A number of of the System 1 staff chiefs have chosen their high 10 drivers for the 2025 season.
McLaren’s Andrea Stella, Mercedes’ Toto Wolff, Williams’s James Vowles, Racing Bulls’ Alan Permane, Haas’s Ayao Komatsu, Sauber’s Jonathan Wheatley, Alpine’s Steve Nielsen and Aston Martin’s senior management groups took half within the activity.
F1 has requested the staff principals to share their high 10 rankings on the finish of the season for plenty of years. The drivers’ factors are then mixed to type the ultimate checklist.
Curiously, it was four-time champion Max Verstappen who topped the checklist for the fifth consecutive yr, with 2025 drivers’ champion Lando Norris in second.
Within the early levels of the season, it appeared as if the drivers’ championship was going to take a seat between McLaren’s Norris and his team-mate Oscar Piastri. Whereas Norris had a powerful comeback after the summer time break, recording extra constant performances compared to his team-mate, a late-season surge from Verstappen noticed him shut in on the title.
The championship battle went right down to wire on the season finale in Abu Dhabi. Verstappen took the race win, however with Norris ending third, the Dutchman ended second within the drivers’ standings with simply two factors separating the 2 drivers. Piastri completed the championship in third.
Lando Norris, McLaren, Max Verstappen, Crimson Bull Racing
Picture by: Zak Mauger / LAT Pictures through Getty Pictures
Finalising the highest 10 from the staff chief rankings have been Piastri, George Russell, Fernando Alonso, Carlos Sainz, Charles Leclerc, Oliver Bearman, Isack Hadjar and Nico Hulkenberg.
Seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton did not make the checklist in any respect this yr after his transfer to Ferrari left rather a lot to be desired as he labored to regulate to the Maranello outfit.
2025 F1 bosses’ high 10 drivers
1. Max Verstappen, Crimson Bull2. Lando Norris, McLaren3. Oscar Piastri, McLaren4. George Russell, Mercedes5. Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin6. Carlos Sainz, Williams7. Charles Leclerc, Ferrari8. Oliver Bearman, Haas9. Isack Hadjar, Racing Bulls10. Nico Hulkenberg, Sauber
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