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…
Andrea Stella’s career in Formula 1 stretched across F1 champions, dynasties, and high-pressure rebuilds from Ferrari to McLaren. He moved through some of the sport’s most demanding environments and adapted each time. But McLaren’s rise over the last three years tested him differently. It demanded more than sharp engineering calls. It required leadership, clarity, and…
The FIA has intercepted yet another potential route that F1 engine manufacturers could have exploited in 2026 so far as the all-new technical regulations are concerned. F1 teams capitalising on grey areas is a tale as old as time. However, this is the second time in a few days that the new power unit specifications…
It was a turbulent year for Red Bull Racing, with both Christian Horner and Helmut Marko leaving the F1 team. In an exclusive interview with Dutch newspaper “De Telegraaf” Red Bull sporting project director Oliver Mintzlaff looks back at 2025, a year where he needed to make some tough decisions. Mintzlaff more present at Red…
Alex Albon comes in at ninth in Pit Debrief’s F1 2025 Driver Rankings, on the back of the Williams driver completing one of his most competitive seasons to date. Albon finished the 2025 F1 season 8th in the Drivers’ Championship with 73 points, the best result for the London-born driver since he joined Williams in…
