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Everything you need to know about the 2025 F1 season: Driver line-up and calendar

The 2024 Formula 1 season has proven to be a dramatic one, with seven different race winners, a drivers’ championship battle, and a three-way fight for the constructors’ title. Max Verstappen currently leads the drivers’ championship with 393 points, ahead of Lando Norris in second on 331 points. McLaren leads the constructors’ on 593 points, Ferrari are in second on 557, and Red Bull sit in third on 544.

Over half of the grid’s contracts were set to expire at the end of the year, resulting in a massive shake-up over the last few months. The driver market was sent into chaos at the start of the year when Lewis Hamilton announced he would be leaving Mercedes - the team he’s been with since 2013 - to join Ferrari, leaving Carlos Sainz out of the Italian outfit.

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