‘By mid-season, we’ll know which rookies are future champions and which ones should start Googling ‘alternative careers for racing drivers.’
The 2025 F1 season isn’t just Verstappen vs Leclerc or Russell vs Norris.
About seven fearless rookies are storming the grid, ready to shake up the establishment.
Some will thrive; others will falter—but chaos is guaranteed.
Buckle up!
A New Wave of Talent
Seven rookies.
Seven new threats.
The 2025 season will be a baptism of fire, not just for them but also for the experienced drivers who are trying to fend them off.
Some will be future champions. Others will fade into obscurity.
Jack Doohan: The Dark Horse
Jack Doohan, son of bike-racing legend Mick Doohan, has clawed his way into F1 with Alpine.
Quick, fearless, and desperate to prove himself, he’s not just fighting rivals on track.
He’s battling Alpine’s internal politics, with Franco Colapinto eyeing his seat.
Meet the Challengers
Franco Colapinto (Alpine) – Argentina’s rising star, waiting in the wings.
Isack Hadjar (VCARB) – ‘Le Petit Prost,’ lightning fast and fiery on the radio.
Gabriel Bortoleto (Sauber) – 2024 F2 champion, Brazil’s next big thing.
Liam Lawson (Red Bull) – Battle-hardened, he finally gets his F1 shot.
Andrea Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) – The teenage prodigy replacing Hamilton.
Ollie Bearman (Haas) – The Brit who stunned in a Ferrari cameo.
The rookies have arrived. The fight for F1’s future starts now.
‘Throwing seven rookies into F1 at once is like giving seven toddlers a flamethrower—something spectacular is bound to happen.’
