The new Formula 1 season is now just around the corner, with the 2025 campaign expected to be a continuation of last season's unpredictable battle right across the grid. With McLaren, Ferrari and Mercedes all seemingly on course to bring battle to the still just about frontrunning Red Bull squad, it could even rival 2021 as a narrative-stuffed year.
While the title challengers will take the headlines, as ever there are fascinating subplots all over with the field as compressed as it is. Given Sauber's late-2024 gains, if things are still as tight as the new season starts then there's a strong argument to say F1 has no backmarker squads for the first time in recent years. This means every team has something to fight for, which in turn adds pressure to their drivers.
