Every team has points in 2025, and the fight for eighth through tenth is turning every weekend into a real contest. The floor is higher. The stakes are louder.
Red Bull owned the second row at Zandvoort. Max Verstappen starts third at home. Isack Hadjar starts fourth after the best lap of his young career. A sharp message before lights out.
Yuki Tsunoda’s season has slipped into a seven race drought. The next run of races will decide how Red Bull views his future. Here is what must change now.
Rosberg won 2016 by playing the long game. Early streak. Mid year damage control. Cool head in Abu Dhabi. A precise season that shut the door on a rival run.
Two young stars who once shared kart tents now trade laps for trophies. Norris and Russell keep the jokes off track, then fight for every inch when the lights go out.
Max Verstappen’s FP1 ended in the gravel after a practice start at Zandvoort. McLaren led the times with Norris ahead of Piastri while others wrestled with wind and dust on a tricky track.
Daniel Ricciardo shocked Montreal in 2014. A late pass on Nico Rosberg delivered his first F1 win and a memory that still feels new. Power loss for Mercedes opened the door and Ricciardo walked through it.
Aston Martin looks settled with Alonso and Stroll. The reserve bench is not quiet. Felipe Drugovich keeps adding miles. Stoffel Vandoorne brings proven experience. The pipeline is alive. The door is heavy. Here is how each can still make it.
