While everyone knows the likes of Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc are amongst the sport’s top performers, who are the underdog drivers worth backing on the driver market for 2025?
Tsunoda has been something of an enigma over the past three years, with flashes of incredible speed and talent unbalanced by his own temper and lack of mental fortitude.
Ocon has oozed positivity despite the travails of the team and, when the car allows him to – such as in Monaco last year, is very capable of bringing home the results. Since arriving back into F1, Hulkenberg has driven with a confidence that wasn’t quite as evident in the past – perhaps due to him having already come to terms with his F1 career being over, it’s easier to accept the rough patches.
But Sainz has gone away and steadied the ship since the start of 2023. The silly mistakes have been ironed out, and the turbulence of his performances evened out – in stark contrast to the ups and downs of Leclerc’s driving.