2025 Season Review | 2025 Team Principal Report Card | 159 | McLaren’s Double, Ferrari’s Regression & Which Projects Really Have a Future

Constructors’ titles, strategy shockers, culture resets, and long‑term bets on 2026: 2025 tested team leadership as much as it did the drivers. Dick and Sabrina grade all ten outfits in their annual team principal report card, examining how McLaren converted momentum into a dominant double, how Mercedes navigated life after Lewis while developing Kimi Antonelli, and how Red Bull handled a turbulent transition at the top.

They also dig into Ferrari’s frustrating step backwards, Williams’ resurgence with Alex Albon and Carlos Sainz, the steady progress at Haas and Racing Bulls, Aston Martin’s puzzling underachievement, Sauber’s fight to stay relevant, and Alpine’s season of survival. Beyond the letter grades, they explore which organizations look structurally ready for the 2026 reset—and which ones might find that new regulations expose deeper strategic and cultural cracks.

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