Race 5 - 2025 Saudi Arabia GP [Jeddah Corniche Circuit]

[N. Jones]

I'm calling it - this is Oscar's championship to lose unless the Red Bull starts to dominate.

[Steve Boyd]

I'm calling it - this is Oscar's championship to lose unless the Red Bull starts to dominate.

Lando needs to get over his concentration lapses. He seems to have got over his first lap from pole complacency but either of those two brushes with the wall could have been the end of his hopes. If he's still error prone next year Piastri could well finish ahead of him as he seems better focussed, albeit a bit slower.

Since last September Oscar has caught up for pace & I think you're right - Oscar's the favourite unless McLaren's performance drops off relative to Red Bull.

[F1nKS]

Great run by Piastri. If Ferrari and Mercedes could start winning some races, we could really have a great battle.

Turn 1 has always been a problem with this track.

I don't understand why they don't fix turn 1 so if a driver goes wide he is punished by the track and not leaving it up to the stewards.

[airshifter]

Great run by Piastri. If Ferrari and Mercedes could start winning some races, we could really have a great battle.

Turn 1 has always been a problem with this track.

I don't understand why they don't fix turn 1 so if a driver goes wide he is punished by the track and not leaving it up to the stewards.

I fully agree on the turn one issues. Some of these tracks make it far too easy to keep position by going off track.

And with a long season ahead of us I hope Ferrari and Mercedes can get back in the hunt.

[Nitrodaze]

I'm calling it - this is Oscar's championship to lose unless the Red Bull starts to dominate.

A 10-point gap is not enough to give reason to head to the bookies. Norris may be back in the lead at the next few races. The interesting thing is how Verstappen is hustling to keep within the mix of the duelling McLarens to keep his championship chances alive.

McLaren is showing signs of inherent issues. The competition seems to be closing in so early into the season. The way it is going, it may not be a McLaren fairytale come Abu Dhabi. We are now into the development war phase, and the team that finds a solution that unlocks the full potential of their car would most likely win titles. It may become clearer after the flexi-wing changes come into effect after Spain.

Norris is not fully comfortable with the McLaren. Verstappen is clearly not satisfied with the Redbull car. LeClerc is clearly frustrated with the Ferrari. Somehow, these cars have become tricky to drive.

[Nitrodaze]

Great run by Piastri. If Ferrari and Mercedes could start winning some races, we could really have a great battle.

Turn 1 has always been a problem with this track.

I don't understand why they don't fix turn 1 so if a driver goes wide he is punished by the track and not leaving it up to the stewards.

This is typical of street circuits. Monaco has a similar type of this corner. It was interesting to see Piastri give Verstappen a taste of his medicine. Unlike Norris, Piastri made it perfectly clear that he was not going to be pushed around by Verstappen.