We're a week into 2025, and with preseason testing still seven weeks away, ESPN unpacks the storylines that will define Formula 1 this year.

It can also suit the promoters. Zandvoort’s decision to stop hosting F1 after 2026 points to the pressures — and costs — involved in staging a race. Spa looked in serious doubt just a few years ago, and while the interest from the local stakeholders has certainly taken an uplift since then, a couple of off years may actually suit the track.

The 7-time World Champion, Lewis Hamilton, will rake in an enormous sum while representing Ferrari. The question is, will he be able to overtake Max Verstappen in earnings?

For Lewis Hamilton his winter move to Ferrari could be seen as the final chapter in his glittering Formula 1 career that has made him one of the greatest drivers of all time. But on the seven-time F1 champion's birthday,