It’s officially summer break, which means the F1 2025 season is just over halfway done — giving us a great opportunity to take stock of where things stand.
Without further ado, these are PlanetF1.com’s winners and losers from the F1 2025 season — so far.
Winners and losers from the F1 2025 season — so far
Winner: McLaren
The team that teetered on the edge of bankruptcy just five years ago has emerged as 2025’s ultra-dominant championship competitor despite effectively being a Mercedes power unit customer team — and that makes McLaren a standout winner.
McLaren has won 11 of the 14 rounds contested so far in 2025, with its drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri almost perfectly splitting those wins — five for Norris, six for Piastri. The team has refrained from instituting team orders,