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Five Winners, Five Losers: Qatar Grand Prix
The 2025 Qatar Grand Prix was marked by a unique tyre regulation and a curious McLaren strategy call, but who won out and who didn’t?

Peter Johnson
Dec 3, 20258 min read


How Pirelli’s tyre mandate wreaked havoc on the 2025 F1 title fight
Exceptionally high demands on Pirelli tyres at the Lusail International Circuit forced Formula One’s tyre supplier to implement a one-off regulation, with drastic consequences for the title battle.

Peter Johnson
Dec 3, 20255 min read


“Total, utter nonsense”: Wolff rejects claims that Antonelli gifted Norris a place
Antonelli rues errors and a costly stop in Qatar as Wolff fiercely rejects claims of helping Norris, keeping the title fight and political tensions alive for Abu Dhabi.

Kavi Khandelwal
Nov 30, 20252 min read


"We did not expect everyone else to pit": McLaren reflect on Qatar strategy blunder
McLaren admit a costly safety-car misjudgement in Qatar as Piastri loses a likely win and Norris a podium, leaving both drivers frustrated heading to Abu Dhabi.

Kavi Khandelwal
Nov 30, 20252 min read


Verstappen takes dominant victory to remain in title fight after McLaren's costly strategy blunder
Max Verstappen cruised to victory at the 2025 Qatar Grand Prix ahead of Oscar Piastri and Carlos Sainz, in a dramatic race that was re-written by a costly, championship-defining call from McLaren to stay out under a Safety Car that saw the rest of the grid pit. The results see the 2025 Drivers' title head to the final round with a three-way battle.

Meghana Sree
Nov 30, 20257 min read


Martins takes Qatar F2 Feature Race win; A champion is crowned!
Victor Martins took his first race win of 2025 with an emphatic drive in Qatar, while Leonardo Fornaroli was crowned the F2 champion in 2025 with one race to spare. Alex Dunne rounded out the podium in third.

Vyas Ponnuri
Nov 30, 20255 min read


A title decider, chaos at the start and a mandated two-stop: What to expect in the Qatar Grand Prix
Lando Norris can seal the Drivers' Championship in Qatar, but Oscar Piastri and Max Verstappen will be intent on taking the fight to the final round. With a title on the line, a tantalising front row and a mandated two-stop, here’s everything to look out for in the 2025 Qatar Grand Prix.

Meghana Sree
Nov 30, 20254 min read


What F2's title contenders need to do in the Qatar Feature Race
Only three races remain in the run to the flag for the 2025 Formula 2 season. Five drivers are still in with a mathematical chance of winning the F2 title this year, after a sprint that saw two safety cars and a mixed up finishing order. DIVEBOMB gives you the lowdown ahead of the Feature Race in Qatar

Vyas Ponnuri
Nov 30, 20254 min read


“Target is to score points”: Hadjar looks ahead after qualifying P6 in Qatar
Ahead of the penultimate race of 2025, Hadjar has his eyes on yet another points finish in Sunday's Qatar Grand Prix.

Maham Mir
Nov 29, 20252 min read


"Got to remember what our goal this weekend is": Mercedes duo focused on P2 in WCC
Russell and Antonelli discussed their main objective for F1's penultimate race weekend of 2025: securing P2 in the WCC.

Maham Mir
Nov 29, 20252 min read


Verschoor "had so much pace" on his way to F2 sprint win in Qatar
MP Motorsport racer Richard Verschoor believes he had plenty of pace during the 23-lap Formula 2 sprint in Qatar. The Dutch driver started the Saturday sprint from reverse grid pole, briefly overtaken by AIX Racing's Joshua Dürksen off the line. Verschoor would regain the lead only laps later, untroubled on his way to victory.

Vyas Ponnuri
Nov 29, 20255 min read


Piastri keeps his championship dreams alive by taking pole in Qatar
Oscar Piastri beats his rivals to pole in Qatar, continuing his flawless weekend so far and keeping his title dream alive.

Charlotte Mui
Nov 29, 20255 min read


Verschoor takes home F2 Qatar Sprint Race win in dramatic finish
Richard Verschoor took a calm victory out front in Qatar during the Formula 2 Sprint Race, as chaos behind him cost Nikola Tsolov the chance at a podium on his debut.

Morgan Holiday
Nov 29, 20253 min read


"Don't know how we made the car worse": Hamilton after disappointing Qatar sprint
Hamilton's struggles continued in F1's final sprint weekend in 2025 as he felt no improvements in his Ferrari despite set-up changes.

Maham Mir
Nov 29, 20252 min read


Piastri wins crucial Qatar sprint to cut Norris' championship lead
In a calm sprint, Oscar Piastri enjoyed a lights out to flag victory from sprint pole ahead of Russell and teammate Norris.

Maham Mir
Nov 29, 20253 min read


What F2's championship contenders need to do in the Qatar Sprint Race
With just four races to go in Formula 2's 2025 season, five drivers still remain in with a shout of winning the title. However, a topsy turvy qualifying has dealt a heavy blow to two names on the grid this weekend. DIVEBOMB gives you the lowdown on what all the championship contenders have ahead of them in F2's Qatar Sprint.

Vyas Ponnuri
Nov 29, 20255 min read


Goethe loses F2 Qatar pole, receives grid drop for sprint and feature races
F2 pole-sitter Ollie Goethe has received a three-place grid drop for this weekend's races, after being found guilty for impeding Rodin Motorsport's Martinius Stenshorne during qualifying for the Qatar F2 weekend on Friday.

Vyas Ponnuri
Nov 29, 20252 min read


“Started on the right note”: Piastri after taking sprint pole in Qatar
Piastri takes sprint pole and hopes to re-ignite his championship hopes.

Charlotte Mui
Nov 28, 20252 min read


Norris: “I’m here to try and win” after qualifying third ahead of sprint race
Current title leader, Lando Norris, qualified third ahead of the final sprint race of the 2025 Formula One Season in Qatar.

Chloe Buckley
Nov 28, 20252 min read


Piastri takes final sprint pole of 2025 in Qatar, Norris third and Verstappen only sixth
Oscar Piastri clinched the final sprint pole of the season ahead of George Russell and Lando Norris, while championship hopeful Max Verstappen had a frustrating session riddled with instability and could only manage sixth.

Meghana Sree
Nov 28, 20254 min read
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