The 2024 campaign saw records broken, a host of experienced drivers leave the sport, and three F1 debutants burst onto the scene, making for a memorable campaign ahead of the hotly anticipated 2025 season.
Express Sport takes a look at all 24 drivers to take to the start line in 2024…
Lando Norris – 8.5/10
Led McLaren’s charge towards a first Constructors’ Championship title and registered his first four Grand Prix wins. He out-qualified his team-mate 21-3 over the season and was consistently strong with his race pace. Could have been more aggressive when battling Max Verstappen at times.
Oscar Piastri – 7/10
A competent sophomore year with two wins and eight podium finishes. Completed every lap of the 2024 campaign, which is no mean feat. Lacked pace relative to Norris in qualifying and rarely showed the same blistering pace as his team-mate, but this is all expected from a second-year driver.
Charles Leclerc – 8.5/10
Except for a miserable four-race stretch between Montreal and Silverstone, this was an exceptional campaign for Leclerc. Finally, he avenged his home race hoodoo with an instantly iconic Monaco Grand Prix win and added victories in Monza and Austin for good measure.
Carlos Sainz – 7.5/10
Missed round two in Jeddah but finished just two points behind fourth-placed Oscar Piastri. Scored multiple race wins in a season for the first time in his career. A fitting end to his Ferrari stay, but sloppy errors in Baku, Sao Paulo and Singapore mark him down.
Max Verstappen – 9/10
The fourth Drivers’ Championship crown is one of Verstappen’s most remarkable achievements in F1. The Dutchman won nine races – five more than any other driver – and was only out-qualified once by his team-mate across Grands Prix and sprint races. In 2024, we also witnessed the 27-year-old’s more undesirable traits in wheel-to-wheel combat and over the radio, but these will be little more than a historical footnote on an iconic campaign.
