maFIA will do anything to stop Hamilton winning number 8

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Hom3r rules are rules. lol

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Unless it affects red bull and max (2021)

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You have so much hate in F1 it's unbelievable, a number of years ago you did the same to Ferrari but now Lewis is in the team you now forget that.

I'm a Lewis fan and now he's in a Ferrari I'm also a Ferrari fan but rules are rules, it also happened to an Alpine.

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Hate is a strong word, I've lost my love of the sport thanks to the 2021 season fix (as many fans have called it)

Yes I was probably anti Ferrari a few years ago, but views and opinions change.

But as you know some teams get away with thing more than others.

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They should get rid of drivers and make the cars remote controlled. Much safer.

Better still do it virtually on a computer.

At least make the cars electric, so they aren't destroying the planet whilst boring us senseless...

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Rumours flying around that Liam Lawson will lose his Red Bull seat as early as the Japanese Grand Prix due to his terrible performance in the first 2 races, being replaced by Yuki.

I never did like the guy he showed his mentality after flicking the bird last season to Perez so I'm hoping this is true.

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While I find F1 completely pointless, a few racing cars are not going to destroy the planet. :dozey:

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Similarly not a fan for the same reason I do think it would be quite harsh and perhaps catastrophic for his future.

I guess on the other hand Horner does need an answer to whether it’s the car and giving Yuki a race weekend in his current form might be the quickest way. If the answer is it’s the car can only be driven by Max that’s a real problem for Red Bull.

LL only made positions today because of the 3 DQs, Alonso DNF, Bortoleto spinning lap 1, Doohan’s penalty and Yuki needing an extra pit stop for a front wing. In that respect he only made one place race distance in a car his team mate was only 16 seconds behind the leader.

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Pretty much official now, I hope Yuki can do better considering the Red Bull car maybe difficult to drive unless you're Max.


https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1...s/cqjd5lg7wvjo

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An electric series already exists.

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Yes, He's quickly found out that Perez was actually doing a decent job.

I'd love to see Yuki do well, it will be very interesting to see how he gets on.

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They missed out on Carlos Sainz Jr.

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Shame RB didn't replace maxident

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Ferrari could have been ruthless, Lewis and Max :shocked:

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Now that would be chaos.

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Suck it up he sucks. Bearman came in and lit up the grid.

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Not tyre management but still a procession.

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Well that race was a yawnfest, back to sleep now!

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I turned my alarm off at 5:45am and went back to sleep. I just watched Sky Sports F1 YouTube channel for highlights and all I could see is some action on lap 22 in the pit, Max and Lando. I'm glad I decided against watching it live. :sleep:

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Agreed.

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An enjoyable race for a change today.

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I found it frustrating.

Lewis on the other hand reckons it's been time well spent

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It's fantastic to see Red Bull not at the front, however I would like to see Yuki do well and stick 2 fingers up to Lawson and his attitude.

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He's coming up short too

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He didn't in the last race compared to the others. :confused:

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Bearman finished behind him and to me is a better prospect. That Ferrari drive at Saudi GP 2024 was excellent.

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As I've already mentioned I'm not a Red Bull fan but even though it's early days for Yuki as he's only had 2 races in that hard to drive Red Bull(Max said that) in the last race he scored Red Bulls first point for it's second driver since Las Vegas 2024 and he finished only 11 seconds behind Max who finished 6th, so I'm scratching my head how you can say he's coming up short(unless you're talking about his height lol) after only 2 races. He may very well be rubbish by the end of the season but all the Red Bull drivers have been rubbish since early 2024 compared to Max.

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It's me being very critical of him. I don't think he's good enough to partner Max. I'm not talking championships.

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Max back on top :woot:

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You don't mean back on top of the WDC, It's a shame Max won the race , I want Pastry to win the WDC he's such a likable guy and seems to drive well with no bullshit currently.

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That overtake by Max at the start was levels above those chasing his crown. Oscars a baby.

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It was a good overtake and so close to making contact.

Oscar hasn't yet thrown his toys out the pram, had childish meltdowns and crashed into others on really bad overtakes like Max has so I think Oscar has a great future ahead but obviously he may change when he gets older.

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When's the last time you saw a good winner, or loser for that matter? To be the best you have to beat the best leaving no blood to spare.

Every overtake can end in contact. I don't understand your reasoning.

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There is no reasoning, all I said was the overtake was close to contact so I don't understand why you brought reasoning into it. Lol

As for Max I get it, he's your main F1 guy and that's OK and he is good at racing but like I've said before he has a terrible reputation and often dangerous(from Google) from his antics in previous years, not 2025(yet)but saying 'leave no blood to spare' is in bad taste considering what can happen in this sport.

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I was thinking of your stance on Max which is why I mentioned your reasoning. I feel as though you were persuaded into the contact comment considering you highlight his flaws some of which were racing incidents. Hamilton at the British GP sending Max straight into the wall was hardly Lewis with his halo on.

I disagree totally in blood being left out there. This sport is handled as an honour to be apart of and to die in it I think many would settle for. It's a dangerous sport dude. There is no sugar coating it.

I don't understand the bad reputation Max has with some. Assassination of his character would be no point in different people in this world. That's pretty boring place to be to be honest.

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We will just have to disagree thenry and that's OK.

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I see Max is back to his old ways according to what I saw and according to lots of press reports, after being ordered to give Russell back the place by his race engineer he then threw his toys out of his pram based on his frustrating radio messages. So he then eventually gave the place back but in doing so seemed to have purposely barged into Russell resulting in him getting a 10 second penalty.

Quote of the year from Oscar in the cool down room.

"I've done that before, in Mario Kart" :D

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Russell could have overtaken a little quicker avoiding such farcical.

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Max has rightfully been given 3 penalty points for his actions taking him to 11 points in a 12 month period, he's very close to a race ban.

FIA report
https://www.reddit.com/r/formula1/co..._his/#lightbox

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The comments on Reddit say he has 2 races to stay clean otherwise it's a race weekend ban. I assume the 12 month period is the end of June?

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On June 30th 2 of his current 11 points will expire as they are 12 months old, so I guess after that date he will be 3 points away from a future ban, atleast until more points expire.

Only one F1 driver has had a race ban since the ban system was implemented.

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Ah so it's a rolling 12 month period. Understood thank you.

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Just like a normal UK Driving licence.

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I think points last longer than 12 months on a UK licence.

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https://www.gov.uk/penalty-points-en...riving-licence

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Not sure why I said 12 months maybe I was thinking 12 points.

Touch wood I've never had any points.

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Zak Brown was adamant some seasons ago that McLaren would compete at the highest level. I had my doubts. Honestly I thought McLaren were Mercedes bitch. :shocked:

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McLaren are currently unstoppable.

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Max on pole :woot: McLarens might hold race pace though.

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It was looking good for Lewis but unfortunately it didn't come.

Only 0.2 seconds between first and fifth is so close, and 0.9 seconds for 10th place.

Hopefully Max won't win it, I'd like to see Pastry win if Lewis can't.

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Is that shortcrust, flaky, puff, choux or filo pastry :naughty:

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The rain causing chaos at the race today, it's cleared up but anything can still happen.

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They were getting drenched. I find it hard to believe Max can turn the championship around.

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Max won't win the championship now, it'll be one of the McLarens which I'm pleased about.

It was great to see Hulk finally get his first podium with his 239th F1 GP.

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Breaking News

Red bull SACK Christian Horner, I suspect Max will be leaving too at the end of the season to either Mercedes or Aston Martin unless the Verstappen clan was the reason he got sacked so Max would agree to stay.

Alan Permane has been promoted to team principal of Racing Bulls.

Laurent Mekies takes over duties of CEO of Red Bull Racing.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1...s/cn5k6y1xyl3o

I hope he doesn't end up at Ferrari.

https://www.cableforum.uk/board/atta...1&d=1752056592

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I don't know how to feel about this news. You can't really knock a winner but the bad press was mounting up.

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now dump max, then I'll go back to F1

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Is this going to be Belgium 2021 all over again?

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I thought I missed lights out only to discover rain, what a relief.

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Hope the rain lets up so we get some racing, in 2021 they managed only 3 laps and 2 of those were behind the safety car.

I initially thought F1 TV Pro had sussed out I was using a VPN to circumvent UK viewing restrictions but I had left my VPN connected to Albania by mistake, so I'm back to watching the rain fall via USA New York.

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Restart due soon. !5 mins.

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Excellent, Short Crust Piastri won! Championship lead extended. Hamilton did well getting up to seventh, race was super boring though.

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:LOL:

I found it a little more interesting keeping an open eye on Charles Leclerc. Well done him :woot:

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Looks like Max will be driving for Red Bull in 2026 because his top 3 performance clause wasn't triggered before the summer break.

I'm betting either Russell or Kimi only get offered a 1 year contract at Mercedes for 2026.

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I'm not convinced Merc are sold on Russell. He comes across as cringe to me or fake.

Leclerc on poll :woot: he's not going to have race pace though :(

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And Lewis saying he's useless and Ferrari need to replace him, I wouldn't be surprised if Lewis retires at the end of 2026 if he's still not upto his best.

I suspect McLaren will win it.