As it stands, we sit top of the Constructors’ Championship and Lando leads the Drivers’ standings – the first time a McLaren driver has done so since Lewis Hamilton in 2012. Oscar – who has F1’s longest active points-scoring streak – is fourth, just 10 points off Lando, having become the 18th McLaren driver to take an F1 Pole.

Japanese Grand Prix may be a big part of that story. Why? In part because four legends of the sport — Michael Schumacher, Fernando Alonso, Kimi Räikkönen, and Juan Pa

McLaren Formula 1 star Oscar Piastri was involved in an inspection following the sprint race at the Chinese Grand Prix last weekend. The first sprint of 2025 was won by Lewis Hamilton, marking his first victory as a Ferrari driver, with the impressive performance of his SF-25 attracting attention post-race, notably from Piastri.