It has been a long wait, sometimes it felt never ending. But the moment has finally arrived. The countdown is coming to an end. It's race week again. The first of 2025, the last season before a radical change that promises to rewrite the rules and redraw the balance of Formula 1.
Three months have gone by since the last chequered flag: three months of silence interrupted only by the single-seater presentations, the first kilometres on filming days and the winter tests which, as always, have left more questions than answers. Three months in which uncertainties have grown and certainties have become more fragile. All we know today is that the world of Formula 1 is preparing for a season where nothing can be taken for granted.
Last year's championship was a rollercoaster of emotions, and this season promises to be no different. Red Bull, undisputed queen of the last few years, proved to be no longer dominant. McLaren is back at the top, ready to take back the leading role. And then there was the farewell that made the most noise of all: Lewis Hamilton's farewell to Mercedes; a chapter that closes after years of triumphs and challenges together. Every story has an end, but every end is also a new beginning. And 2025 looks exactly like that: a blank page waiting to be written. The only certainty is the fans' desire to follow the cars back to the track.
And this year's season-opener Melbourne. The Australian Grand Prix will have the honour - and the burden - of opening the world dances, bringing with it the charm and adrenaline of a race that historically marks the beginning of the battle. For European fans, this will mean early wake-up calls, shorter nights and hot coffees.
Yes, because when a passion runs through your veins, nothing can stop you. Not even the alarm clock in the early hours of the morning.
There is a special silence in the air, the one that precedes great moments. The rooms lit only by the light of the televisions, the windows still dark, the world outside sleeping while, in front of the screens, the eyes of the fans will be awake, alert, ready to scrutinise every detail. The alarm clocks are set, the coffee is ready, the heart is waiting. Because the first green light is not just the start of a race, but the beginning of a new hope.
There is that thirst for answers typical of every start of a season. Who did the best job during the winter break? Who has found the key to making the leap? Who, on the other hand, is in danger of already being in trouble? Questions that have been chasing each other for months and are now looking for an answer. Because the truth, in Formula 1, is only discovered on the track.
So all that's left now is to wait for dawn. A dawn that not only marks the start of a new day, but the beginning of a new season. The darkness of uncertainty collides with the darkness of the night and, at the dawn of a new day, a season that promises to be as electrifying as few starts again.
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