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Winner: Max Verstappen
McLaren CEO Zak Brown has likened Max Verstappen to a horror movie villain. You're never quite done with him even when you think you're safe, only for the four-time world champion to return from the dead.
Verstappen is surely wondering himself how he's still in the title fight - thank McLaren, mostly - but even after going 104 points behind the 28-year-old has kept his ...Keep reading

Harry Benjamin, Jennie Gow and Marc Priestley look back on a dramatic Qatar Grand Prix.

Harry Benjamin, Jennie Gow and Marc Priestley look back on a dramatic Qatar Grand Prix.

Harry Benjamin, Jennie Gow and Marc Priestley look back on a dramatic Qatar Grand Prix.

Harry Benjamin, Jennie Gow and Marc Priestley look back on a dramatic Qatar Grand Prix.

Harry Benjamin, Jennie Gow and Marc Priestley look back on a dramatic Qatar Grand Prix.

Red Bull principal strategy engineer Hannah Schmitz has explained she overcame scepticism from her colleagues to pit Max Verstappen despite both McLarens staying out in Formula 1’s Qatar Grand Prix.
The race was neutralised by the safety car on lap seven after Nico Hulkenberg and Pierre Gasly clashed; this happened to be the first lap when drivers could pit on to a two-stop strategy while ...Keep reading

Red Bull will reveal its 2026 season driver line-up across its two teams on Tuesday, team principal and CEO Laurent Mekies has confirmed.
Red Bull initially planned to make its final decision on its driver line-ups by the end of November, but it since backtracked on it as it had second thoughts on its final Racing Bulls seat.
Isack Hadjar is expected to be promoted to the main Red Bull team ...Keep reading

Charles Leclerc felt he had no confidence in the car during what ended up being a fairly miserable Qatar Grand Prix for the Ferrari driver. 
After starting from 10th, the Monegasque driver finished in eighth, taking home just four points. While he managed to improve his starting position, Leclerc was frustrated after the race.
"I had no confidence in the car, I had no pace in the car, I had ...Keep reading

After stealing another win from the McLaren team at the 2025 Qatar Grand Prix, Max Verstappen responded to Zak Brown's description of him as a 'horror movie' villain, joking that the team can call him "Chucky" as the 2025 title fight heads to Abu Dhabi. 
Speaking in the press conference after his win in Qatar, the reigning champion was asked about the comments made by the McLaren Racing CEO ...Keep reading

Oscar Piastri claimed that his lost Qatar Grand Prix win was more painful than McLaren's double disqualification from the Las Vegas Grand Prix.
After starting from pole position, the Australian driver just had to make it through the first few corners before making the most of a track with limited overtaking opportunities to bring home the victory.
But while the rest of the grid capitalised ...Keep reading

Just 16 points separates Lando Norris, Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri heading to the final race of the season.

Oscar Piastri was demoted to third in the Standings after Max Verstappen beat him to victory in Qatar.

With a brilliant win in Qatar under his belt, Max Verstappen is now just 12 points behind Lando Norris in the Drivers' Championship standings.

McLaren lost out on the opportunity to win in Qatar due to an alternative strategy, allowing Max Verstappen to capitalise and improve to P2 in the Standings.

Max Verstappen claimed a crucial victory in the Qatar Grand Prix from Oscar Piastri, with the title battle set to go down to the final round as Lando Norris could only finish P4.

Andrea Kimi Antonelli has explained the mistake that cost him fourth place in Formula 1’s Qatar Grand Prix – to title contender Lando Norris’ benefit.
Antonelli was chasing Carlos Sainz for the final podium spot when he lost control of his Mercedes on the penultimate lap of the race. Norris snatched fourth place away, crucially scoring two more points, which earned the Mercedes rookie ...Keep reading

Toto Wolff says Helmut Marko's suggestion that Andrea Kimi Antonelli waved Lando Norris past at the end of the Formula 1 Qatar Grand Prix is "brainless" and "utter nonsense".
Fighting over third with Sainz ahead and Norris behind him, Antonelli slipped up on the penultimate lap  by sliding the rear tyres and drifting off the track at Turn 10, allowing Norris to snatch away fourth and with it ...Keep reading

McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown has admitted the team "clearly made a huge mistake" with its strategy at the 2025 Qatar Grand Prix, admitting that better results for both Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris were thrown away by the decision not to pit under the early safety car. 
Piastri started from pole with his team-mate alongside him on the front row. While Red Bull's Max Verstappen was able to ...Keep reading