Lando Norris might win the Method 1 title on Sunday in the primary race of the Qatar Grand Prix, the penultimate spherical of the 2025 season.
Having completed third within the dash, Norris will go into the race because the title favorite with 396 factors to his title. Staff-mate Oscar Piastri, who received the dash, has collected 374 factors to this point, with reigning world champion Max Verstappen on 371 after taking fourth place on Saturday.
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This makes the equation quite easy: if Norris is outscored by both driver on Sunday, the title battle will go right down to the wire in Abu Dhabi.
For Norris to win the title as early as tomorrow, he wants to keep up his benefit on Verstappen; in the event that they go into the ultimate spherical with a 25-point distinction, Norris shall be out of attain, having secured yet another victory and three extra second locations within the occasion of a tie-breaker.
The Briton additionally must deliver the hole to Piastri from 22 factors to 26 factors; they’re degree on race wins, so the Australian could be forward in that metric if he had been to triumph in Abu Dhabi and create a tied consequence.
In different phrases, if Piastri finishes within the high 9 positions, Norris must be a minimum of two positions forward – or one place forward if Piastri is second.
Lando Norris, McLaren, Oscar Piastri, McLaren
Photograph by: Zak Mauger / LAT Pictures by way of Getty Pictures
Within the unlikely occasion that none of these drivers scores factors on Sunday, solely Piastri will stay in rivalry alongside Norris.
Lando Norris will win 2025 F1 title in Qatar if…
Lando Norris
Oscar Piastri
Max Verstappen
1st
2nd or decrease
2nd or decrease
2nd
4th or decrease
third or decrease
third
fifth or decrease
4th or decrease
4th
sixth or decrease
fifth or decrease
fifth
seventh or decrease
sixth or decrease
sixth
eighth or decrease
seventh or decrease
seventh
ninth or decrease
eighth or decrease
eighth
eleventh or decrease
ninth or decrease
If Norris is out of the highest 8, how can Piastri and Verstappen stay in rivalry?
Piastri shall be in rivalry for the title in Abu Dhabi it doesn’t matter what
If Norris finishes ninth, Verstappen wants eighth or higher
If Norris finishes tenth, Verstappen wants ninth or higher
If Norris finishes eleventh or decrease, Verstappen wants tenth or higher
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