Formula 1 Flashcards
McLaren Drivers
McLaren, who are heading in to the new campaign as constructors’ champions for the first time in 26 years, stick with the same line-up of Briton Lando Norris and Australian Oscar Piastri for the third season running.
Ferrari Drivers
The 2025 season brings one of the most exciting driver moves Formula 1 has ever seen - Lewis Hamilton to Ferrari.
Hamilton, who celebrated his 40th birthday on 7 January, left Mercedes after winning six of his seven titles with the Silver Arrows and will now form what will likely be the strongest pairing on the grid with Charles Leclerc.
Red Bull Racing Drivers
Sergio Perez may have signed a new contract with Red Bull last summer, but the Mexican won’t be driving alongside Max Verstappen in 2025.
The honour of being the four-time world champion’s next team-mate goes to New Zealander Liam Lawson, who will be making the step up from the second team, now being referred to as Racing Bulls.
Mercedes Drivers
With Lewis Hamilton gone, George Russell now becomes the senior driver at Mercedes, this year teaming up with rookie Andrea Kimi Antonelli.
Italian Antonelli, 18, spent just one season in Formula 2 and has been a Mercedes protege since he was 11.
Aston Martin Drivers
Things stay the same at Aston Martin.
Two-time world champion Fernando Alonso, who turns 44 in July, is partnered once again by Canadian Lance Stroll, son of team owner Lawrence.
Alpine Drivers
Frenchman Pierre Gasly is joined by a new team-mate in 2025 - Australian driver Jack Doohan.
Alpine handed Doohan an early debut at last year’s final race in Abu Dhabi, while Gasly will be starting his third season with the French team.
Renault will end its deal with Alpine, and will no longer be an engine supplier in the sport. The Enstone-based team will become a customer of the Mercedes power units, making 2025 the final season for Renault.
Racing Bulls Drivers
After missing out on promotion to the Red Bull seat, Yuki Tsunoda begins his fifth campaign with the team formerly known as RB.
Joining the Japanese driver will be newcomer Isack Hadjar, 20, who was runner-up in last year’s Formula 2 championship.
Haas Drivers
Haas are starting fresh in 2025, pairing Frenchman Esteban Ocon with 19-year-old Oliver Bearman.
Ocon makes the switch to the American-based team after four seasons with Alpine.
Briton Bearman, meanwhile, caught the eye last season following stand-in appearances for Carlos Sainz at Ferrari and Kevin Magnussen at Haas.
Williams Drivers
Carlos Sainz begins the next chapter of his Formula 1 career in 2025 at Williams, following Lewis Hamilton’s arrival at Ferrari.
While the prospect of securing podium places may be limited, Sainz and new team-mate Alex Albon - starting his fourth year with the team - make an exciting partnership for Williams.
Kick Sauber Drivers
There is a mix of the old and the new at Sauber, in their final year before becoming the Audi team.
German veteran Nico Hulkenberg, who made his F1 debut in 2010, will be driving alongside 20-year-old Brazilian Gabriel Bortoleto, who pipped Isack Hadjar to the Formula 2 title in 2024.
2025 will also be the final season for the Sauber outfit, who are set to transition into the Audi works team beginning in 2026.
Number of Teams
10
Name the teams
The 2025 season brings one of the most exciting driver moves Formula 1 has ever seen - Lewis Hamilton to Ferrari.
Hamilton, who celebrated his 40th birthday on 7 January, left Mercedes after winning six of his seven titles with the Silver Arrows and will now form what will likely be the strongest pairing on the grid with Charles Leclerc.
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Pre Season Favourites for World Championship
How many Rookies
Boasting six rookies making their official full-season debut, 2025’s season start will be in stark contrast to 2024, which opened with a rare total of zero rookies and team swaps.
How many teams have the same driver line up?
Only McLaren and Aston Martin have retained the same driver pairing, with 10 changes compared to the grid 12 months ago.
Lewis Hamilton’s move to Ferrari is the biggest F1 transfer of all time as he takes over from Carlos Sainz, who has joined Williams.
How many sprint weekends in 2025?
What are the times for SQ1 SQ2 & SQ3?
What distance?
How are points awarded?
Six
12-10-8 minutes
A third of regular race distance.
1-8: 8 points to 1 point
Position + pts = 9
How many eliminated
SQ1
SQ2
5
5
Leaving a top 10 shoot out.
TYRES
- What is unusual about the McLaren Car tyre performance in 2025?
- Which Car is Harder on Tyres : McLaren or Red Bull
- The McLaren has one characteristic which is very unusual, and one that will worry its competitors. It is very quick to warm the tyres up, but also low in terms of degradation. Usually, if you have a car that can fire up the tyres quickly, it means that degradation is high. A bit like the 2023 Ferrari and Haas cars for example.
- Red Bull (Mar 25)
The Red Bull is said to be much harder on the tyres than McLaren. Helmut Marko says that the car is two or three tenths off the McLaren, but after eight laps or so, their tyre degradation is much worse. It will take them three to six races to have updates to address this issue.
Which Cars perform below average on Low Grip Courses?
McLaren
This McLaren seems to be a very well balanced car and that will serve them well just about everywhere, and in all conditions. Norris remains pessimistic about the car’s performance on tracks like Las Vegas where the low grip surface is still expected to trip them up, but he says that this car is better than last year’s, as expected, and that should be enough to give him a great chance of winning the title.
20 Drivers - How many by country?
British - 4 British 🇬🇧
French - 3 🇫🇷
New Zealand 3 🇳🇿
Spanish - 2 🇪🇸
Dutch - 1 🇳🇱
Italian - 1 🇮🇹
Thailand - 1 🇹🇭
Canadian - 1 🇨🇦
Monacan - 1 🇲🇨
German - 1 🇩🇪
Japanese - 1 🇯🇵
Brazilian - 1 🇧🇷
