Did Mercedes overhype rookie Kimi Antonelli and why is he struggling so much? We answer those questions and plenty more as we rank the 2025 Formula 1 rookies in the latest edition of The Race F1 Podcast.
Scott Mitchell-Malm and Ben Anderson join Edd Straw for an in-depth look at the campaigns of the six drivers we’ve classified as rookies.
Antonelli, Ollie Bearman, Isack Hadjar, Franco Colapinto, Gabriel Bortoleto are all delved into, with an evaluation of their strengths and weaknesses, their performance trends and what we need to see more, or less of, from them.
00:00 Why doesn't Lawson count?
04:02 Kimi Antonelli
15:04 Ollie Bearman
24:56 Isack Hadjar
32:43 Franco Colapinto
41:04 Gabriel Bortoleto
58:26 Jack Doohan
01:01:17 Our ranking
Published: 2025-07-21 Chanel: THE RACE