The start of a season always brings new cars, new expectations and new driver names to get to know.
But for 2025, the change in the field has been the most substantial in a generation as six drivers — five of whom have graduated from Formula Two in the past two years — prepare for their first full F1 season.
Liam Lawson has already established himself as an F1 regular with 11 race starts, leading him to the senior Red Bull team and shedding his true ‘rookie’ status. (In F1, rookies are defined as a driver who has started two or fewer grands prix.)
But the other five youngsters will face more unknowns together this year. Bruno Michel, the CEO of F2 and Formula Three, told The Athletic:
💬 “That fresh blood, when those young guys are ready, and they’ve been proving that they are, and they’ve been doing very, very well, it’s a definite plus for F1 teams.”
Isack Hadjar (P11, Racing Bulls), Jack Doohan (P14, Alpine), Gabriel Bortoleto (P15, Sauber), Andrea Kimi Antonelli (P16, Mercedes) and Oliver Bearman (P20, Haas) — it’s over to you from here…
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F1’s next generation arrives: Meet the five rookies set to transform the 2025 season
