{"id":515625,"date":"2026-03-03T08:48:20","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T08:48:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/515625\/"},"modified":"2026-03-03T08:48:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T08:48:20","slug":"and-the-2025-winner-of-the-formula-1-best-pit-lane-boom-gantry-was-smbtech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/515625\/","title":{"rendered":"And The 2025 Winner of the Formula 1 Best Pit Lane Boom Gantry Was\u2026 \u2013 SMBtech"},"content":{"rendered":"

Back in 2017<\/a>, we answered the question absolutely nobody was asking, \u201cWhich F1 team has the best Boom Gantry.\u201d Now, on the eve of the 2026 Grand Prix in Melbourne, what better time to finally announce the winner of the 2025 competition?<\/p>\n

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\u2026 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.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s 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\u2019d no idea this award ever existed. So, without further ado, let\u2019s find out\u2026<\/p>\n

Which Team Had The Best Boom Gantry in Formula 1 2025?10th \u2013 Ferrari\"FerrariFerrari\u2019s F1 2025 \u201cBoom Gantry.\u201d<\/p>\n

Look how they massacred my boy! 2017\u2019s magnificent buttresses<\/a> have been replaced with things that look like they belong on a container ship. It\u2019s no wonder Ferrari struggled in 2025.<\/p>\n

\"FerrariFerrari\u2019s F1 2025 cargo cranes boom gantries from above.<\/p>\n

From first to worst. The Tifosi in tatters.<\/p>\n

9th \u2013 Mercedes AMG Petronas\"MercedesMercedes F1 Boom Gantry 2025.<\/p>\n

I mean really. It\u2019s no surprise Mercedes wasn\u2019t the force in 2025 that it was back in 2017<\/a>. 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.<\/p>\n

8th \u2013 VCARB\"VCARBExterminate! VCARB F1 Boom Gantry 2025.<\/p>\n

Like a big, blue dalek with arms. Where\u2019s the crowd? Exactly.<\/p>\n

It says Airtasker on it and that looks like that\u2019s where they went for a designer.<\/p>\n

7th \u2013 Aston Martin\"AstonAston Martin 2025 Boom Gantries.<\/p>\n

Stung by the appalling performance in the 2017 competition<\/a> (when they were known as Force India), the team evidently asked their mates at Mercedes<\/a> 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\u2026<\/p>\n

\"AstonHoles in the top were innovative in 2017, but times have changed.<\/p>\n

\u2026 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\u2019s 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\u2019s most important audience?<\/p>\n

It\u2019s the little details but, mark my words, if things don\u2019t change, Aston Martin will struggle in 2026.<\/p>\n

6th \u2013 Haas\"HassHass F1 Boom Gantry 2025 from above.<\/p>\n

Hass\u2019 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.<\/p>\n

\"HassPoles and sh*t everywhere. Lovely jubbly.<\/p>\n

But, you can\u2019t advance by doing the exact same thing. More innovation needed.<\/p>\n

5th \u2013 Alpine\"AlpineAlpine 2025 Boom Gantry.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a big improvement on the 2017 Renault \u2018effort\u2019<\/a>, but it\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n

4th \u2013 Oracle Red Bull Racing\"OracleRed Bull Boom gantries.<\/p>\n

You\u2019ve got to love Red Bull\u2019s boom gantry things. But, we did back in 2017 when they were exactly the same. If you don\u2019t keep evolving, you\u2019ll struggle on the track. I guess Christian Horner found that out the hard way.<\/p>\n

3rd \u2013 McLaren\"McLarenMcLaren F1 Boom Gantry 2025.<\/p>\n

McLaren came second in 2017<\/a> 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\u2019s title AND the driver\u2019s championship in 2025. Great from all angles: sticky-outy bits, bumpy bits. Still class. But, look how neat and tidy everything else is \u2013 bit anal\/sterile isn\u2019t it?<\/p>\n

2nd \u2013 Sauber\"SauberSauber F1 Boom Gantry 2025.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

1st \u2013 Atlassian Williams\"WilliamsWilliams F1 Boom Gantry 2025.<\/p>\n

Williams gets it. The team literally took our 2017 criticism<\/a> to heart and overhauled their boom gantry with a lick of paint. But, not just any paint\u2026 the iconic Gulf racing colours! As such, it\u2019s leapt from midfield to the front just like three Ford GTs at Le Mans. Ferrari in tatters, once again!<\/p>\n

The base now looks like a SMEG refrigerator that transforms into a 1960\u2019s robot. It\u2019s absolutely gorgeous. They should make replicas and sell it. I want one, despite having no idea what I\u2019d do with it. The envy of the pit lane. Timeless. Classic. And the best boom gantry of 2025.<\/p>\n

And finally\u2026<\/p>\n

Congratulations to Atlassian Williams on winning F1\u2019s most important, peripheral competition. Thanks to Lenovo<\/a> for sponsoring the 2025 awards. We\u2019ll 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<\/a> 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\u2019t see on the telly.<\/p>\n

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