Lando Norris qualified in third place on the final Sprint Qualifying of the 2025 F1 season at the Qatar GP, as he saw his team-mate and championship rival Oscar Piastri claim pole by over two tenths over him, with George Russell’s Mercedes sandwiched in between the two McLarens. “The pace was there” – Norris explains…
Oscar Piastri claimed a stunning Sprint Race pole at the 2025 F1 Qatar GP, setting a new track record in Sprint Qualifying under the floodlights at Lusail. The McLaren driver edged out teammate George Russell and championship leader Lando Norris, showcasing the team’s impressive pace throughout qualifying. While Max Verstappen set early benchmarks and briefly…
The only practice session for the F1 Qatar GP Sprint weekend is in the books as FP1 has been run, view the full report and results below. Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri head into the weekend 24 points behind championship leader Lando Norris. Could they get off to a fast start in Lusail? As the…
McLaren Racing’s Lando Norris arrives at the 2025 F1 Qatar GP with a genuine shot at securing his first Drivers’ Championship. Sitting atop the standings with 390 points, the task is simple: outscore Oscar Piastri and Max Verstappen by two points to seal the title. As the season’s final sprint weekend begins, Norris is on…
Oscar Piastri heads into the F1 Qatar GP weekend knowing that he could, mathematically, lose his place in the title fight. However, the McLaren driver insists that his approach will remain unchanged, focusing solely on what is within his control. During Thursday’s media session, Piastri discussed his feelings on the increasing stakes as the championship…
Red Bull driver Max Verstappen said he welcomes McLaren’s decision to let their drivers race as the title fight heats up ahead of the penultimate round of the season at the F1 Qatar GP. After both McLaren drivers were disqualified from the previous race in Las Vegas for excessive plank wear, Verstappen slashed his deficit…
Ahead of the 2025 F1 Qatar GP, McLaren Racing’s Lando Norris looks to move on from the costly setback at last weekend’s Las Vegas GP, where both McLarens were disqualified. The Briton delivered a storming performance in a wet Qualifying session to secure pole. However, on Sunday, he’d lost the lead heading into Turn 1…
For the first time since both McLarens got disqualified at the F1 Las Vegas GP, Oscar Piastri has spoken about it in a print media session in Qatar. The Australian had finished P4 in the race, before he lost those 12 points. Oscar Piastri knew McLaren were facing big problems before leaving the circuit It…
Following what should have been a good pair of results at the F1 Las Vegas GP for McLaren, Team Principal Andrea Stella has opened up about the unexpected plank wear issues that ultimately lead to the teams disqualification from the race. An unexpected surge in porpoising (vertical oscillations that repeatedly slammed the cars into the…
Lando Norris arrived at the F1 Las Vegas GP as the Championship leader, left the race still with the upper hand in the standings, but only after a bruising night that saw a podium finish turn into a disqualification hours after the chequered flag. What began as a damage-limiting P2 on a difficult evening for…
