The 2024 season saw four different teams and seven different drivers take home multiple wins, as Red Bull Racing's edge on its competitors dissapeared at the beginning of last year's campaign, yielding the closest racing to be seen under the current regulations.

McLaren chief executive Zak Brown expects Formula One to deliver a four-way championship battle this season and would also not be surprised if a rival team mirrors McLaren's rapid rise to the top.

Zak Brown has admitted that he hid the possibility of McLaren going bankrupt from his employees four years ago