Will the 2025 F1 driver silly season see “chaos”?

That’s certainly the view of Esteban Ocon after Lewis Hamilton’s move to Ferrari for next season caught most of the paddock by surprise and left a prime seat open at Mercedes.

The question now is how soon things will start to move at other teams, and how quickly the remaining pieces fall into place thereafter.

So far, only seven of the 20 seats are filled beyond this season, with McLaren and Ferrari having secured two drivers not just for…