F1 fans had mixed reactions to Sky Sports pundit Bernie Collins’ verdict on who was the best driver of the 2025 season. The former Aston Martin head of strategy’s decision to name Oscar Piastri as the best driver of the recently concluded season caused quite a stir,

Max Verstappen missed out on the 2025 F1 drivers’ championship, but the Red Bull driver still put together an impressive campaign. Verstappen faced a challenging start to the season, with Red Bull struggling to get the best out of the RB21.

Max Verstappen took a brilliant pole position for the title-deciding Abu Dhabi Grand Prix ahead of Formula 1 title rivals Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri.

The McLaren drivers finished second and fourth — but in a stunning twist, both were disqualified after the postrace celebrations, with major implications for the championship.

Max Verstappen was named "dad of the rookies" after the 2025 Formula 1 season. The Dutchman revealed which youngsters are the fastest after a season in the series. There were plenty of rookies on the Formula 1 grid at the start of the 2025 season.

Ricciardo had the No. 3 when Verstappen joined the F1 grid with Toro Rossi in 2015, so the Dutchman went with No. 33. The two were also teammates with Red Bull from 2016-18. Verstappen won his first world title in 2021 and accepted the traditional honor of driving with the No. 1.

3. Thinking Verstappen was out of it: I asked, “Is Verstappen’s 2025 F1 title race run?” in the 1 July (or July 1st, for American readers) edition of PT. The Dutchman had just been taken out of the Austrian GP by Kimi Antonelli and was 61 points off the standings lead.

Kimi Antonelli has admitted that the F1 transfer rumours connecting Max Verstappen to Mercedes unsettled him. The Italian youngster experienced a rollercoaster first season in F1, on the one hand claiming three podiums, but also going through a rough patch during the European portion of the season.