Bu gün Formula 1 üzrə dünya çempionatında 2025-ci il mövsümünün növbəti mərhələsi – 20-ci qran-prisi baş tutub. Arena.az xəbər verir ki, budəfəki yarış Mexiko şəhərində təşkil olunub. Meksika qran-prisində “Maklaren”in pilotu Lando Norris hamıdan sürətli olub. Britaniyalı 25 yaşlı pilot 71 dövrəlik yarışı ilk sırada bitirib. Bu, onun cari mövsümdə 6-cı, karyerası ərzində isə 10-cu…
Bu gün Formula 1 üzrə dünya çempionatında 2025-ci il mövsümünün növbəti mərhələsi – 19-cu qran-prisi baş tutub.
Arena.az xəbər verir ki, budəfəki yarış Auistin şəhərində təşkil olunub.
ABŞ qran-prisində son 4 ilin çempionu Maks Ferstappen qalib olub. Sıralama turunda da ən sürətli olmuş “Red Bull”un pilotu yarışa birinci başlayıb. Niderlandlı sürücü 56 dövrəlik yarışda bu üstünlüyünü sonadək qoruyaraq zəfərini rəsmiləşdirib. Bu, onun cari mövsümdəki 5-ci, karyerası ərzində 68-ci zəfərdir.
“Maklaren”də çıxış edən Lando Norris Austində ikinci, “Ferrari”dən Şarl Lekler isə üçüncü olub.
Beləliklə, geridə qalmış 19 mərhələdən sonra Oskar Piastri (“Maklaren”) 346 xalla vahid liderdir. Onun komanda yoldaşı Lando Norris 332 xalla ikincidir. Maks Ferstappen (“Red Bull”) isə 306 xalla üçüncü pillədə qərarlaşıb.
Mühəndislər Kubokunda “Maklaren” 678 xalla ilk sırada qərarlaşıb. “Mersedes” 341 xalla ikinci, “Ferrari” isə 334 xalla üçüncü yerdə gedir.
Formula 1 üzrə dünya çempionatında 2025-ci il mövsümünün növbəti – 20-ci qran-prisi Meksikada keçiriləcək. Mexiko şəhərində baş tutacaq bu yarış oktyabrın 26-da təşkil olunacaq.
Pilotların yarışında turnir cədvəli:
Mühəndislər Kubokunda xal sıralaması:
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Carlos Sainz earns grid penalty following Kimi Antonelli clash originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
Carlos Sainz was the only driver not to see the chequered flag during Sunday's United States Grand Prix, at The Circuit Of The Americas, after he suffered terminal race damage following a collision with Kimi Antonelli's Mercedes.
Duelling through the tight and twisty beginning of the final sector, the Spaniard chanced a move down the inside of turn 15, but clipped the Silver Arrow's left rear tyre and sent it into a spin.
Sainz was out in an instant, with damage to his right front tyre, and he parked his Williams car between the final two corners of the track, while Antonelli continued on to finish outside of the top ten.
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In reviewing the incident, the stewards ruled that Sainz was responsible for the clash: "Car 55 attempted an inside overtake on Car 12 at Turn 15 and a collision between the two cars occurred at the apex.
"The driver of Car 55 maintained that he had expected the driver of Car 12 to leave him space at the apex but Car 12 turned in early and Car 55 locked brakes when it became clear that a collision was unavoidable.
"At no point prior to the apex was the front axle of Car 55 alongside or ahead of the mirror of Car 12. Therefore, according to the Driving Standards Guidelines, Car 55 had not earned a right to be left space at the apex."
As a result, and with not being able to serve the penalty during the race, Sainz ('Car 12') was slapped with a five-place grid penalty for this weekend's Mexico City Grand Prix instead, the scene of his latest F1 triumph, which he seized in 2024.
Carlos Sainz is OUT after making contact with Kimi Antonelli! 💥
— Formula 1 (@F1) October 19, 2025
Here's what happened... 👇#F1#USGPpic.twitter.com/OIIUH031CO
For the Spaniard, it was hardly a disastrous weekend given that he finished third during Saturday's sprint and demonstrated his underlying pace once more. But in battling with a Mercedes so early on in the race, for seventh place, the resulting retirement represents another missed opportunity that has dominated much of his 2025 campaign.
On his clash, Sainz told williamsf1.com: "It's a shame to end the race that way as the car had great pace today. I had done a similar move on Bearman some laps before, so I tried that inside line with Antonelli into turn 15.
"He opened the line and then closed the door more abruptly than what I was expecting, I tried to react by slamming on the brakes to avoid contact but it was too late and we touched.
"I was behind so I accept my part of fault and ultimately it's a shame as it cost the race for both of us. We were quick, so it hurts not to convert it into more points."
McLaren has seen much calmer days this Formula 1 season. But Zak Brown’s empire is now showing cracks on all fronts.
The team did wrap up the constructors’ championship early in Singapore, and Brown is understandably basking in the glow of that “important” achievement. But let’s be honest: for the public, that title barely matters.
In Formula 1, only the drivers’ championship counts – that’s the one with real prestige, the ultimate prize.
And right now, that ultimate prize is slipping away from McLaren.
The results since the summer break speak for themselves: Max Verstappen and Red Bull are back in full force. They have nothing to lose – and everything to gain.
McLaren, on the other hand, can only lose – and in recent weeks, the team has looked more nervous than at any other point this season. Strategy calls have become less precise, pitstops are no longer flawless, and even the drivers are showing cracks under pressure.
Of course, we could have once again crowned Oscar Piastri the ‘worst sleeper’ of the night. But the situation at McLaren goes far beyond their championship leader’s current dip.
All these ‘side battles’ have clearly left their mark on the team. The constant chatter, speculation, and media pressure have created a climate of uncertainty – and it’s showing on track.
Hovering over all of this, like a sword of Damocles, are McLaren’s self-imposed ‘Papaya Rules’ – in other words, the rules McLaren has shackled itself with. Because the team is increasingly tripping over its own code of conduct.
Every minor incident is dissected, every tiny contact scrutinized. One internal review follows another. And anyone who says this leaves no mark on the people expected to perform on race weekends is fooling themselves.
Norris and Piastri may insist otherwise, but the ‘papaya ghost’ still haunts their minds – just listen to Piastri’s radio messages after the Singapore clash, or Norris’ comments following the sprint incident. Everything at McLaren now revolves around one question: how does this fit into the internal racing code, and what are the consequences?
Those very “consequences” for Norris, announced after Singapore, were another self-inflicted wound. When you chase irreproachable fairness, you inevitably lead whoever feels wronged to speak up. If there were consequences for Norris after Singapore, will there be some for Piastri after Austin?
That’s the vicious circle McLaren has created – and can no longer escape.
The team has even missed a chance to calm things down: in Austin, Brown spoke about “transparency”, yet failed to truly be transparent. Since then, those “consequences” have kept coming back to bite him.
Because one thing’s clear: nothing is clear. And that uncertainty is palpable. Every media session has become a balancing act.
And right in a phase where clear communication is valued more than ever, Brown is also fighting a legal battle with IndyCar champion Alex Palou, who accuses him of breaking his word and claims Brown failed to honor their agreements. If anything, that’s ironic, given that the very ‘Papaya Rules’ are based on mutual agreement and the principle of fair play.
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Meanwhile, more and more voices are saying what many have long suspected: McLaren’s pursuit of absolute fairness between its two drivers simply isn’t possible. And every attempt to enforce it only makes things worse.
Where this will lead, nobody knows – not even Zak Brown. But one can safely assume that his thoughts are racing when he tries to sleep at night – especially after the weekend in Austin. If anyone had a rough night after the United States GP, it was the McLaren boss. For more reasons than one.
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Alpine release social media statement after team orders incident originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
After being ordered not to pass Pierre Gasly, Alpine teammate Franco Colapinto ignored those requests and out-muscled him to the inside of the uphill first turn, on lap 54 of 56, at the United States Grand Prix.
Despite battling a seeming eternity away from the points, it did not feel as if the incident was going to be anything high-profile, but the team's social media activity suggests that they are not pleased about their Argentine driver's ignoring their order.
Releasing a statement to their 'X' account, the team's Managing Director Steve Nielsen, said: "Today, like a lot of teams, we had to adapt our strategy based on the conditions and what we saw on track with the Hard tyre not looking to be a favourable race tyre.
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"We gave the instruction for the drivers to maintain position as we were managing fuel with both cars and the added variable of the number of laps remaining with the leaders in close proximity.
"As a team, any instruction made by the pit wall is final and today we are disappointed that this didn't happen so it's something we will review and deal with internally."
Posting this on social media is not earth-shattering in its drama. It does not suggest that Colapinto is suddenly under-pressure once more of losing his seat. The fact that he was competitive versus the senior driver in Gasly only helps his case for a seat in 2026, despite the car's degrading performance.
But it is yet another sign that Alpine are currently in a mess and cannot wait for Mercedes engines as part of the new regulations for next season. Performance-wise, despite scoring 20 points, they are rooted to the very bottom of the constructors' championship and have not scored a point since the Belgian Grand Prix, seven races ago.
Steve Nielsen pic.twitter.com/PYMkBQtdmR
— BWT Alpine Formula One Team (@AlpineF1Team) October 20, 2025
Speaking to the-race.com, post-race, Colapinto gave his side of the story: "We had quite a bit more pace than Pierre in the last stint. And had Bortoleto really close behind, attacking very hard.
"He was much quicker than is and it was holding me up with how slow Pierre was going. I think it was best for the situation to have me in front."
Regardless of the team order 'mini controversy', the reality of Alpine having both of its cars lapped demonstrates the lack of performance that has dominated so much of its 2025 and explains why they are bottom.
Verstappen optimistic of winning championship following US GP win originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
It was before the summer break when Max Verstappen's and Red Bull's season hit its nadir, a lowly eighth-place finish at the Hungarian Grand Prix saw both driver and team surely writing off their chances of winning the championship.
It was so low that the world champion could not see a world in which he won another race in 2025. But write them off at your peril, because it is a combination that has defined greatness before and is doing so again.
After his home race, the Dutch Grand Prix, Verstappen slipped to 104 points behind the title lead. In the four races since, he has brought it down to 40. At this rate, he will be the world champion, with both the McLaren drivers struggling to craft together any momentum.
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The RB21 has found something that it could not earlier in the year. Upgrades brought in the wake of the summer have seen its performance transformed. Even if the drivers in papaya have underperformed in recent races, Verstappen has been genuinely quick and even could have taken pole and the victory at Singapore had his final Q3 lap been smoother.
Ultimately, it is 119 points out of the last 133 possible; including three wins in the last four races, four in five if you count the sprints, the comeback that is being staged is quite remarkable.
But on his dominant US win, Verstappen said to skysportsf1.com: "Yeah for sure, the chance is there [of the championship].
"We just need to try and deliver these weekends until the end. We will try whatever we can. It's exciting and I'm very excited until the end."
On his US Grand Prix triumph, that ensured he scored maximum points in Austin, Texas, Verstappen added: "What was key was that first stint where Charles [Leclerc] was basically holding up Lando quite a bit because that's where I could make my gap.
"As soon as Lando was in clean air he was very fast, matching or being faster than us. Basically that gap stayed more or less the same until the end, where Lando again of course had to pass Charles."
Verstappen's three victories in the last four races have come on different track layouts. Although Monza and the Baku City Street Circuit are dominated by low-drag, the amount of slow-speed corners, as well as the impact of the wind, suggests a more global high performance that the RB21 and Verstappen excelled with.
And the Circuit Of The Americas is a very different track layout, with a greater spread of corner types; with the high-speed snake of the first sector and the slow-speed that appears at the start of sector three.
Therefore, despite Norris' race being hampered by the brilliant defensive work of Charles Leclerc, Verstappen has been a credible force on different track layouts, which was not the case earlier this campaign.
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