5 worst drivers of the 2025 F1 season (feat. Lewis Hamilton)

The 2025 F1 season is now done and dusted, and we have a new world champion in Lando Norris. The British driver ended his team's 17-year barren run, becoming the first McLaren driver since Lewis Hamilton in 2008 to win the championship.

The season was good and bad in many aspects for different drivers. The problem with a 24-race calendar is that it is not only physically but also mentally taxing. It becomes hard for drivers to maintain the same intensity, and during these years, there have been cases of some of them losing the intensity as the season has progressed.

With that being said, there were a few drivers who maintained those high standards and ended up doing a brilliant job. There were others who were unable to do so. In this list, we're taking a look at the bottom quarter of drivers who were unable to perform at the highest level.

#5 Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari)

If the returns that Lewis Hamilton had in his first F1 season were put together by any other driver on the grid, he would not have a second year with the team. The overall run that promised a lot pre-season, including the hype, has been a major letdown for a lot of people.

The 2025 F1 season has now been termed a learning exercise by Lewis Hamilton. Looking back, he needs to make substantial steps to keep his seat with the team in the future.

#4 Liam Lawson(Racing Bulls)

Liam Lawson's start to the 2025 F1 season was terrifying at the very least. The Kiwi was demoted from Red Bull after just two races, and when he joined Racing Bulls, it did appear that he was still taking some time to recover from how shocking the overall experience had been.

Lawson did recover eventually and became more of a competition for Isack Hadjar as the season progressed.

There were still, however, quite a few errors and missed opportunities that meant he still found himself in the bottom five.

#3 Franco Colapinto (Williams F1)

Franco Colapinto came into the 2025 F1 season with a lot of expectations. The driver's run in Williams in 2024 had left a lot of people impressed with how he handled everything and performed alongside Alex Albon.

The stint at Alpine has been anything but that. Colapinto has struggled to get to grips and find the levels of consistency that make it acceptable to have him higher.

With that being said, the 2026 F1 season is crucial for the driver, and if he does well, we could see him climb the rankings as well.

#2 Yuki Tsunoda(Red Bull Racing)

Yuki Tsunoda ends up finding himself in this spot and ultimately out of F1 after a season where he was just left in a thankless position. The Japanese driver was in an impossible position at Red Bull this season, as he was put in a car that was to the liking of his teammate, Max Verstappen, the best driver on the grid.

To make things worse, Yuki drove the older spec more often than not. The strategies, the attention, and the whole energy within the team were catered to aid his teammate.

In that situation, it becomes very hard to do well. Could he have done better in an environment where things were slightly more in his favor? Probably.

But unfortunately, the data we have puts him in a position where it's hard to place him anywhere but as the second-worst driver on the grid.

#1 Lance Stroll(Aston Martin)

Lance Stroll tops the list when it comes to picking the worst driver of the season. The Canadian got whitewashed in qualifying by Fernando Alonso this season, and it does make you question at what level you're performing if a 40+-year-old veteran is putting the manners on you.

On his day, Stroll has shown throughout his career that he can be a handful. Unfortunately, he doesn't turn up in his best form in a lot of races and hence finds himself at the bottom.

Edited by Charanjot Singh Kohli