McLaren is widely regarded as the top contender heading into the new season, with both drivers, Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris, positioned as strong challengers. Max Verstappen has already suggested that McLaren is likely to be the team to beat.

Tensions between Max Verstappen and George Russell rose in late 2024, and the Mercedes driver says he won't back down.

He may have won four world championships in a row, but Max Verstappen will be as focused and aggressive as ever. That's the view of former F1 driver Timo Glock,

Lewis Hamilton is set for his first season as a Ferrari driver and the seven-time F1 world champion has given his thoughts on Max Verstappen, Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri

Lando Norris will have to defy plenty of history to win the Formula 1 title this year. There’s his friend-turned-rival Max Verstappen’s bid for a fifth title in a row.

McLaren may be the team to beat heading to Melbourne for the Australian Grand Prix, but Red Bull have the "joker" in Max Verstappen.

Red Bull star Max Verstappen has ruled himself out of victory at the 2025 F1 season-opener in Australia next weekend. The Dutchman won his fourth consecutive world title last year but faces huge competition from the likes of Lando Norris, Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc this time around.

Red Bull's decline in performance has led to rumours that Verstappen may seek to escape his mammoth contract a few years early, with Mercedes and Aston Martin said to be interested in acquiring his services, although Aston Martin have denied the links.

With one of his career rivals Lewis Hamilton hoping for a fresh title charge at Ferrari, Verstappen's fiery on-track relationship with the British star could spike after their memorable 2021 battle. "He’ll race exactly the same," said the former F1 racer. "That's how he's hard-wired, that’s why he’s a four-time champion.

Lando Norris is being backed by the bookies for 2025 Formula 1 drivers' title glory but Martin Brundle has pointed out that Max Verstappen has something his British rival doesn't