{"id":163967,"date":"2025-09-23T14:17:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T14:17:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/163967\/"},"modified":"2025-09-23T14:17:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T14:17:08","slug":"the-shocking-stat-that-proves-f1-is-more-competitive-than-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/163967\/","title":{"rendered":"The shocking stat that proves F1 is more competitive than ever"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 2025 <a target=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/uk\/formula-1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Formula 1<\/a> season has been a thrilling one, with a level of competitiveness not seen in two decades.<\/p>\n<p>An astonishing 19 of the 21 drivers who have competed this season have finished in the top six at least once.<\/p>\n<p>This is the first time since 2005 that such a wide range of drivers has achieved this feat, highlighting a seismic shift in the sport&#8217;s pecking order.<\/p>\n<p>The unpredictable nature of the season has led to a number of shock results, with teams like Williams and Haas both finishing in the top six.<\/p>\n<p>The statistic is a clear indication that a number of teams have been able to close the gap to the front of the pack, which has made for a much more exciting and unpredictable season.<\/p>\n<p>The most competitive F1 season since 2005<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0In 2005, a total of 27 drivers competed in the season, and an astonishing 24 of them finished in the top six at least once.<\/p>\n<p>This record has now been broken, with 19 of the 21 drivers this season finishing in the top six at least once.<\/p>\n<p>The two drivers who have not finished in the top six are Franco Colapinto and Jack Doohan of Alpine.<\/p>\n<p>The two drivers have both had a difficult season and have struggled to score points.<\/p>\n<p>The lack of competitiveness from the French team is a major reason why they are at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/uk\/formula-1\/standings\" target=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">bottom of the constructors&#8217; championship.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" image_resolution=\"16:9\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Franco Colapinto Alpine 2025_0.jpg.webp.webp\" typeof=\"foaf:Image\"\/>What a competitive season means for the sport<\/p>\n<p>The unpredictability of the season has been a major talking point for fans and pundits, who have praised the competitiveness of the field.<\/p>\n<p>The statistic is a clear indication that a number of teams have been able to close the gap to the front of the pack, which has made for a much more exciting and unpredictable season.<\/p>\n<p>The season has also been a major boost for the sport&#8217;s global appeal.<\/p>\n<p>The excitement of a close and competitive season has attracted a number of new fans, and the sport is now more popular than ever.<\/p>\n<p>Formula 1 news &amp; related links<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The 2025 Formula 1 season has been a thrilling one, with a level of competitiveness not seen in&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":163968,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[441],"tags":[49,48,578,576,577,82],"class_list":["post-163967","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-formula-1","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-f1","tag-formula-1","tag-formula1","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/163967","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=163967"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/163967\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/163968"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=163967"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=163967"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=163967"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}