With F1’s current regulations now in their fourth year, the performance gaps that gave front-runners comfortable advantages are shrinking fast. Teams that were once struggling to keep pace have had enough time with these cars to catch up on the learning curve. (See: Ferrari and McLaren’s surge last year .)

Williams will arrive in 2025 with a fresh title sponsor in Atlassian, and a new star driver in Carlos Sainz, and their new livery is fit for a team on the rise. A simple but effective blue design with darker tones on the nosecone, the Grove squad’s latest design is an evolution rather than a revolution.

Former Formula 1 champion Nigel Mansell is backing Lewis Hamilton to emulate him in winning his debut race for Ferrari.