Formula One’s silly season usually only buzzes around mid-term, with driver contracts being negotiated during the summer break. But this year, things have been on overdrive from the start.
It began when Lewis Hamilton announced he would leave Mercedes and join Ferrari in 2025. Subsequently, there has been a lot of speculation surrounding Carlos Sainz’s landing spot and even some smoke signals of Merc trying to audaciously poach Max Verstappen from Red Bull.
