An unknown Formula 1 team🔴 principal has apparently o♋ffered an interesting take on how to approach the 2025 season.

This is the final year in the current rules cycle, before the fresh engine regulat𝕴ions begin from 2026 onwards.

The new rules offer an opportunity at a blank slate, with every team hoping to dramatically inc▨rease their competitiveness.

But this is only possible with industry-leading innovation which will inevitably detract attention from this seasꩵon’s upgrades.

How will F1 midfield teams approach 2025?

Sky Sports F1 commentator David Croft said: “If you’re Alpine… you’re not going to be throwing a lot of resources a🧸t 2025 beyond Spain.

“What’s the point?

“As💞 one F1 team pri𝓰ncipal, from a midfield team, said to me during the winter: ‘we could throw everything at 2025 and move up one place but what’s the point? We are absolutely crucifying ourselves for 2026 if we do that’.

“2💃026 is such a huge change and all the teams are aware of this.

“James Vowles said: ‘We will go to e🤡very round and scrap hardᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ for every point, that is my promise’.

“I don’t think he’s lying. They will🦩 go to every round and scrap as hard as they can - but they won’t bring upgrades every round.

“Because what’s the point?

“While they are ♚focused on that, they aren’t foc🍸used on the big gains of next year.

“Trust me, some will get it absolutely riꦐght and some will get it wrong.”

The front-running teams will dream of establishing an era of dominꦇance, much like Red Bull or Mercedes before them.

But there are massive gains to be made 🍎for the midfield bunch too, with the chance to conte♏nd more regularly for podiums if they can develop a car with an engine to envy.

Audi and Cadi𒅌llac also enter F1 in 2026, two huge-name manufacturers who won’t aspire to anything ꧑less than fighting at the front.