Pit Debrief’s 2025 F1 Driver Rankings finds McLaren driver Oscar Piastri 4th following his first season challenging for the WDC. The Australian driver showed significant improvements this season, particularly in his qualifying pace. However, Piastri’s mid-season slump ultimately cost him the title to teammate Lando Norris. Home race woes Piastri’s season started dubiously in Australia….
Rounding out the top 5 in Pit Debrief’s Driver Rankings for the 2025 F1 season, is Mercedes’ George Russell. The Brit had the strongest F1 season of his career to date, landing him 4th in the WDC with 7 podiums and 2 victories. His strong start with Mercedes brought him 4th in the Drivers’ Championship…
Isack Hadjar has finished just outside the top five in Pit Debrief’s 2025 Formula 1 (F1) Driver Rankings, capping off a rookie season that showcased both high peaks and a steep development curve. The Frenchman stepped up to Formula 1 with Racing Bulls following a strong Formula 2 campaign in 2024, beginning the year alongside…
The 2025 F1 season marked a profound reset for Carlos Sainz. After years battling at the sharp end of the grid, the Spaniard embarked on a starkly different chapter, one defined by reconstruction rather than silverware. His switch from Ferrari to Williams was made with pragmatism, not romanticism. Race victories were no longer the yardstick….
After a rookie campaign filled with key lessons and impressive races, Mercedes’s Kimi Antonelli secured 8th in Pit Debrief’s Driver Rankings for the 2025 F1 season. The young Italian was announced as a Mercedes F1 driver for 2025 at the 2024 Italian GP, replacing seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton and immediately placing him in the…
Ollie Bearman has cracked the top ten of Pit Debrief’s 2025 F1 Driver Rankings. The young British driver completed his first full season for Haas alongside Esteban Ocon following a very successful feeder series career. He had also made superb F1 cameo appearances for the American-owned team in 2024, along with one in a Ferrari…
Pit Debrief’s 2025 F1 Driver Rankings find Sauber’s highly touted rookie Gabriel Bortoleto 13th in his first season on the grid. Don’t let the points tally fool you At first glance it would seem that Bortoleto had a bit of a dud rookie season. The 2024 Formula 2 champion finished well behind the other rookies,…
After a tumultuous first year with Ferrari, Lewis Hamilton is 14th in Pit Debrief’s 2025 F1 Driver Rankings. Hamilton’s worst F1 season yet After twelve seasons at Mercedes, Hamilton joined Ferrari for the 2025 season. What was a perfect match on paper soon proved otherwise. Despite starting strong with a Sprint win in only his…
Coming in at 17th in Pit Debrief’s Driver Rankings for the 2025 F1 Season is Liam Lawson. In his first full year in the sport, the Kiwi was thrust headfirst into the Red Bull second-seat phenomenon – unforgiving and famously unkind to those not named Max Verstappen. Lawson’s season seemed defined by extremes. There were…
19th in Pit Debrief’s Driver Rankings for the 2025 F1 season is Aston Martin driver Lance Stroll. It was another extremely underwhelming year for the Canadian driver. A great start to the season for Lance Stroll As the 2025 F1 season started, Aston Martin struggled for pace. However, in a chaotic Australian GP, great tyre…
