The most exciting F1 season in a long time? What fans can expect from 2025

While the current Formula 1 season is still in full swing and more exciting than ever before, preparations for 2025 are already underway behind the scenes. Whether Max Verstappen or Lando Norris will start as world champion, the coming F1 year will be particularly exciting for fans.



A packed racing calendar guarantees plenty of action



As in the current Formula 1 season, there will once again be racing on 24 different circuits in the coming year. Fans all over the world will get their money’s worth, with races taking place almost all around the globe, from Australia to Las Vegas. However, the Formula 1 hotspot remains Europe – nine of the 24 races will be held here. However, it is not only the Budapest F1 tickets that are in demand; Zandvoort, Spielberg and Monte Carlo are also expected to attract huge crowds of fans. The season opener is scheduled for 16 March 2025 in Australia, returning to a small tradition in Formula 1. The season finale will then take place on 7 December 2025 in Abu Dhabi and end with a spectacular party.



Will we see some circuits for the last time?



The fact that Formula 1 is changing with the times can be seen in new circuits such as Las Vegas. 2025 could be an exciting year in this respect, as a number of contracts are due to expire. A total of eight circuits will have to renew their contracts with Formula1 in order to remain part of the racing series in the future.



These contracts end with the 2025 season:




Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps



Shanghai International Circuit



Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari



Autodromo Nazionale Monza



Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez



Circuit de Monaco



Circuit Park Zandvoort



Las Vegas Street Circuit




As a hot rumour is now circulating about a street circuit in Madrid, it is quite likely that at least one of the circuits will have to make way. Many Formula1 fans are speculating on the Shanghai International Circuit.



New faces and changes that take some getting used to



There was not a single change in the driver line-up at the start of the 2024 Formula 1 season. This speaks in favour of stability in the racing series, but for fans it had a somewhat boring aftertaste. In 2025, however, there will finally be plenty of variety again. Record world champion Lewis Hamilton will be wearing Ferrari’s fiery red racing suit next season and fighting for another world championship victory alongside Charles Leclerc. Carlos Sainz, on the other hand, has surprisingly made the switch to Williams and thus had to accept a clear sporting relegation. For a long time, the Spaniard speculated on a cockpit in the Mercedes – but this will be occupied by the young shooting star Andrea Kimi Antonelli in 2025. The Italian is regarded as the greatest motorsport talent since Max Verstappen and is expected to score important points for Toto Wolff’s team in the future. With Jack Doohan at Alpine and Oliver Bearman at Haas, two more rookies have already been confirmed for the coming season.



No undisputed dominance on the track



Since the rise of Mercedes and the takeover by Red Bull, the omens for an exciting season have never really been good. After all, despite the incredible World Championship decider in the final race of the 2021 season, many fans had no hope of any real thrills at the start. For 2025, however, the anticipation is likely to be immeasurable. Red Bull’s consistency seems to have been broken and McLaren has emerged as a hot title contender . There are also positive developments at Mercedes and Ferrari. For the first time in many years, the 2025 season could actually see four teams in an open battle for the title. Whether this will actually happen in the end, however, is still written in the stars. McLaren and Red Bull have already shown this season how quickly the car can change for the better or worse. So it is still too early to be looking ahead to next season.
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