Qatar Grand Prix News
McLaren team principal Andrea Stella has explained the thinking behind the team's decision not to pit their drivers under the Safety Car during the Qatar Grand Prix in a race that provided a major late twist in Formula 1’s title race.
Formula 1's 2025 title fight will be settled by a thrilling three-way decider in Abu Dhabi after Max Verstappen beat Oscar Piastri to victory in the Qatar Grand Prix and championship leader Lando Norris finished only fourth.
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Lando Norris says he is hoping for a "bad night's sleep" as he looks to seal his first F1 world title on Sunday at the Qatar Grand Prix.
Lewis Hamilton described trying to get performance out of Ferrari's car as "a fight like you couldn't believe", while Charles Leclerc said they were enduring an "unbelievably difficult" weekend, on a chastening Saturday for the team at the Qatar Grand Prix.
Oscar Piastri continued his title-race fightback at the Qatar Grand Prix by beating championship leader Lando Norris to pole position.
Oscar Piastri dominated the Qatar Grand Prix Sprint to cut his deficit to championship leader Lando Norris to 22 points after the British driver finished third.
McLaren chief executive Zak Brown says his team must ignore the "horror movie" character Max Verstappen as the Red Bull driver remains a serious threat in the F1 title race.
Oscar Piastri pipped McLaren team-mate Lando Norris in the only practice session at the Qatar Grand Prix with Max Verstappen only sixth.
While the three-way battle for Formula 1's Drivers' Championship inevitably takes centre stage at the Qatar Grand Prix, the season's penultimate event also features a specific tyre rule in place for this weekend.
Max Verstappen has warned Oscar Piastri that he can "label himself a number two driver" if he sacrifices his own championship hopes to aid his McLaren team-mate Lando Norris' title bid.
Lando Norris says Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri represent the same threat to his Formula 1 world championship lead as he believes the pair are "just as good" as each other.
McLaren are confident the porpoising issues that led to their double disqualification in the Las Vegas Grand Prix will not be repeated this weekend in Qatar.
Lewis Hamilton has clarified comments made after his disappointing Las Vegas Grand Prix when he suggested he was "not looking forward" to the 2026 season.
Max Verstappen holds an advantage of being under less pressure in F1's title fight than Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, according to former world champion Sebastian Vettel - who also says the Dutchman's continued rate of improvement is "scary".
Just two rounds remain in the 2025 Formula 1 season with Lando Norris leading the Drivers' Championship by 24 points over Oscar Piastri and Max Verstappen.
Whatever is going to happen next in Formula 1's increasingly dramatic three-way fight for the world title as the Qatar Grand Prix stages the penultimate race weekend - and the final Sprint - of the 2025 season, live on Sky Sports F1.
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Lewis Hamilton says the disappointing form on which he is ending his Mercedes career doesn't "define the journey" he has been on during his 12 seasons with the team.
| # | Driver | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lando Norris | 423 |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | 421 |
| 3 | Oscar Piastri | 410 |
| 4 | George Russell | 319 |
| 5 | Charles Leclerc | 242 |
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| # | Driver | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lando Norris | 423 |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | 421 |
| 3 | Oscar Piastri | 410 |
| 4 | George Russell | 319 |
| 5 | Charles Leclerc | 242 |
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