2025 Qatar Grand Prix - [RACE] discussion thread 🏎️

ROUND 23: 🇶🇦 Qatar


FORMULA 1 QATAR AIRWAYS QATAR GRAND PRIX 2025


Circuit stats


  • Circuit name: Lusail International Circuit
  • First Grand Prix: 2021
  • Number of laps: 57
  • Circuit Length: 5.419 km
  • Race Distance: 308.611 km
  • Lap record: 1:22.384 Lando Norris (2024)
  • 2024 winner: Max Verstappen

Track Map


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71 Comments

hsr@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 19 pts · 260d (1 reply)

McLaren strategy disasterclass?

DV8@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 260d

They do ofcourse know the next lap they will put in, which is useful to know, but it does seem like they might lose track position because everyone got bunched up again.

cyrano@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 16 pts · 260d (1 reply)

Good stuff for Sainz with P3

scottrepreneur@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 259d

Love to see it

Coelacanth@feddit.nu · 13 pts · 260d

That was some coke-fuelled pit stop action. 1.8!?

hsr@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 11 pts · 260d

Antonelli secret McLaren agent. First Austria now this.

lazycouchpotato@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 260d

Damn. Mega unlucky for Hadjar. He was flying today.

cyrano@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 9 pts · 260d
Sentau@discuss.tchncs.de · 9 pts · 260d

Piastri looks so out of it on the podium. Still thinking how his team has cost him the race.

flabbergast@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 260d (2 replies)

Race direction AGAIN failing to show actual gaps between cars... Morons.

flabbergast@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 260d (1 reply)

Finally, intervals at lap 11... -_-

Coelacanth@feddit.nu · 3 pts · 260d

I can't imagine watching F1 without Multiviewer.

cyrano@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 9 pts · 260d

cyrano@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 9 pts · 260d (2 replies)

jwt@programming.dev · 7 pts · 259d

Damn, this 'Abu' guy came out of left field to nab the championship.

cyrano@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 260d

what a beast!

Sentau@discuss.tchncs.de · 8 pts · 260d (2 replies)

Crazy car performace for McLaren. Seeing this, one questions how max is even in this title battle

DV8@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 260d (1 reply)

Indeed, this makes me suspect they'll have enough pace to catch up to Verstappen in their last stint.

Goodeye8@piefed.social · 2 pts · 260d

Not on hards they won't.

Coelacanth@feddit.nu · 7 pts · 260d (2 replies)

This Alonso train sure is something. He's actually going to buy the McLarens a pitstop window.

DV8@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 260d

Damnit Nando, stop creating this kind of chaos

cyrano@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 260d

yes Hadjar and Russel must be loving it....

hsr@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 5 pts · 260d (2 replies)

Is that Kimi going slowly?

cyrano@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 7 pts · 260d

they did not show I hate how they skip most important stuff at the end.

Coelacanth@feddit.nu · 4 pts · 260d

Either damage, puncture or maybe low fuel or something. He was crawling for that last two laps.

cyrano@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 5 pts · 260d

rayquetzalcoatl@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 260d (2 replies)

This has the potential to be:

  • A tedious procession
  • A massive controversy
  • A thrilling penultimate race
Nighed@feddit.uk · 3 pts · 260d

watching it on my PC instead of the TV so I can start up a game at the same time...

cyrano@piefed.social · 2 pts · 260d

Choo Choo train

cyrano@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 4 pts · 260d

bad pit stop for bearman

lazycouchpotato@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 260d

1.8s pit stop? Wow. McLaren did the same here two years ago.

lazycouchpotato@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 260d (1 reply)

Norris staying ahead of Alonso is great for him. Good pit stop.

cyrano@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 260d

yes great timing.

DV8@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 260d

If they don't make Lando the P1 driver now if Max is ahead of both of them next race they are even dumber than we've already seen.

Coelacanth@feddit.nu · 3 pts · 260d (1 reply)

Norris damage? He was pretty harsh on the curb there

lazycouchpotato@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 260d

Verstappen is gaining like crazy on him.

Sentau@discuss.tchncs.de · 2 pts · 260d

Drama already.

cyrano@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 260d

Damn hadjar on his way out at 2 lap til the end!

Nighed@feddit.uk · 2 pts · 260d

Nooo hulk!

Sentau@discuss.tchncs.de · 2 pts · 260d

Now the true pace advantage of the McLaren cars will be revealed. At least for the first few laps, their pace has been incredible.

lazycouchpotato@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 260d

Welcome back "penalty for not serving penalty correctly" Ocon.

Edit: No further investigation.

cyrano@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 260d

cyrano@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 260d

reminder stay close

cyrano@piefed.social · 2 pts · 260d (1 reply)

Hulkl Down!

cyrano@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 260d

cyrano@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 260d

and it 's back on!

cyrano@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 260d

lazycouchpotato@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 260d (2 replies)

Norris might run out of laps to catch Sainz.

cyrano@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 260d (1 reply)

yeah that is sure

lazycouchpotato@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 260d

Looks like he might run out of laps to catch Antonelli as well.

lazycouchpotato@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 260d

Ah unfortunate pitstop for Bearman.

DV8@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 260d (2 replies)

I doubt Antonnelli will even try to defend, but imagine the world where he actually keeps him behind him...

cyrano@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 4 pts · 260d (1 reply)

He is defending!

DV8@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 260d

He is indeed! Great to see. Will be exciting to see what happens when they get within a second of Sainz.

cyrano@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 260d

Max is going to use those hard till the end

cyrano@piefed.social · 1 pts · 260d

Let's go!

cyrano@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 260d

as of lap 22

Damage@feddit.it · 1 pts · 260d (3 replies)

Guys I think "papaya rules" means "fuck Norris over"

rayquetzalcoatl@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 260d

They fucked both of their drivers this race 😂

DV8@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 260d

If it hadn't been used to fuck over Piastri as much, I would agree. It's just a stupid saying they have hoping that their drivers never have to actually go head to head directly.

cyrano@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 5 pts · 260d

not really they hoped for safety car and with no max they will have been safe potentially

Sentau@discuss.tchncs.de · 1 pts · 260d (4 replies)

Are laps under the safety car counted¿? I don't remember

cyrano@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 260d

yes

DV8@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 260d (2 replies)

They count in different circumstances, so why wouldn't they?

Sentau@discuss.tchncs.de · 2 pts · 260d (1 reply)

Less load on the tyre since they are going very slow and not hitting the curbs? It does seem it is counted

lazycouchpotato@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 260d

It'd probably be hard to keep track of slow vs fast laps so it makes sense to count any and all laps.

DV8@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 260d

That Ocon pitted after the fact makes McLaren's strategy seem even worse than it already did

cyrano@piefed.social · 1 pts · 260d

Most boring circuit ever.....

Pringles@sopuli.xyz · 0 pts · 260d (2 replies)

Calling it: the Mclarens both out in turn 1 after Georpedo bumps Norris into Piastri.

Illegalmexicant@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 260d (1 reply)

My wife also agrees that George will take out lando.

Nighed@feddit.uk · 1 pts · 260d

George is going to need a race and a half to get back into a position where he can do that now!