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The 2025 F1 season proved to be a tough one for semi-rookie Liam Lawson. Starting the year as a Red Bull Racing driver alongside Max Verstappen, he was quickly demoted back to Racing Bulls. Despite two abysmal performances this was unexpectedly quick, even for Red Bull standards. Back at the team where he had two…
Pit Debrief’s 2025 F1 Driver Rankings finds McLaren driver Oscar Piastri 4th following his first season challenging for the WDC. The Australian driver showed significant improvements this season, particularly in his qualifying pace. However, Piastri’s mid-season slump ultimately cost him the title to teammate Lando Norris. Home race woes Piastri’s season started dubiously in Australia….
Max Verstappen’s F1 race engineer and head of race engineering at the Red Bull Racing squad, Gianpiero Lambiase or ‘GP’, is in active talks with the Aston Martin F1 Team to join forces in a near future, according to the The Race. The report comes just weeks after what proved to be an emotional end…
In light of the F1 winter break, Red Bull GmbH CEO of Corporate Projects and New Investments, Oliver Mintzlaff, reviewed Verstappen’s prospects for 2026 in an interview with De Telegraaf. Throughout 2025, Red Bull Racing undergone several significant changes. All the way from performance issues from the previously winning team to staff dismissals and rumours…
Pierre Gasly and Alpine suffered through a difficult campaign with the A525, with 2025 going down as one of the Enstone-based outfit’s most challenging F1 seasons. Gasly finished 18th in Drivers’ Standings with 22 points, scoring all of the team’s points across the year. Ultimately, this meant Alpine ended the year at the bottom of…
Rounding out the top 5 in Pit Debrief’s Driver Rankings for the 2025 F1 season, is Mercedes’ George Russell. The Brit had the strongest F1 season of his career to date, landing him 4th in the WDC with 7 podiums and 2 victories. His strong start with Mercedes brought him 4th in the Drivers’ Championship…
Isack Hadjar has finished just outside the top five in Pit Debrief’s 2025 Formula 1 (F1) Driver Rankings, capping off a rookie season that showcased both high peaks and a steep development curve. The Frenchman stepped up to Formula 1 with Racing Bulls following a strong Formula 2 campaign in 2024, beginning the year alongside…
The 2025 F1 season marked a profound reset for Carlos Sainz. After years battling at the sharp end of the grid, the Spaniard embarked on a starkly different chapter, one defined by reconstruction rather than silverware. His switch from Ferrari to Williams was made with pragmatism, not romanticism. Race victories were no longer the yardstick….
Former Formula E driver Sam Bird praised Max Verstappen’s F1 season on the Chequered Flag Podcast. Verstappen overcame a 104-point deficit from the Dutch GP to finish two points behind Lando Norris in the World Drivers’ Championship. While ultimately unable to take his fifth championship, the Dutchman showed the world why he’s considered one of…
In an exclusive post-2025 F1 season interview with Viaplay Netherlands, Championship runner-up Max Verstappen talked about Red Bull’s controversial Lawson / Tsunoda swap, sharing data and set-ups as well as the importance of drivers having a good working relationship with their race engineer. After round two of the 2025 F1 season, Red Bull Racing decided…
