Formula 1

To say that the 2024 season has been action-packed would be something of an understatement; from huge news stories breaking off the track to some increasingly close battles on it, there were plenty of talking points throughout the year. With so much going on, it’s easy to forget some of the events that happened during the 24-race campaign – but fear not, we have rounded up a few big moments that you might have forgotten from 2024, including intra-team fallouts, an unusual item left on a car and the Safety Car’s long absence…

It’s almost time to say goodbye to 2024 and the extraordinary F1 season that came with it. While the battles on track kept us gripped throughout the year, as well as the various driver market moves, it’s time now to celebrate the lighter side of the sport.

Formula 1 served up a thrilling season in 2024, with a host of different winners, an incredible comeback for McLaren, a fourth drivers’ title for Max Verstappen and plenty of action in between.

Lando Norris has explained that the biggest learning he took from his 2024 season was the knowledge that he has “what it takes” following his battle against Max Verstappen for the world championship, with the Briton admitting that he has gained confidence in himself after not always feeling this way in the past.

The 2024 F1 season was certainly an eventful one, with plenty of action unfolding across a 24-race calendar. After a year that featured everything from debut winners to fights that played out down to the wire – and even the sport’s first identical pole-worthy lap times in many years – let’s take a look back at some of the most eye-catching statistics from a thrilling campaign…

When Gabriel Bortoleto lines up on the F1 grid in Melbourne next year it will be the culmination of a truly rapid rise – a journey that goes back to Italian Formula 4 and his debut in single seaters in 2020.

Charles Leclerc believes that Ferrari’s execution of race weekends has been the highlight of their 2024 season, with the Monegasque “very proud” of the job that the team have done and how this enabled them to battle for the constructors’ title until the final race.

Oscar Piastri has given his assessment of his sophomore season in F1, with the Australian believing that he has shown “pretty clear progress” from his rookie campaign whilst also suggesting that he “made life too difficult” for himself in certain areas during 2024.

In the last edition of Tech Weekly we discussed how McLaren dramatically overturned Red Bull’s dominance in 2024 from the Miami Grand Prix onwards and how it was done. The advantage of the Red Bull’s more sophisticated aerodynamics – the root of the team’s record-breaking form in the previous two seasons – was more than overcome by McLaren’s mastery of how to apply aero-elasticity to its front wing.

RB racer Yuki Tsunoda has expressed satisfaction over the level of performance he delivered throughout 2024, describing the season as “one of my best” in the sport so far.

The 2024 season may have culminated in the “worst two hours” of McLaren CEO Zak Brown’s life, but boy was it worth it. The Papaya squad are well and truly back having secured their first constructors’ crown in 26 years while Lando Norris put up an admirable challenge to Max Verstappen in the drivers’ championship. It represents a simply stunning turnaround for a team that began the 2023 season towards the back of the grid. Here is their end of year report…

The 2024 Formula 1 season will go down as one of the most thrilling and entertaining in the sport’s long and rich history. Former Renault F1 driver Jolyon Palmer was there every step of the way to call the action for F1 TV, and now the dust has settled, he’s picked out his best performers and performances from the season.

The 2024 season certainly marked a significant improvement for Ferrari, having scored their highest number of victories since 2018 as well as launching a serious bid for the constructors’ championship. While they missed out on that particular accolade to McLaren, the Scuderia can take several positives from their campaign ahead of what will be a fascinating year in 2025, given the impending arrival of a certain seven-time world champion. Here is the end of year report for the Italian outfit…

Christian Horner has given a further insight into Sergio Perez’s exit from Red Bull, with the team boss stating that the Mexican came to the decision to step away himself as he takes time to reflect on his next steps.

The Ferrari team boss sat down with F1.com's Lawrence Barretto to chat 2024, saying goodbye to Carlos Sainz, and what the Scuderia can achieve in 2025...

On one side of the Red Bull garage 2024 was another season of excellence – Max Verstappen sealed his fourth consecutive drivers’ title despite increased competition across the grid. But, on the other side, it was a season of struggle for Sergio Perez with the Mexican’s results ultimately meaning Red Bull would slump to third in the constructors’ championship. Those performances cost the Mexican his seat despite signing a contract extension, with Liam Lawson the man to step up to the squad. Here is Red Bull’s end of year report…

Red Bull’s four-time world champion Max Verstappen has another piece of silverware to add to his bulging trophy cabinet after being voted driver of the year for the fourth time in succession by his peers in our exclusive poll.

Mercedes were already in the headlines prior to the 2024 season getting under way following the bombshell news that Lewis Hamilton would depart for Ferrari in 2025. Any hopes of providing the seven-time world champion with a stronger car for his final outing looked to have fallen short in the early stages – and while the team enjoyed a mid-season winning streak, the W15’s inconsistencies resulted in an up and down campaign. Here’s the Silver Arrows’ end of year report…

Max Verstappen has been voted driver of the year for the fourth successive year by Formula 1’s team principals in our annual poll after his clinched his fourth title in 2024.