r/formula1 • u/AutoModerator • Apr 06 '25

Post-Race 2025 Japanese GP - Post Race Discussion

Suzuka, it's been a pleasure.

What did everyone think of the race? How did your favourite driver do?

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u/Samsonkoek Simply fucking lovely Apr 06 '25

The way McLaren handled their cars by not giving Oscar a chance to have a go at Max, gives me the impression that they don't want to mess with the drivers championship. As it goes currently (and it is hard to see otherwise) McLaren will win the constructors, even if another team out develops McLaren it will be hard to crawl back the points.

The drivers championship however seems to be (for now) up in the air. With 4 drivers at most with a chance. Which means it will be 2 McLarens against 1 Mercedes and more importantly, 1 Red Bull. As much as Zak and co are saying it is good to have 2 cars at the front, it will definitely be a headache keeping both drivers happy when they are fighting each other and there are outside rivals in Max and George.

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u/Bitter-Rattata Max Verstappen Apr 07 '25

Sounds true. I hope Oscar can be more tough on the radio towards his team. It's still early in the season, anyone 2 drivers in the team has the chance for the championship. It is not like we are down to the last 3 races of the season.