Back in 2017, we answered the question absolutely nobody was asking, “Which F1 team has the best Boom Gantry.” Now, on the eve of the 2026 Grand Prix in Melbourne, what better time to finally announce the winner of the 2025 competition?
F1 evolved in the years since 2017 and one of the most notable rule changes was the banning of grid girls. That meant that more eyes than ever before have been focusing on those critically important pit-lane contraptions that hold up the wheel guns, traffic lights and all kinds of pipes and… stuff. The best ones feature all kinds of protrusions, design flourishes, pointy things and knobbly bits to delight the visiting hordes and intimidate opposing teams.
It’s no surprise that, after reading our last article, many teams have taken heed of their poor performance in this contest and invested heavily in boom gantry improvements. Others, however, have aloofly acted like they’d no idea this award ever existed. So, without further ado, let’s find out…
Which Team Had The Best Boom Gantry in Formula 1 2025?10th – Ferrari
Ferrari’s F1 2025 “Boom Gantry.”
Look how they massacred my boy! 2017’s magnificent buttresses have been replaced with things that look like they belong on a container ship. It’s no wonder Ferrari struggled in 2025.
Ferrari’s F1 2025 cargo cranes boom gantries from above.
From first to worst. The Tifosi in tatters.
9th – Mercedes AMG Petronas
Mercedes F1 Boom Gantry 2025.
I mean really. It’s no surprise Mercedes wasn’t the force in 2025 that it was back in 2017. It replaced its high-concept, silver buttresses with black-painted girders that are so much of a near-invisible non-entity that they need a bright green card to show the drivers where they even are. This aberration doubtless cost them crucial milliseconds.
8th – VCARB
Exterminate! VCARB F1 Boom Gantry 2025.
Like a big, blue dalek with arms. Where’s the crowd? Exactly.
It says Airtasker on it and that looks like that’s where they went for a designer.
7th – Aston Martin
Aston Martin 2025 Boom Gantries.
Stung by the appalling performance in the 2017 competition (when they were known as Force India), the team evidently asked their mates at Mercedes about the best store to buy F1 boom gantries, and got something similar. On the surface, these sculpted, high-tech, two-tone, green buttresses have enough hoses, exposed cables and tech sticking out of them to make rivals envious…
Holes in the top were innovative in 2017, but times have changed.
… But, oh dear, not all is what it seems. Look at everything from above and you can see uncovered holes in the tops of the poles that will let rainwater in. Plus, those otherwise impressive gas tanks are just covered by some cloth. It’s an affront to the ocular facilities of the important, pissed-up VIPs gazing down from the hospitality area above and what would the sport be without the approval of this, Formula 1’s most important audience?
It’s the little details but, mark my words, if things don’t change, Aston Martin will struggle in 2026.
6th – Haas
Hass F1 Boom Gantry 2025 from above.
Hass’ midfield finish of 2017 was respectable. Their box with extendable poles sticking out of it, from all angles, certainly had the power to promote confusion to the untrained eye.
Poles and sh*t everywhere. Lovely jubbly.
But, you can’t advance by doing the exact same thing. More innovation needed.
5th – Alpine
Alpine 2025 Boom Gantry.
It’s a big improvement on the 2017 Renault ‘effort’, but it’s not the most intimidating boom gantry. Still, this big-cupboard-with-pincers is solid, it has limbs that fold away neatly and a traffic-light system that does the basics. Professional. Tough to beat.
4th – Oracle Red Bull Racing
Red Bull Boom gantries.
You’ve got to love Red Bull’s boom gantry things. But, we did back in 2017 when they were exactly the same. If you don’t keep evolving, you’ll struggle on the track. I guess Christian Horner found that out the hard way.
3rd – McLaren
McLaren F1 Boom Gantry 2025.
McLaren came second in 2017 despite having a dog of a car. But, oh, what a different a paint job makes! You can see why they won both the constructor’s title AND the driver’s championship in 2025. Great from all angles: sticky-outy bits, bumpy bits. Still class. But, look how neat and tidy everything else is – bit anal/sterile isn’t it?
2nd – Sauber
Sauber F1 Boom Gantry 2025.
Sauber clearly wanted to go out with a bang before becoming Audi. All the basics are covered and the ostentatious stripes surely mesmerised every driver that passed them when coming into the pits. Audi take heed.
1st – Atlassian Williams
Williams F1 Boom Gantry 2025.
Williams gets it. The team literally took our 2017 criticism to heart and overhauled their boom gantry with a lick of paint. But, not just any paint… the iconic Gulf racing colours! As such, it’s leapt from midfield to the front just like three Ford GTs at Le Mans. Ferrari in tatters, once again!
The base now looks like a SMEG refrigerator that transforms into a 1960’s robot. It’s absolutely gorgeous. They should make replicas and sell it. I want one, despite having no idea what I’d do with it. The envy of the pit lane. Timeless. Classic. And the best boom gantry of 2025.
And finally…
Congratulations to Atlassian Williams on winning F1’s most important, peripheral competition. Thanks to Lenovo for sponsoring the 2025 awards. We’ll find out who wins the 2026 best boom gantry in just a few days, so subscribe to our B2B IT newsletter to discover that and a heap of other stuff about AI, cloud-based IT security, laptops and stuff. We also aim to have a ton of F1 coverage from the 2026 Melbourne GP including all the amazing car festival stuff that you don’t see on the telly.
Last Updated on March 3, 2026 by Nick Ross