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Lando Norris is the favourite to win this year’s F1 title, with arguably possessing the best car on the track. The 2025 F1 season could be one of the most open campaigns in recent history, with also aiming to be back in contention for silverware following his move from to over the winter.
star has won the Drivers’ Championship for the last four seasons and blew away his rivals in 2022 and 2023. But the Dutchman was in danger of being caught by Norris towards the end of last season as his dominance began to wane. He will be desperate to lay down a marker when the F1 season gets underway at the Australian Grand Prix this weekend to prove he is still the man to beat.
ace Charles Leclerc is expected to challenge for the title alongside Hamilton as he prepares for his seventh season in F1.
Meanwhile, star Oscar Piastri will want to build on the impressive form he displayed last season.
And Kimi Antonelli will team-up with at as the Silver Arrows attempt to close the gap on the teams above them.
We’ll have all the latest F1 news throughout the day, so follow our live blog below for live updates.
F1 icon issues Hamilton statement
F1 icon David Coulthard has insisted wasn’t settled with his car at and has described the situation as “worrying”.
have been well off the pace over the last three seasons, with Hamilton ditching the team to sign for ahead of the 2025 season.
Coulthard was asked about Hamilton’s move to during an appearance on the RacingNews365 podcast. And he explained: “Somehow you always find a way to exploit whatever you’ve got to the best of your ability.
“And I think the exceptionals just do that to a higher level. So, the worrying thing about Lewis in the last couple of years was just he didn’t seem to be as settled with the performance profile of the car.
“Now, that’s either because he had racing driver fatigue, he’s been doing it for so long that he needed that change.
“There are so many things to be excited about that I think that we just can’t write the final chapter.”
Lewis Hamilton is preparing for his first season with Ferrari (Image: GETTY)
Red Bull tease Max Verstappen exit
advisor Helmut Marko has teased an exit for after admitting the Dutchman’s contract may not be enough to keep him with the team. Verstappen is contracted to until the end of 2028 after penning fresh terms in 2022.
But Marko told Auto Motor und Sport: “It is no secret that Max’s contract contains performance clauses. Max wants to win and he wants to feel that we are doing everything we can to achieve that.
“That is a challenge for us. If he does not feel that everything is being done to give him the best possible car, then there is a risk – contract or no contract – that he might change his mind.”
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Good morning and welcome to the Express Sport live F1 blog as the new season draws ever closer.
The excitement is building and we’re now just hours away from the start, with the first two practice sessions for the Australian Grand Prix going ahead tomorrow.