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2025 Formula One Official Driver Line-Up!

Finally we have our official driver line up for this year, let's go over it!

Pierre Gasly remains at Alpine and Jack Doohan comes into F1 as his teammate.

Both Alonso and Stroll stay at Aston Martin.

Charles Leclerc is joined by Lewis Hamilton at Ferrari.

Esteban Ocon moves to Haas and is joined by Ollie Bearman.

Nico Hulkenberg is now teammates with Gabriel Bortoleto at Kick Sauber.

McLaren keep both Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris.

Mercedes bring Kimi Antonelli to join alongside George Russell.

Visa CashApp RB change their official racing title to Racing Bulls and bring up rookie Isack Hadjar to be teammates with Yuki Tsunoda!

Red Bull Racing trade in Perez for Liam Lawson alongside Verstappen this season.

And last but not least, Williams welcome Carlos Sainz alongside Alex Albon.

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F1's 2025 Grid: What we know so far

As the 2024 season progresses, we start to see who is signing who for 2025.

So far we see that Max Verstappen will be continuing to drive for Red Bull Racing until the end of his contract in 2028 alongside his teammate Sergio Perez who will be remaining at the team due to his newly-secured two-year contract.

Charles Leclerc will be remaining at Scuderia Ferrari as his contract extends until the end of the 2029 season. Unfortunately his current teammate, Carlos Sainz Jr, will not be accompanying him further at Ferrari. We are yet to find out who Sainz will be racing with next, however we do know that Lewis Hamilton will be filling that second Ferrari seat with a two-year contract.

Fernando Alonso will be continuing to race for Aston Martin until the end of 2026. His current teammate Lance Stroll has not yet signed for a team, however it is likely he will be staying on.

Alexander Albon has signed a two-year extension with Williams Racing which will keep him at the team until the 2027 season. His current teammate Logan Sargeant is yet to sign for a team and will most likely not be driving for Williams in 2025 as James Vowles has positioned Sainz as their top target.

Neither of Kick Sauber's current drivers have signed yet, however only one free seat remains as Nico Hulkenberg makes the move from Haas to Sauber on a multi-year contract.

George Russel will be continuing to drive for Mercedes until the end of his contract in 2025. While rumors circulated about Mercedes wanting Sainz to join them in 2025, it is likely that the second seat will be taken by Andrea Kimi Antonelli as the Formula 2 driver is heavily linked with a promotion to Formula 1 alongside Russel.

Both Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri will be remaining at McLaren where both have multi-year contracts and will likely be staying until at least 2026.

Although no one has yet signed for Alpine and Pierre Gasly's position is yet to be confirmed it is reported that Alpine are keen to keep him. Though it has been said that Bruno Famin has named a few junior drivers as potential options for the future alongside Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu. Esteban Ocon is yet to sign also, it is said he is likely moving to Haas.

RB's Yuki Tsunoda has extended his contract with the team through 2025, while his current teammate Daniel Ricciardo is yet to be confirmed. It is said he would be happy to continue with RB but not much else has been said.

Haas' 2024 team consists of Nico Hulkenberg who has already signed for Sauber and Kevin Magnussen who is yet to sign. There are speculations over whether Oliver Bearman will be moving up into Formula 1 and joining Haas alongside Valtteri Bottas.

Although nothing is yet confirmed between Alpine and Haas, we are definitely starting to see some of the puzzle pieces coming together. Let me know about some of your predictions!

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Cadillac F1 Team Confirmed for 2026

It's been officially confirmed that the Cadillac Formula One Team are set to be the 11th team on the grid in 2026.

The Cadillac team are backed by TWG Motorsports and General Motors (GM). - These supporting companies were thanked by Formula One's CEO himself, Stefano Domenicali, who said "I want to thank GM and TWG Motorsports for their constructive engagement over many months and look forward to welcoming the team on the grid from 2026 for what will be another exciting year for Formula 1.”

Cadillac's Team principal will be Graeme Lowdon, who has been involved in motorsport since the 90s.

Utilising his ties to Virgin Group, he assisted Richard Branson in the founding of the Virgin Racing F1 team that soon became Marussia, then Manor.

Lowdon parted ways with Manor when the team folded. But when Andretti began its F1 plans, Lowdon was brought in as an advisor. This now has him in the F1 team principal role for 2026.

To read more in-depth detail about who all is behind the scenes at Cadillac, I recommend this article

Now, with a new F1 team, this of course means 2 entire new seats open up. This gives a whole new range of driving opportunities to those without a seat in 2025, as well as rookies.

Fans would love to see the likes of Daniel Ricciardo brought back in 2026, however Ricciardo has already ruled out a move to Cadillac or any other teams when asked about the matter in December. "Nah, I'm done," Daniel stated.

Valtteri Bottas is another fit candidate for Cadillac, after being dropped by Sauber last year and now only stepping into the role of reserve driver for his old team, Mercedes.

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Welcoming the 2025 F1 Season!

With the 2025 Formula One season starting in less than a month, let's take a look at the final driver line-ups, race locations and more.

We start with our pre-season testing in Sakhir on at the end of February - 26th-28th - taking place at Bahrain's 5.412 kilometre circuit.

Here's your rundown of the race calendar for 2025 ⬇️

14-16 MARCH

Australian GP - Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit

21-23 MARCH

Chinese GP - Shanghai Interational Circuit

04-06 APRIL

Japanese GP - Suzuka Circuit

11-13 APRIL

Bahrain GP - Bahrain International Circuit

18-20 APRIL

Saudi Arabian GP - Jeddah Corniche Circuit

02-04 MAY

Miami GP - Miami International Circuit

16-18 MAY

Italian GP - Autodromo Internazionale Enzo E Dino Ferrari

23-25 MAY

Monaco GP - Circuit De Monaco

30-01 MAY-JUNE

Spanish GP - Circuit De Barcelona-Catalunya

13-15 JUNE

Canadian GP - Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve

27-29 JUNE

Austrian GP - Red Bull Ring

04-06 JULY

Great British GP - Silverstone Circuit

25-27 JULY

Belgian GP - Circuit De Spa-Francorchamps

01-03 AUGUST

Hungarian GP - Hungaroring

* Summer Break *

29-31 AUGUST

Dutch GP - Circuit Zandvoort

05-07 SEPTEMBER

Italian GP - Autodromo Nazionale Monza

19-21 SEPTEMBER

Azerbaijan GP - Baku City Circuit

03-05 OCTOBER

Singapore GP - Marina Bay Street Circuit

17-19 OCTOBER

United States GP - Circuit of the Americas

24-26 OCTOBER

Mexican GP - Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez

07-09 NOVEMBER

Sao Paulo GP - Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace

20-22 NOVEMBER

Las Vegas GP - Las Vegas Strip Circuit

28-30 NOVEMBER

Qatar GP - Lusail International Circuit

05-07 DECEMBER

Abu Dhabi GP - Yas Marina Circuit

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2025 Official Driver Line-Up

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