Crowned World Champion very recently on the evening of the Las Vegas Grand Prix and for the fourth time in a row, Dutchman Max Verstappen joins great drivers like Alain Prost or Sebastian Vettel in the pantheon of F1.
However, his domination during the season was not as overwhelming as it seemed. Compared to previous campaigns!
The Dutchman, much less suspicious than before, was actually seriously challenged by the young Briton Lando Norris, at the wheel of a McLaren that was finally competitive again, while the second driver of the Woking team, the Australian Oscar Piastri, took advantage of it. to win the first GP of his career in Hungary, placing fourth in the Championship. Finally
This competition of young GP hopefuls certainly remains a good omen for the 2025 season, especially as Ferrari continues its revival with Charles Leclerc, finally winner at home in Monaco, before welcoming the seven-time world champion, Lewis Hamilton who leaves his favorite team, Team Mercedes after eleven years of victorious partnership, as evidenced by his six titles won with the Brackley firm.
On the French side, the announced cessation of Renault as engine manufacturer at the end of the 2025 season, as well as the tensions and upheavals at Alpine could have made 2024 a year to forget, but the unexpected and sensational double of its two drivers Normans Estéban Ocon (2nd) and Pierre Gasly (3rd) at the Brazilian GP, on the Interlagos track in Sao Paulo, an unprecedented result for 30 years for a French team, saved this 2024 season for the ‘Blues.
This exciting Formula 1 season, the stats, behind the scenes and the most beautiful photos from L’Équipe feed this new opus of the F1 Golden Book.
Frédéric Ferret, the author is a senior reporter at L’Équipe, he has covered Formula 1 Grands Prix since 2004.
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Auteur : Frédéric FERRET
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