The record-breaking 2024 season has come to a close with Max Verstappen a four-time title winner and McLaren the constructors’ champions for the first time since 1998.
Attention now turns to the 2025 campaign, the 75th anniversary of the Formula 1 World Championship, where big names are moving to rival teams and exciting rookies are joining the grid.
BBC Sport takes a look at what is to come next year…
The news that Lewis Hamilton had signed a multi-year deal with Ferrari was released before the 2024 season had even begun, so the excitement levels for finally seeing the seven-time world champion in red are sky-high.
After 12 years and six individual titles with Mercedes, Hamilton – who turns 40 in January – is leaving to partner Charles Leclerc at the Italian team.
The first glimpse of Hamilton driving for Ferrari will be at pre-season testing in Bahrain from 26-28 February, before the 2025 season opener in Australia from 14-16 March.
Who is replacing Perez at Red Bull?
In June, Sergio Perez signed a two-year deal to stay at Red Bull until the end of 2026 but that didn’t stop speculation about his future.
Less than two weeks after the season ended, however, the team and Perez announced they had come to an agreement to end the Mexican’s contract two years early.
Taking his place will be New Zealander Liam Lawson, who makes the step up from Red Bull’s second team, which was known by the initials RB in 2024, after just 11 grands prix spread over two seasons.
Frenchman Isack Hadjar will race alongside Japanese Yuki Tsunoda at the team that will now be known as Racing Bulls.
Oliver Bearman gets a full-time seat next year after impressively stepping in for Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz in Saudi Arabia, and for Kevin Magnussen twice at Haas – the team he is joining.
The 19-year-old scored seven points in his three appearances in 2024 and will become the fourth British driver on the grid along with Hamilton, George Russell and Lando Norris in 2025.
Mercedes have opted to go down the rookie route by naming 18-year-old Andrea Kimi Antonelli as the driver to replace the departing Hamilton. The Italian has been promoted after just one season in Formula 2.
Also joining the grid is 21-year-old Australian Jack Doohan – son of five-time MotoGP world champion Mick Doohan – who made his debut for Alpine at the season-ending race in Abu Dhabi. Brazilian F2 champion Gabriel Bortoleto, 20, has been signed by Sauber in their final season before becoming Audi.
