Nov 30, 2025
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In the penultimate race of the Formula 1 season, all eyes are on the start.Mathematical games on the eve of the Qatar Grand Prix show: In the first two corners, it's all or nothing.
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In the penultimate race of the Formula 1 season, all eyes are on the start.The math games ahead of the Qatar Grand Prix show it's all or nothing in the first two corners.
Is the third man happy when the two fight?The grid for the final grand prix of the Formula 1 season this Sunday (5pm CET on F.A.Z. Formula 1 and live on Sky) is anything but ideal for Max Verstappen.But it gives the potential for excitement.Because the world champion must at least overtake Lando Norris of McLaren to become champion.to stay and postpone a decision until next Sunday's final in Abu Dhabi.
After Saturday's qualifying, Lando Norris didn't seem to be looking in the rear-view mirror after the red lights went out at Lucille International Speedway."I'm always waiting."The Englishman sees two good reasons for this.After Saturday's sprint, he finished third ahead of Verstappen, one point clear of the Dutchman, and now leads the drivers' standings by 25 points.If it stays that way after 57 laps, Verstappen will be out of the race.For the title, even a victory for the Red Bull driver in next Sunday's final race in Abu Dhabi and Norris' retirement, equal points, was not enough as the Englishman collected more podium places.
Norris is eyeing a start in Qatar as he looks to overtake his team-mate on the fast track to a World Cup debut.Not only did Oscar Piastri win the sprint and reduce his deficit to 22 points, but he also took his McLaren into pole position ahead of Norris in the last minute of qualifying.At 26, he needs four more points than the Australian to realize his childhood dream.
Vertappen should go "all".
What do these calculations mean?It's not a good thing in the eyes of anyone who expects violence to slow down.After the first corners Apex can go.In any case, it is not only the director of MCLaren, who expects a decision to skip for a good angle of beauty.It will be the first way."It will be the first step."It will be the first way."It will be the beginning of the beginning."
In any case, the layout of the course forces the leading Red Bull driver to break the phalanx of the McLaren faction in the first few meters with timing and full braking.Because the sprint to 100 kilometers (19 laps) anticipated what Nico Hulkenberg (14th starting position at Sauber) fears: "Very static, hard race", so again there is almost no overtaking maneuver, which is also due to the very short overtaking zone, during which the attackers are allowed to flatten the elements of the rear wings than a second behind.
McLaren team management will certainly want to keep Verstappen at bay initially.Maybe with synergistic collaboration?Of course, Braun confirmed McLaren's position to continue giving both drivers free time.Please stop.Just follow the team rules. Loosely translated: Don't box yourself in!Be smart and get rid of this "danger" first, this "forgetful man," to use Brown's words, who, to everyone's horror, "always appears when you least expect it."
Imveliso enjalo inokuba yindawo yokuphinda isebenze yeyona mizamo ye-e-e-e-i-e-e-e-i-e-i-e-i-e-champagne, "yatsho i-champagne," yatsho iqela le-Andrea Stella.What if Niss saw a sample shortly after he left Piasri to attack a nearby job at the time?"I'm going to try to win everything," Norris said.
Then the man in front of him protects him as much as possible.Formula 1 drivers like Piastris race around the world that if they let others go first, they don't get a second chance.Verstappen wants such a development because the pressure stroke slows down those involved, binds their attention and in the worst case leads to full contact and a large cold distortion.Then the third is happy.
Choice of red car
McLaren would replicate this disaster, but this could not dampen Norris's interest in the attack.Because big jumps are not expected in similar cars during the race.Tactical variants will hardly be seen due to the limitation of tire mileage to a maximum of 25 laps for safety reasons.And the max factor, as Red Bull describes a flesh-and-blood acceleration machine that's almost impossible to calculate, is that you'll have to contend with the vagaries of your car.
Complaints about the race car's handling, which was not fully contained during the sprint on Saturday, understeer - the race car does not exactly follow the steering angle at the entrance to the corner - are unlikely to disappear into thin air."We still have a long way to go," said Verstappen, "but we still have limitations."
There is also danger behind the scenes.Mercedes is on the way.George Russell was second in the place of the McLaren team, it just finished the fourth ritual, the searcher behind the cell. His man named Kimi Aentonelli was behind the Briton in fifth place. They will not consider each other, especially the first heads of the title in front of them.
That's why Verstappen starts, if Red Bull Sporting can't support Sporting Comper Mismo: "Two stops,
