Oscar Piastri won the final sprint race of the 2025 Formula One season, staying ahead of George Russell and Lando Norris, who rounded out the top three on Saturday evening in Qatar.

Max Verstappen has promised to go on an all-out attack on the opening lap of the Qatar Grand Prix after finishing P3 in qualifying. The Red Bull Racing driver, who spoke to GPblog following Qatar GP qualifying,

Lando Norris has a match point in Qatar over Oscar Piastri and Max Verstappen, but everything will have to go his way to secure the title with one race left.

Lando Norris has brushed off Max Verstappen’s claim the championship would have been over “a long time ago” if he was driving a McLaren, saying it fits Red Bull’s approach of “just talking nonsense.” Norris entered the Qatar Grand Prix weekend with a 24-point buffer over Verstappen and McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri at the top of the world championship standings.

Verstappen has said he would have already won the 2025 Formula 1 world title had his car been as good as Norris' McLaren

Max Verstappen was handed a controversial grid penalty at the Qatar Grand Prix, as he aims to continue his hunt for a record-equalling fifth consecutive world title. The Red Bull star secured his sixth victory of the season in Las Vegas, taking the maximum available points from the weekend.

McLaren F1 chief Zak Brown expects a box office start to Sunday's Qatar Grand Prix as Max Verstappen looks poised to attack Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri

Lando Norris says he respects Max Verstappen but reckons the four-time world champion was following Red Bull’s “aggressive nature” in claiming he would have won the title long ago in a McLaren.

Oscar Piastri grabbed pole position for the penultimate race of the Formula One season when he edged team-mate and title rival Lando Norris as time expired in Saturday’s qualifying for the Qatar Grand Prix. Piastri had cut Norris’s lead in the championship to 22 points by winning the sprint race earlier in the day.

Lando Norris can become F1 world champion this Sunday in Qatar through several scenarios; watch the Qatar Grand Prix live on Sky Sports F1 on Sunday at 4pm (build up from 2.30pm)

It's not surprising that Oscar Piastri loves Qatar. He now has 3 sprint victories and a Grand Prix podium under his belt in just three years of running in Formu

Lando Norris holds a 24-point lead over both Verstappen and his teammate Oscar Piastri, with tomorrow’s sprint race the first opportunity for things to change. And it was Piastri fast in today’s FP1 (1:20.924) with Norris P2 and Verstappen only P6, and sprint qualifying to follow later today. You can follow all the live action below.