2025 Pre-Season News

[F1nKS]

You might as well get looking toward the 2025 season.

[Matthew]

Definitely, expecting it to be a great season.

[F1nKS]

Perez is out. Now we wait to see who replaces him - Yuki or Liam

Horner said they ran Yuki with RB so the engineering team could assess him. They had already worked extensively with Liam.

[Used to be Starter]

Perez is out. Now we wait to see who replaces him - Yuki or Liam

Horner said they ran Yuki with RB so the engineering team could assess him. They had already worked extensively with Liam.

It's Liam.

[Matthew]

Jurgen Klopp was offered the chance to be introduced to Red Bull's racing team. He is is set to assume his new position at Red Bull on January 1 as their Global Head of Soccer.

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[Matthew]

Aston Martin has restructured its leadership, naming Andy Cowell as Team Principal in addition to his responsibilities as CEO. Mike Krack will now serve as Chief Trackside Officer. Enrico Cardile steps into the role of Chief Technical Officer, while Tom McCullough remains an integral part of the organization in a senior leadership role.

[F1nKS]

Rumors this week have linked Red Bull driver Max Verstappen with a switch to Aston Martin for the F1 2026 season. A Billion has been tossed around. Max's management team acknowledged the story but neither confirmed nor denied it. Aston Martin denied they were going to offer Max a billion $.

[N. Jones]

I can't imagine any current team could afford to pay one billion dollars for anyone.

[F1nKS]

I can't imagine any current team could afford to pay one billion dollars for anyone.

I would assume that is basically a very long-term contract for the remainder of his career.

In other news Angela Cullen (former Hamilton Trainer) is rejoining Hamilton with Ferrari.

[airshifter]

The most exciting pre season news I've heard is something I'm happy to say.....

Will Buxton will no longer be doing the F1TV coverage! :bounce: I've always thought the guy was just an arrogant drama queen myself. I hope he doesn't drive away the Indycar fan base. But more good news.... since he has already now stated Indycar is the best racing in the world, hopefully this means the Drive to Survive series will see that as a removal from F1 related shows. It would be even sweeter if he covers nothing in the F1 world from now on.

Maybe F1TV heard my pleas and answered them. But either way I'm glad he is gone.



Did I mention how happy I am to see him gone? :D

[N. Jones]

I don't know about arrogant, but Buxton was starting grate after a while.

[Matthew]

For the first time in its history, the Monaco Grand Prix will have a title sponsor, with TAG Heuer securing the naming rights for the 2025 race.

[tbazsi95]

McLaren have shared a first picture of their 2025 challenger, the MCL39, in a one-off camo livery at the Silverstone circuit.
https://www.instagram.com/p/DGAvicaNvkc/

[tbazsi95]

New-look suits for AlpineF1Team in 2025
https://www.instagram.com/p/DGF1CeFItHR/

[F1-analysis.com]

I run a mathematical model that predicts which driver will score more points. Here are the predictions for the (non-rookie) team mate match ups in 2025.

Lead driver
Norris, 56% of McLaren’s points
Leclerc, 59% of Ferrari’s points
Verstappen, 58% of Red Bull’s points
Alonso, 75% of Aston Martin’s points
Sainz, 77% of Williams’ points

There’s also some predictions on the expected relative points of rookie drivers.
You can see the full predictions here:
https://f1-analysis.com/2025/01/31/2025-f1-driver-predictions/

[tbazsi95]

2025 Ferrari SF-25 F1 car filming day at Fiorano circuit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycEfADLYzWI

[tbazsi95]

Lewis Hamilton - The First Ferrari Interview
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xz47Js3kW7E

[tbazsi95]

Racing Bulls VCARB02 F1 2025 Car Filming Day at Imola Circuit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opsSrEqGXEo

[tbazsi95]

Filming with an F1 car on track
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DGTD59GND3D/

[tbazsi95]

Behind the scenes: 75 years of @f1 history in 3 minutes
https://www.instagram.com/p/DGPKFZgvjED/