Formula 1 has often been a series of dynasties. Once a certain outfit cracks the code of a new regulation cycle, it tends to stay there for a number of years until others catch up or the ruleset is tweaked again. Think of Michael Schumacher's Ferrari, Sebastian Vettel's Red Bull or Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes.
That tendency takes nothing away from how impressive any of those runs were, just like McLaren's continued dominance in 2025 - wrapping up its second consecutive constructors' title by Singapore in September - was an outstanding confirmation of its return to the very top.
