The 76th edition of the Formula One World Championship kick-started most recently in March and will go on till December. Often hailed as the highest class of competition for open-wheel racing cars, the 2025 Formula One World Championship is officially recognised by the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA).
The ongoing 2025 season of the Formula One World Championship features a record 24 Grands Prix, beginning in Australia (March 14-16) and concluding in Abu Dhabi (December 5-7). Additionally, the calendar includes the return of the Chinese Grand Prix and six Sprint weekends, with Belgium replacing Austria as a Sprint venue. The season opener—the Australian Grand Prix—took place from March 14th to 16th, marking the first race of this record-setting season, and it’s exciting to take a wild guess on the top-notch F1 drivers of the season.
In this article we will take a look at the top four F1 drivers who might dominate the ongoing 2025 Formula One World Championship.
2025 Formula One World Championship: Top 4 F1 Drivers
Max Emillian Verstappen – Red Bull
The Dutch racing driver who competes under the Dutch flag in Formula One For Red Bull Racing is at the first spot in our list of the top four F1 drivers who might dominate the ongoing 2025 Formula One World Championship. Max Emillian Verstappen has clinched a record total of four Formula One World Drivers’ Championship titles consecutively from 2021 to 2014 with Red Bull.
Additionally, Max Emillian Verstappen has also won a phenomenal total of 63 Grand Prix across eleven seasons making him one of the most dominant and hyped F1 drivers in the ongoing 2025 Formula One World Championship.
A detailed anecdote of Max Emillian Verstappen’s Formula One World Championship career so far is provided below:
| Max Emillian Verstappen’s Formula One World Championship Career | |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| 2025 team | Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT |
| Car number | 33 (2022–present) |
| Entries | 210 (210 starts) |
| Championships | 4 (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024) |
| Wins | 63 |
| Podiums | 113 |
| Career points | 3041.5 |
| Pole positions | 40 |
| Fastest laps | 33 |
Lewis Hamilton – Ferrari
At the second spot in our list of the top four F1 drivers who can easily dominate the ongoing 2025 Formula One World Championship we have British racing driver Sir Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton popularly referred to as “Lewis Hamilton”. Over the years, Hamilton has clinched a joint-record seven Formula One World Drivers’ Championship titles—tied with Michael Schumacher.
Additionally, Hamilton also holds the record for the highest number of victories (105), pole positions (104), and podium finishes (202). The seven-time world champion is currently on a mission to secure his coveted eighth title at the ongoing 2025 Formula One World Championship.
A detailed anecdote of Hamilton Lewis’ Formula One World Championship career so far is provided below:
| Hamilton Lewis’ Formula One World Championship career | |
| Nationality | British |
| 2025 team | Ferrari |
| Car number | 44 |
| Entries | 357 (357 starts) |
| Championships | 7 (2008, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020) |
| Wins | 105 |
| Podiums | 202 |
| Career points | 4863.5 |
| Pole positions | 104 |
| Fastest laps | 67 |
Lando Norris – McLaren
Next at the third spot in our list of the top four F1 drivers who can easily dominate the ongoing 2025 Formula One World Championship, we have another British racing driver, Lando Norris, who was runner-up in the previous edition of the Formula One World Drivers’ Championship in 2024. Over the years, Lando Norris has clinched a total of five Grands Prix across seven seasons.
Norris became the official McLaren test and reserve driver for the 2018 season in late 2017. In the ongoing 2025 F1 World Championship, Lando Norris garnered immense fame for clinching the Australian Grand Prix on March 16, 2025, and is anticipated to win the upcoming Chinese Grand Prix, scheduled from March 21 to March 23, 2025, at the Shanghai International Circuit.
A detailed anecdote of Lando Norris’ Formula One World Championship career so far is provided below:
| Lando Norris’ Formula One World Championship career | |
| Nationality | British |
| 2025 team | McLaren-Mercedes |
| Car number | 4 |
| Entries | 129 (129 starts) |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 5 |
| Podiums | 27 |
| Career points | 1032 |
| Pole positions | 10 |
| Fastest laps | 13 |
George Russell – Mercedes
Finally, at the fourth spot in our list of the top four F1 drivers who can easily dominate the ongoing 2025 Formula One World Championship we have British racing driver George William Russell, popularly referred to as “George Russell”. As of March 2025, George Russell has clinched a phenomenal total of three Formula One Grands Prix across seven seasons. George Russell made his Grand Prix weekend debut at the end of the 2017 season, driving for Force India during free practice at the Brazilian and Abu Dhabi Grands Prix. Later, Mercedes promoted George Russell to first-team reserve driver in 2018.
A detailed anecdote of George Russell’s Formula One World Championship career so far is provided below:
| George Russell’s Formula One World Championship career | |
| Nationality | British |
| 2025 team | Mercedes |
| Car number | 63 |
| Entries | 129 (129 starts) |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 3 |
| Podiums | 16 |
| Career points | 729 |
| Pole positions | 5 |
| Fastest laps | 8 |
