2025 F1 Thread

Well, racing season is officially underway with the 24 Hours of Daytona happening this weekend!
Also, My wife is currently flying Qatar right now and check out the PJ set they gave her! Matching joggers too!

Any bets on driver changes during the season?

Much as I hate to say it, I have a feeling Doohan -> Colapinto by the start of the European leg could happen if Doohan even does an ok job rather than setting timing sheets alight. Flavio isn’t afraid of any blowback from a driver changes as he’s proved in years past.

Any thoughts on which team team will win the Constructor's Championship? Do you think Lawson will provide the points to get Red Bull back to the top spot again?

With how last season wrapped up...it really could be McLaren, Red Bull, or Ferrari.
I am really curious to see how Ferraris season shapes up. And like you mentioned, see how Lawson does....

Lawson definitely has some serious talent but I have the feeling that Max really desires a car developed and set up on such a knife edge that it’s almost impossible to drive for any of his teammates, and that looks to have only increased as Red Bull’s edge has vanished and forced them to search for more performance. I hope he’s able to succeed but that seat is such a poison chalice, and oddly I think Danny Ric may have been the only driver that would have worked in it given how similarly he liked the car set up to Max.

I hope Newey is able to bring Aston back into contention for Fernando’s sake but they’ll obviously not be a serious competitor in the constructors given their number two driver is a boat-anchor.

For me the most interesting storyline will be Lewis and his transition. Apparently, Ferrari have moved the seat further back to conform to his driving style. I'm curious to see if that along with a change in scenery reignites the fire. I'm still rooting for him despite Carlos getting the raw end of the stick.

The second driver I will be rooting for is Carlos, I truly hope he can make a difference with Williams. He's a capable driver when given the chance and Vowles seems to have the team going in the right direction. Progress will be slow, just hope it doesn't submarine his career.

Agree with both of your points, @ATWG.