All you need to know about Formula 1 in 2025 while starting a new season this week, directly Sky Sports F1.
Who is F1 Protective Champion?
Max Verstappen is the royal champion of the F1 World and is looking for a fifth consecutive title of drivers, a feat made by Michael Schumacher.
McLaren won the championship of last year’s constructors for the first time since 1998, but Lando Norris will hope to increase the glory of drivers in 2025, after completing the race for Verstappen last time.
F1 2025 Lining
Only McLaren and Aston Martin held the same driver pairing, with 10 changes compared to the network 12 months ago.
Lewis HamiltonCrossing to Ferrari is the biggest F1 transfer of all time while taking over Carlos Sainzwho has joined Williams.
New Some Antonelli has replaced Hamilton in Mercedes and Liam Lawson It was confirmed as the new friend of the Verstappen team after Sergio Perez lost his place.
Britain Oliver Bearman will make his season debut with full time F1 in Haas together Esteban Oconwho left the Alpine before last season’s final event in Abu Dhabi. Australian Jack doohan Open to Ocon, after being already confirmed as an Alpine driver for 2025.
Last year’s F2 runner Isac Hadjar join the newly appointed racing bulls along with Yuki Tsunoda, with Nico Hulkenberg and champion F2 Gabriel Bortoleto Constituting the pairing of the whole new sauber driver.
Personnel Changes of the F1 Main Team
Legendary designer F1 Newy La Red Bull and joined Aston Martin in early March in an act that could be as important as Hamilton joining Ferrari.
Although Aston Martin has not changed their driver formation, former Mercedes Engine Andy Cowell He has been appointed as director of the team with Mike Krack moved to the head of the Trackside Officer.
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Christian Horner answers questions whether Adrian Newey is less of a threat to Aston Martin and compares his appearance with Eric Cantona and Cristiano Ronaldo in Manchester United
Director Red Bull Jonathan Wheatley It will become the director of the Sauber team from April before the dress is taken from Audi in 2026.
Laura Mueller It will make history as the first engineer of the female race in F1 when she becomes voice in the ear of Ocon in Haas.
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Max Verstappen tests his cricket skills with England players Reece Topley, Issy Wong and Will Jacks. Courtesy of Oracle Red Bull Racing and Cricket England
Calendar F1 2025
Australia will host the season of the season for the first time since 2019 on March 14-16, as part of a 24-race regenerated calendar, which does not contain any new events.
Bahrain has been waiting for the opening race for the last four years, but Ramadan’s time means that the Sakhir Grand, along with Saudi Arabia’s Grand Prix, has been postponed again in April.
Other small changes see the Spanish Grand Prix moved on the weekend after Monaco, while the Hungarian Grand Prix will host the latest event before the summer break.
Unlike last year, there is no four-week gap behind Grand Prix in Singapore as the F1 schedule is more equally set in the second half of the season, all the way to the finished season in Prix Abu Dhabi on December 5-7.
F1 Sprint weekend in 2025
China, Miami, Belgium, Austin, Brazil AND floor They are chosen as events that will organize the alternative format, which features a 100 -km short -in race on Saturdays.
The Austrian Grand Prix, which has developed a Sprint event since 2022, has been thrown to Belgium next year.
There will be no change in the Sprint format, which has only one practical session followed by Sprint Qualification Friday afternoon, Sprint Saturday morning, with qualification as usual on Saturday afternoon and Grand Prix on Sunday.
F1 rule changes for 2025
Very little has changed for this year with the biggest difference that is Removing the extra point for the fastest lap.
The fastest lap point – which was given if the driver who kept it also ended up in the Top 10 – sometimes added extra drama to the front as the drivers would follow late for new tires if there was a large ditch for the car behind.
Elsewhere, has increased minimal driver weight allowance from 80 kg to 82 kg and a caterpillar is introduced while the requirements for The inexperienced driver running They have also changed, with teams now need to place a new driver in their two cars at least four times during the season, compared to the two last year.
Technical regulations remain the sameSo most teams will have an evolution in car design from 2024, half -eyed in 2026 when cars and motors will change completely. Teams will progressively boost their 2026 car’s efforts about car projects while the season continues.
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Craig Slater and Ted Kravitz give their predictions which team will be faster this season and who will be slower after testing in Bahrain
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It would not be a F1 season if a technical debate did not turn on. Already, there has been talk of FIA’s decision to introduce new load tests for both front and back arms to limit the parts as possible.
Static deviation tests monitoring the back wings in cars will expand from the first race in Australia from March 14-16, before additional tests of the front wing in Spain in early June are introduced.
McLaren was widely considered that he had successfully used the softness of the rules regarding arm flexion last year, as Norris and Oscar Piastri instructed the team in the title of a first constructors since 1998.
In the pre-season test, some teams were suspected of pushing the borders in the back, speaking of a ‘mini drs’ that would help the straight line speed. This will be one to hold an eye.
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Sky Sports F1 Craig Slater uses medium last year after flexi-wings were also a big theme in 2024
How to view F1 in 2025 on Sky Sports
Sky Sports F1 remains F1’s home in the UK for 2025, with Any LIVE session, Plus Coverage of the F2, F3 and F1 Academy.
We move? Not near a TV? Is not responsible for the remote control? If you are a Sky Sports subscriber, you can transmit all Sky Sports channels directly from your device to Sports app – No extra costs! This includes any Grand Prix F1.
Find and see the race
- Discharge OR Open Sky Sports app
- Head to ‘lookout‘Section
- Tap over Sky Sports F1 channel
- Sign in with your Sky ID (*you will have to do this only once)
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F1 fans will also be able to choose a live on board broadcast of each of the 20 drivers in the Sky Sports app – complete with team radio messages – for each race, sprint, qualification and practical session this season.
Sky customers with a Sky Sports F1 reconciliation simply have to download the Sky Sports app and register to ride with Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen, Lando Norris, every driver of their choice.
If you prefer to jump on board through your TV screen, the service is available through Sky Q and Sky Glass.
Check out all the 24 weekends of the 2025 Formula 1 Live season at the Sky Sports F1, starting with the Australian GP on March 14-16. Stream Sky Sports with now – without contract, cancel at any time
