Comparing every 2024 F1 team to a Premier League club including Arsenal and Man United’s counterparts

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While Formula 1 is currently on a winter break, action in the Premier League is non-stop over the Christmas period.

All 20 teams have busy schedules to deal with, contrasting how Formula 1’s longest-ever season has just come to an end.

It would be a surprise if any team managed to win the Premier League with the same 14-point margin McLaren had in the Constructors’ Championship.

However, one club is beginning to look eerily similar to Sauber and their miserable campaign at the bottom of the league.

McLaren – Liverpool

McLaren were delighted to finally end their 26-year wait to win the Constructors’ Championship this season.

They did so after slowly improving their car over the course of the year, with Andrea Stella instrumental in managing their update packages throughout 2024.

Arne Slot has come in and replaced Jurgen Klopp after his dynasty came to an end and instead of ripping up the playbook to go in his own direction, has made similar small tweaks to Liverpool’s system.

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While both teams have benefitted from the most recent dominant force faltering, they’ve not panicked in taking advantage.

While McLaren’s two drivers are in much more solid contractual positions than Liverpool’s main stars, stability appears to be in place both at Woking and Anfield for the foreseeable future.

Ferrari – Arsenal

Ferrari and Arsenal have more in common than being associated with competing in red.

Both teams have been nearly men in 2024, and look like they may just miss out on last year’s champions not being at the same level as they were the previous season.

However, they also have plenty of reasons to be excited about the future.

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Ferrari welcome Lewis Hamilton to the team in 2025 and he could be the difference between finishing second and first next year.

While Arsenal don’t have any superstars arriving in the near future, the age of their current squad means that they’re in a position to constantly improve over the next few years.

Both Frederic Vasseur and Mikel Arteta have the full support of the team and the fans, giving them a platform to go on and succeed.

Red Bull – Manchester City

Red Bull ended the season third in the championship, failing to capitalise on the form they carried into the beginning of the campaign.

Their star driver Max Verstappen continued to impress, although Red Bull’s success would quickly drop away if he were to leave.

That’s what appears to have happened to Pep Guardiola’s Man City team with Rodri ruled out for the season.

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Man City are on their worst run under Guardiola, with January potentially vital to bringing in new talent to help them return to the top of the league.

Christian Horner has already acted with his line-up, replacing Sergio Perez with Liam Lawson for 2025.

Horner has full faith in Lawson, but the task of racing alongside Verstappen may be just as difficult as acting as Rodri’s replacement in a City side.

Mercedes – Manchester United

It’s been three years since Mercedes last won the Constructors’ Championship, with the team on a slow decline ever since.

Toto Wolff has had to deal with huge upheaval within his ranks over the past 12 months after Hamilton announced his departure.

Manchester United have seen a partial takeover of the club take place and a new manager appointed in Ruben Amorim.

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The similarities exist as even though new names have arrived at both teams – with Kimi Antonelli promoted for 2025 – they’re still dealing with the processes behind the scenes that have contributed to their underperformance.

Hope now rests on a new name within each team – Amorim and new lead driver George Russell – who will hope they can return their organisations to their former glory.

Aston Martin – Tottenham

High expectations but failure to deliver. A statement that can relate to both Aston Martin and Tottenham in 2024.

Fernando Alonso’s exceptional run of podiums at the beginning of 2023 and Ange Postecoglou’s incredible start to life in the Premier League both feel like distant memories.

Aston Martin’s new factory is the Formula 1 equivalent to Tottenham’s state-of-the-art stadium, but both venues now need to deliver results that match their owner’s investment in infrastructure.

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While Aston Martin can look forward to the arrival of Adrian Newey and Honda power units, Tottenham’s exciting future relates to their summer transfer business and its youthful look.

The likes of Archie Gray, Lucas Bergvall and homegrown talent Mikey Moore give Spurs fans hope for the future.

A penny for the thoughts of anyone at Tottenham willing to compare any of their players to Lance Stroll…

Alpine – Newcastle

The start of 2024 was disastrous for Alpine as they started the year at the back of the grid.

Pierre Gasly and Esteban Ocon had to work hard to finish in the top 10 of any race until they finally got their act together at the end of the year.

Gasly earned him plaudits for his performances, but the comparison with Newcastle comes from how the teams are run, rather than their results.

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The arrival of Flavio Briatore has seen Alpine abandon their Renault engine project, becoming a Mercedes customer team from 2026.

This is a similar situation to the one Newcastle found themselves in this summer, having been forced to sell off Elliot Anderson and Yankuba Minteh to avoid financial penalties.

Both teams will hope that the short-term pain they’ve suffered will set them up better in 2025.

Haas – Bournemouth

Haas and Bournemouth would have had very different expectations going into this season.

The Banbury-based team were hoping not to finish bottom of the Constructors’ Championship, while Bournemouth are exactly where they want to be, challenging in the top 10 of the Premier League.

However, the similarities arise from how well both teams are performing under new management.

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Ayao Komatsu has transformed Haas similarly to Andoni Iraola’s start to life on the south coast.

They both have limited means – Haas have the fewest employees of any F1 team, Bournemouth have the league’s smallest stadium – but are outperforming expectations.

Not only that but the worlds of football and Formula 1 are excited to see where both outfits end up next year.

Racing Bulls – Crystal Palace

Racing Bulls enter the 2025 season with another new identity but the same goal in mind as every season: develop young talent for parent team Red Bull.

While Crystal Palace aren’t necessarily developing their players for any specific team, they’ve proved how competent they are at extracting the potential out of some of their biggest stars.

Michael Olise’s sale to Bayern Munich isn’t that comparable to Liam Lawson’s promotion to Red Bull.

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What can be said is Crystal Palace have seen plenty of players arrive to great fanfare without truly kicking on.

That appears to be the situation Yuki Tsunoda finds himself in and we’re about to enter an important 12 months for the Japanese driver that may end up mirroring Eberechi Eze’s future.

Williams – West Ham

Investment and underperformance seem to be the name of the game for Williams and West Ham this year.

Both organisations are trying to change their identities, with team principal James Vowles desperate to set Williams up to be successful in the long term which occasionally means sacrificing short-term success.

Signing Carlos Sainz to join Alex Albon is a masterstroke, but extracting their full potential sounds eerily similar to the problems facing West Ham right now.

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West Ham’s history and the calibre of their top players mean they shouldn’t be battling in mid-table, but it’s where they find themselves more often than not.

It feels as though the best campaign is always one season away for both teams, but eventually, they need to find a way to deliver sooner rather than later to avoid faith being lost in their decision-making.

Sauber – Southampton

There was a time when Sauber looked like they were going to finish the season without a point to their name.

Southampton might have avoided that fate, but still find themselves in serious trouble going into 2025.

Sauber have an exciting future ahead of them with Audi’s takeover creeping ever closer.

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They’ve also made two new signings for 2025, with Nico Hulkenberg and Gabriel Bortoleto replacing Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu.

It would be shocking if Southampton don’t attempt a similar strategy during the January transfer window.

They’ve already gambled on switching up their manager, with Ivan Juric brought in to take Russell Martin’s place in the hot seat at St. Mary’s.