– Oscar Piastri is back! He won the Sprint Quali, the Sprint Race and is now on pole. Prayer circle for the race itself
– On the opposite side, the Ferraris are having a less than stellar weekend and appear to be on collective suicide watch
– Isack Hadjar is all but confirmed to be driving for Red Bull next year. RIP to your career, Hadjar
– Lando Norris could potentially win the Driver’s Championship today
– Our three title contenders will line up as the top three for the race start itself. Turn 1 chaos incoming?
Track info
– A limit has been introduced for the number of laps that each set of tyres can cover over the course of the whole race weekend, with 25 laps being the maximum.
– As the race is run over 57 laps, this means each driver will inevitably have to change tyres at least twice.
– Pit stop time loss – 26.3 seconds
– 1 DRS zone
Here’s the grid for today:
F1 bits and bobs:
Doriane Pin clinched the F1 Academy title
Adrian Newey will become Team Principal at Aston Martin from 2026