Five races in: How the F1 rookies are faring in 2025

Isack Hadjar, one of the six rookies on the Formula 1 grid in 2025, continues to make his way without making any waves, but with remarkable consistency. Despite his status as a beginner, the young pilot rarely allowed his lack of experience to appear since his first laps in the Grand Prix. After a difficult start, marked notably by a drop in the training tour in Australia that had deeply affected him — to the point of being comforted by Anthony …

A- to Anonymous: Grading the five F1 rookies after five races

The first five F1 races of the current season are done and dusted - so how do the rookies fare in RacingNews365's grading score?

'It's impressive and exciting' – Team principals laud F1's motorsport ladder for preparing rookies | Formula 1®

Several F1 team principals have been sharing words of praise for how the new generation of rookies are adapting to the sport, with the likes of Kimi Antonelli, Ollie Bearman and Isack Hadjar impressing their bosses in how they have performed so far.

According to Formula 1 expert Christian Danner, Gabriel Bortoleto is the best rookie in 2025. Mercedes jewel Kimi Antonelli unscathed: no new Hamilton, no new Schumacher.

How the F1 rookies have fared after five rounds of 2025

Andrea Kimi Antonelli - 6th, 38 pointsIf 2025 was supposed to be a learning year for Andrea Kimi Antonelli before firing on full cylinders when Formula 1's new regulations come online, then the 18-year-old has definitely been drinking from a firehose of information over the past five grands prix, trading more messy weekends with races where he has shown his innate class.The race on ...Keep reading

Five races in: How the F1 rookies are faring in 2025

Andrea Kimi Antonelli - 6th, 38 pointsIf 2025 was supposed to be a learning year for Antonelli before firing on full cylinders when F1's new regulations come online, then the 18-year-old has definitely been drinking from a firehose of information over the past five races, trading more messy weekends with races where he has shown his innate class.The race on Bahrain's abrasive circuit ...Keep reading