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ART Grand Prix’s Victor Martins returned to the top step at the 2025 Qatar GP, securing his first F2 Feature Race victory since 2023. But the bigger milestone belonged to Invicta Racing’s Leonardo Fornaroli, who mathematically sealed the Drivers’ Championship on Sunday with a composed run to second place on Sunday, after a strong Saturday….
Invicta Racing’s Leonardo Fornaroli secured the 2025 FIA Formula 2 Championship in Qatar, capping a season defined by consistency, skill, and mental toughness. After qualifying second on Friday, a grid penalty for Oliver Goethe promoted Fornaroli to pole position for the Feature Race, giving him a prime opportunity to take control of the championship. He…
With an almost perfect race weekend, Oscar Piastri closed out the F1 Qatar GP with a P2 after a dreadful strategy call from McLaren. Maximising his results, the Australian pushed hard all the way to the chequered flag. Despite keeping the lead into Turn 1, Piastri suffered after a decision by the team to stay…
Despite starting from P3, Max Verstappen managed to maximise every opportunity, claiming the win at the 2025 F1 Qatar GP. Bringing the title fight to the F1 Abu Dhabi finale, the Dutchman kept his momentum as he benefited from McLaren’s strategy errors. This moment marked his seventh win of the 2025 season, equalling the McLaren…
McLaren endured a difficult 2025 F1 Qatar GP after going in a different strategic avenue to the rest of the grid in the early safety car on lap 7, when basically the entire field piled into the pits for a new set of tyres, and only the two papaya cars stayed out. That meant they…
In a stunning turnaround that showcases the power of preparation and teamwork, Carlos Sainz delivered a masterclass in performance at the F1 Qatar GP, claiming his second podium of the season in third place, for Williams Racing. What makes this achievement particularly noteworthy is not merely the result itself, but the journey that led him…
The F1 Qatar GP was intense between the title contenders, however further down the grid the tension was not as high. George Russell described his race as “boring” in the written media pen after the race concluded. After losing out to Antonelli off the line, he was passed by Sainz, Alonso and Hadjar as he…
Kimi Antonelli finished the F1 Qatar GP in P5 after losing what could have been P4, or even a podium, due to a mistake on Turn 10 of the penultimate lap that let Lando Norris through. Pit stop and Turn 10 frustrations The Mercedes rookie started the race in P5 and gained a position on…
Lando Norris finished fourth at the 2025 F1 Qatar GP, after a strategic blunder from his McLaren team left him down the order and needing to fight back for a podium position, which he couldn’t quite recover in the closing stages. An early safety car – crucially on lap 7 – for a clash between…
Lando Norris goes into this race in Qatar knowing he could come out of his car as a Formula 1 world champion. He’d be stealing the title back from Max Verstappen. Starting second on the grid at the Lusail International Circuit, behind his teammate, he simply needs to win this race to win the 2025…
