The race for the 2025 F1 title is about to take form as Max Verstappen capitalizes on one other McLaren failure to say his seventh win of the season.
Oscar Piastri was again to his greatest in Qatar, however except a miracle occurs in Abu Dhabi, he appears set to fall simply in need of successful the title.
This is how we rated every driver’s efficiency all through the Qatar Grand Prix weekend…
Max Verstappen – 9
McLaren’s horrible strategic determination opened the door for Max Verstappen to take his seventh victory of the 12 months. This implies Verstappen continues to be within the title race, 12 factors behind Lando Norris with one race remaining. His foremost blemish over the weekend was dropping to teammate Hiroki Tsunoda in dash qualifying.
Oscar Piastri – 9.5
Oscar Piastri was again to his greatest in Qatar. He was comfortably the quickest driver on the observe, however was stalled by the McLaren’s pit wall. Surely, it was his greatest weekend of 2025 to this point.
Carlos Sainz – 9.5
One other driver who had an incredible weekend was Carlos Sainz. He was in good spirits all through and used his McLaren’s strategic shocker to beat Norris to the rostrum.
Carlos Sainz
Lando Norris – 6.5
Even with out McLaren’s poor technique, Qatar was Norris’ worst weekend since Canada. He was off the tempo in comparison with Piastri and made a vital mistake on the ultimate lap of Q3. Equally, his race tempo was not on the stage of his teammates both. Norris stays the favourite to win the title in Abu Dhabi.
Kimi Antonelli – 7.5
General, it was an eventful weekend for Kimi Antonelli. He had a spot of almost half a second from George Russell in dash qualifying, however was in a position to shut the hole because the weekend progressed. Antonelli received off to an excellent begin and moved into the highest 4, however misplaced vital observe place to Sainz throughout his pit cease.
George Russell – 7.5
Russell had an incredible efficiency in Qatar till the opening laps, however then he dropped down the order. As a result of overtaking was so troublesome, Russell was unable to make a lot progress and finally completed in sixth place.
Fernando Alonso – 7.5
One other driver who was nice up till a sure level was Fernando Alonso. He was working a robust race till he spun at Flip 10 on the finish of the Qatar Grand Prix, giving up the place to Russell and Isaac Hajar. In any case, spin means he would not get a 9 score.
Charles Leclerc – 8
An argument may simply be made that Ferrari had essentially the most unbalanced automotive in Qatar. Leclerc deserves lots of credit score for making it to Q3 in each qualifying periods. All in all, it was a disastrous weekend for Ferrari.
charles leclerc
Liam Lawson – 6.5
Liam Lawson is preventing for his F1 profession and Crimson Bull will quickly determine on the three vacant seats. All through the weekend in Qatar, he carried out higher than teammate Hajar.
Yuki Tsunoda – 5.5
Qatar was much more encouraging for Tsunoda as he outperformed his teammate for the primary time (in dash qualifying). In the principle qualifying session, his tempo slowed and he fell exterior the highest 15. He additionally benefited from Hajar’s puncture late within the race, and had a stable race to complete tenth.
Alex Albon – 5
It was one other nameless weekend for Alex Albon, however he was as soon as once more outperformed by teammate Sainz. Albon’s latest kind is a trigger for concern.
Lewis Hamilton – 4
It was one other unforgettable weekend for Lewis Hamilton, who was unable to advance past SQ1/Q1 in both session. Given Ferrari’s struggles this weekend, there was no hope of him recovering within the race.
Gabriel Bortleto – 6.5
It was a greater weekend for Gabriel Bortleto. He outperformed teammate Nico Hulkenberg in qualifying. Nonetheless, Brazil’s grid penalty dragged on, setting Bortleto again and ruining his possibilities for factors.
Franco Colapinto – 5
It was a extremely disappointing weekend from Colapinto. Certainly, Alpine lacked tempo for a lot of the race, however Pierre Gasly produced some magical laps to advance into Q3. Colapinto’s kind since his new contract has been disappointing.
Franco Colapinto
Esteban Ocon – 4
One other driver who had an unforgettable weekend was Esteban Ocon. He misplaced out to his teammate in each qualifying periods and acquired a time penalty for a false begin.
Pierre Gasly – 7
Gasly certified within the prime 10, however an tangle occurred that the stewards dominated was a racing incident, ruining his possibilities of ending within the factors.
Lance Stroll – 4.5
Lance Stroll has now did not qualify forward of teammate Alonso in 35 consecutive F1 occasions. In any other case, it was a memorable weekend for Stroll.
Isaac Hajar – 8
It is one other robust efficiency for Hajar, who is predicted to be introduced as a Crimson Bull driver throughout the subsequent week. The Frenchman was on observe for a top-10 end till he suffered a puncture with only a few laps remaining. It is a disgrace.
Oliver Bearman – 7
Olly Bearman was one other driver who felt he had the potential to attain factors in Qatar. A harmful pit cease launch resulted in a penalty and his afternoon was ruined. Nonetheless, he as soon as once more had the benefit over Ocon by way of tempo.
Nico Hulkenberg – 7
Nico Hulkenberg was aggressive within the opening phases of the Qatar Grand Prix, overtaking Leclerc at Flip 1. He tried to do the identical with Gasly, however the two received tangled, prematurely ending the race. In the long run, it was moderately Gasly’s fault, and the stewards dominated it a racing incident.
