Rare F1 feat predicted ahead of ‘all-time classic’ season

Former F1 driver-turned-pundit Martin Brundle has backed the 2025 campaign to be an “all-time classic”.

The current constructors' championship has three teams vying for the title, with McLaren, Ferrari and Red Bull separated by just 49 points with three grands prix and a sprint remaining.

Next year's F1 campaign will be the final one in the current cycle of technical regulations, with large gains now increasingly difficult to find.

The convergence of the grid has already occurred this year, with four teams winning at least three times and seven drivers taking to the top step of the podium.

Brundle highlighted the current close nature of the grid as a clue as to how next year's campaign may play out.

“I think 2025 could be an all-time classic F1 season,” Brundle told Sky Sports F1.

“The cars are converging, we have some brilliant drivers on the grid. The teams have speed, they have amazing reliability.”

While the constructors' championship is close, Max Verstappen has a healthy 62-point lead in the drivers' standings.

The three-time F1 champion's series of unchallenged wins at the start of the year has aided his route to a likely fourth title, which may not be the case at the beginning of 2025.

“It’s going to be oh-so-close,” Brundle added. “Max started 2024 with a lot of victories. It’s given him some breathing space.

“But we’ve had seven victors so far this season, maybe we’ll have eight or nine [next year]. It’s so close out front.

“The racing is good, and it’s what we want. I see even more of the same in 2025.”

Brundle's anticipation of potentially nine grand prix winners in one season has only happened twice before - in 1982 (11 winners) and 1975 (nine winners).