The 2024 F1 season saw Max Verstappen win his fourth F1 title while McLaren prevailed for its first constructors’ championship in 26 years.
The upcoming campaign is predicted to be another close affair with multiple teams and drivers involved in the fight for the titles.
With it now fast approaching, RacingNews365 has taken a look at the various records that could be broken during the year.
Check them out below.
Most F1 drivers’ championships
Lewis Hamilton last achieved a title in 2020, enjoying a dominant season at Mercedes to cruise to the championship.
He had a chance to take a record-breaking eighth in 2021 before the controversial ending in Abu Dhabi. In the years that followed, Mercedes slipped back in the F1 pecking order.
However, the 40-year-old has made the switch to Ferrari for the upcoming season in seearch of a fresh challenge.
Ferrari had a strong 2024 campaign and narrowly missed out on a constructors’ title to rivals McLaren.
Should the team continue to make gains over the winter break, it could enter the new season in a strong position and offer Hamilton the chance to break away from sharing seven titles with Michael Schumacher.
Youngest grand prix winner
Kimi Antonelli has rocketed his way to the forefront of F1. After making a seismic leap to Formula 2 last year, the Italian was chosen as Hamilton’s replacement at Mercedes.
In a grid that is bursting with rookie talent, Antonelli is the youngest of the bunch.
Making his debut at 18 years of age, Antonelli has the chance to become the youngest race winner in F1 history, a record set by Max Verstappen at the 2016 Spanish Grand Prix.
Should Antonelli triumph at one of the first three grands prix in Australia, China or Japan, he will claim the record.
Verstappen currently holds the record at 18 years, 7 months and 15 days when he won on his Red Bull debut in Barcelona, fending off Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen to the chequered flag.
Another record Antonelli can break this year is the youngest pole-sitter. Should he take pole position at any race this season, he will steal the record from Sebastian Vettel.
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Most podium finishes in a rookie season
Lewis Hamilton currently holds the record for the most podiums in a rookie season with 12.
The then-McLaren driver instantly made an impact in F1 as he contested the title in his first year against Raikkonen and team-mate Fernando Alonso.
It is rare for a rookie driver to be handed a chance to compete at the front of the field straight away – but two competitors have the chance to do so this year.
While Liam Lawson already has 11 starts to his name, the upcoming season will be his first full campaign in F1, joining Red Bull alongside Max Verstappen.
He can achieve the record, as can Antonelli at Mercedes. With 24 races making up the calendar, the pair will need to take podiums at over 50 per cent of the races to snatch the record.
Most wins with the same constructor
Verstappen will need to enjoy a highly dominant campaign to claim this record – but it is mathematically possible.
The Dutchman already has various records to his name. He currently has 63 race wins with Red Bull, placing him third all-time in the list of most wins for a single team.
Ahead of him sits Hamilton (84, Mercedes) and Schumacher (72, Ferrari).
Should he manage to win 22 races this year, he will surpass the record currently held by Hamilton.
Such a number would beat his record of 19 race wins in a season, the most achieved by any single driver.
However, such a feat is unlikely given Red Bull’s form in the second half of last year, with Verstappen taking two wins in the final 14 races.
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Most consecutive drivers’ championships
While this is not a record that can be outright beaten this year, it would be an important milestone for Verstappen, should he be able to reach it.
Should the 27-year-old take a fifth title, it would mark five consecutive seasons he has won the championship, something that has been obtained just once before – by Schumacher.
Verstappen would also join more exclusive company as just the fourth driver in F1 history to take five or more F1 titles.
