What are some F1 records that can be broken in 2025?

What are some F1 records that can be broken in 2025?

Formula One enters another heavily packed year with 24 races set to take place across nine months, starting from Australia which hosts the season-opener for the first time since 2019.

With no new venues added to the mix this time around, the 20 drivers including veterans and a handful of rookies will hope to make the most of every weekend and finish on the podium’s top step.

With plenty of racing in store, many records could be broken and several milestones achieved over the year. Here’s looking at some of the potential ones:

Lewis Hamilton, who joins Ferrari after a 12-year-long successful journey with Mercedes, will start a fresh chapter in his journey of accolades as he chases down a record-breaking eighth World Drivers’ Championship (WCC). After a quiet last few years with the Silver Arrows, the 40-year-old will hope to unleash his long-lost pace and edge past seven-time champion Michael Schumacher.

Max Verstappen joined an elite group of drivers after he won his fourth championship on the trot (2021-2024) and extended his dominance ahead of the pack. However, he could do one better and claim a fifth consecutive crown if he has another successful year with Red Bull, placing himself alongside the legendary Schumacher (2000-2004).

Kimi Antonelli got the attention of many when he was announced as a Mercedes driver for 2025, replacing seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton. The 18-year-old could stand a chance to become the youngest-ever race winner if he finds his footing fairly soon, in three race to be specific, breaking the record held by Verstappen (18 years, 7 months, 15 days).

Verstappen, who already has 63 race wins with Red Bull, is placed third in the all-time list of most wins for a single team — Hamilton (84, Mercedes) and Schumacher (72, Ferrari) are the ones ahead. If he manages to win 22 races this year, he will surpass the record but given the 24 races scheduled in the season, it could be a tough ask.

While Hamilton still holds on to the record of most wins in a rookie season — after he finished in the top 3 an astonishing 12 times in 2007, it could be stolen by one of the six rookies this season, with Antonelli and Red Bull’s Liam Lawson the most likely. While Mercedes will need to find its pace again, Lawson, who already has 11 races under his belt, could have a better shot.