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Lewis Hamilton and Christian Horner both have points to prove in 2025 (Image: Getty)
The start of the 2025 F1 season is now less than two weeks away, with , and all gearing up for tilts at the Drivers’ Championship trophy.
While no competitive laps have been laid down, fans are already dissecting the information accrued during pre-season testing. The early consensus is that are the team to beat, after snatching the Constructors’ Championship title at the 2024 season finale in Abu Dhabi.
have overhauled their car concept for 2025 and that came with some teething issues for Hamilton and Charles Leclerc, while Verstappen has stated that he doesn’t expect to win in Melbourne after their challenging test.
Express Sport will keep you up to date with the F1 news as it flows in with our rolling live blog…
Hamilton suffered Mercedes ‘revenge’ after Ferrari move
revealed to TIME Magazine how his former team-mates grouped up to inflict maximum pain on him during a team paintballing trip after his switch to was confirmed.
The seven-time world champion decided to join the Scuderia before pre-season testing had even started in 2024, causing chaos in the paddock.
“They lit me up hard,” he revealed. “It was so painful.” Hamilton was even hit by a member of his own team at one point. Despite the infighting, there are no ill feelings. “There is no bad blood,” he continued. “Absolutely not. We won so many championships.”
Red Bull braced for ‘investigation’ after pre-season testing
Sky Sports F1 analyst Bernie Collins believes that there is a lot of ‘investigation’ going on at after a challenging pre-season test in Bahrain.
The Milton Keynes squad showed promise with their long-run speed, but found difficult extracting performance in shorter, performance runs.
“I sense they are not totally comfortable with the car,” Collins told Sky Sports. “There were changes to the bodywork and I get the impression there is a lot of investigation.
“Verstappen showed a strong lap at the end, but it wasn’t as quick as Russell or the pace on Thursday, he didn’t get a proper race simulation in, so some work to do but I’m sure they will sort it out.”
Red Bull have work to do after pre-season testing (Image: Getty)
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