Verstappen is not hopeful for a strong sprint race ahead of the F1 Qatar GP as he continues to struggle with oversteer and understeer.
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Verstappen: 2025 F1 Qatar GP Sprint Race “will be more about just trying to survive” amid struggles with balance

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen is producing one of the most remarkable surges towards the WDC ahead of the F1 Qatar GP. McLaren dominated the first half of the season, but Red Bull put significant work into their car over the summer break. By the Dutch GP, Verstappen had already taken a third of the season’s…

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McLaren's Oscar Piastri during the F1 US GP, before the Sprint incident caused the team to lift Norris' repercussions for the F1 Mexico City GP
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Piastri divulges McLaren lifted Norris’ “repercussions” ahead of the F1 Mexico City GP

With pressure from Max Verstappen in the championship fight, Oscar Piastri revealed that McLaren dropped Norris’ repercussions ahead of the F1 Mexico City GP. Following the big crash from the F1 US GP Sprint, when Piastri knocked both himself and Norris out of the race, these two drivers are now even. Wiping the slate clean,…

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AUSTIN, TEXAS - OCTOBER 17: Oscar Piastri of Australia driving the (81) McLaren MCL39 Mercedes on track during practice ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of United States at Circuit of The Americas on October 17, 2025 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Sam Bagnall/Sutton Images)
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Piastri on his general lack of pace at the F1 US GP after P5 finish

Oscar Piastri struggled to find pace as his fellow championship contenders Max Verstappen and Lando Norris brought home big points at the F1 US GP. The Australian driver finished P5, 29 seconds behind his McLaren teammate in P2, a rare imbalance of performance between the two. Piastri on his struggle for pace and the status…

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