System 1 correspondent Daniel Moxon was on obligation for all 24 F1 race weekends in 2025 and has now confirmed his awards, from one of the best driver and workforce to ‘numpty of the 12 months’
One other System 1 season is within the books and the 2025 marketing campaign proved to be probably the most aggressive on report. Apart from Alpine, who have been objectively garbage, each workforce was just about all the time within the hunt for factors, whereas McLaren dominated the constructors’ championship and Lando Norris took the drivers’ title.
Although each he and Oscar Piastri have been all the time underneath risk from the likes of Max Verstappen and George Russell who additionally took a number of race wins every. And there have been loads of star performances from those that weren’t in competition for race wins and championships, too. Having gone again via the archives, listed here are our 2025 F1 end-of-season awards.
Driver of the 12 months – Max Verstappen
Blunders of others let him again into the battle, however for the Dutchman to beat one McLaren driver and end simply two factors behind the opposite was excellent. His eight Grand Prix wins higher the totals of each Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri and, although his reign has ended, Verstappen stays one of the best within the enterprise.
On the rostrum – George Russell, who gained twice for Mercedes in his greatest F1 season thus far, and champion Norris. who confirmed nice mettle to beat team-mate Piastri.
Crew of the 12 months – McLaren
Their rise is outstanding, simply two years on from beginning the 2023 season miles off the tempo. And now they’ve gained back-to-back constructors’ titles, this time sealing the deal in early October and ending the 12 months 364 factors away from their nearest competitor.
On the rostrum – Williams, who went from simply 17 factors scored in 2024 to 137 and a snug fifth-placed end this time period, and Mercedes, who gained a really aggressive battle with Purple Bull and Ferrari for second place.
Race of the 12 months – British GP
Silverstone all the time delivers, particularly when there’s rain, and this 12 months was no completely different. Changeable climate meant technique blunders, loads of crashes and a few thrilling racing on the British Grand Prix, capped in the long run by Norris delivering for 500,000 followers and likewise Nico Hulkenberg lastly getting that first F1 podium.
On the rostrum – Australian GP, additionally rain-soaked and chaotic, and Bahrain GP, with a number of shut fights behind Piastri who gained with considered one of his greatest F1 performances.
Overtake of the 12 months – Verstappen on Norris at Zandvoort
I nonetheless do not understand how Verstappen did not put his Purple Bull into the wall as he went across the outdoors of Norris at flip two, struggling a snap of oversteer earlier than not solely regaining management however nonetheless maintaining the place forward of the McLaren.
On the rostrum – Verstappen on Piastri in Imola, which prompted one of many loudest gasps I’ve ever heard in an F1 media centre, and Piastri on Lewis Hamilton in Melbourne, a very gutsy transfer across the outdoors on the high-speed chicane.
Rookie of the 12 months – Isack Hadjar
A tricky class however Isack Hadjar simply pips it for the way he responded to crashing on the formation lap of his debut in Melbourne. It could have crushed most children however the Frenchman persistently certified properly, was virtually all the time a factors risk and produced a surprising drive to the rostrum at Zandvoort. Better of luck towards Verstappen in the principle Purple Bull workforce in 2026.
On the rostrum – Kimi Antonelli, who had a tough European season however began and ended his debut season in very good type, and Oliver Bearman, who took time to mattress in however actually discovered his groove after the summer season break.
Flop of the 12 months – Lewis Hamilton
A dreadful debut season for Lewis Hamilton at Ferrari is definitely the most important disappointment in all of British sport this 12 months, maybe rivalled solely by the present capitulation England’s cricketers Down Underneath in a grim Ashes collection. For all of the comprehensible pre-season hype, his Shanghai Dash win in March was considered one of only a few highlights and feels a very long time in the past. The seven-time champ was left begging for the season to finish and extra such distress subsequent time period can be a desperately painful finish to a glittering profession.
On the rostrum – Yuki Tsunoda, who was hampered at Purple Bull however being outscored by each drivers within the junior workforce is embarrassing, and Alpine, who put all their improvement give attention to 2026 and their stunning outcomes this 12 months confirmed it.
Most improved – Carlos Sainz
He took some time to mattress in at Williams however a maiden podium in Baku kick-started a robust run to finish the season. Who would have thought at first of the 12 months that Carlos Sainz would finish it with two Grand Prix podiums whereas Hamilton, for whom the Spaniard was booted out of Ferrari, managed none?
On the rostrum – Bearman, who confirmed Ferrari he is able to take over from Hamilton with a robust late-season run, and Antonelli, who overcame a mid-season wobble to push team-mate Russell arduous.
Numpty of the 12 months – John Elkann
Nothing higher demonstrates how far faraway from actuality Ferrari’s prime brass are than chairman Elkann’s declare in November that all the things is ok at Maranello, apart from the drivers who ought to “give attention to driving and speak much less”. F1’s grand previous workforce will win nothing whereas the heads of its leaders stay buried within the sand.
On the rostrum – FIA president Mohammed ben Sulayem, whose political manoeuvring lowered final week’s FIA presidential ‘election’ to little greater than a farcical coronation, and the marshals on the observe in Mexico, who ran in entrance of Liam Lawson’s automobile underneath racing situations.
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