The Formula One season so far

We’re five races into the 2025 Formula One season and the standings are starting to take shape. After winning the last four consecutive titles, Max Verstappen looks to have his work cut out in his bid to equal Michael Schumacher’s record of five on the trot.

There could be a new champion emerging this year, with McLaren pair Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris leading the way so far. But there are still 19 races to go, with plenty of movement in the rankings still to come.

F1 standings after five races

Oscar Piastri secures third win in Saudi Arabia

While all the pre-season talk focussed on a potential title charge from Norris, at the moment it’s his McLaren teammate that looks the most likely. Piastri raced to his third win in five races with another phenomenal performance in Saudi Arabia on Sunday.

After winning in Bahrain the previous week, the Australian secured two wins on the spin after second-placed Verstappen was given a five-second penalty. Verstappen recovered to claim his third podium of the campaign but he didn’t quite have enough to regain the lead from Piastri.

Norris’ race looked to be in jeopardy when he suffered a crash in qualifying but he worked his way up from 10th to secure a respectable fourth-place finish and may well have overtaken Charles Leclerc with a bit more time.

It’s still early days but Piastri will have his eyes on a maiden Drivers’ Championship in just his third season on the F1 grid. The 24-year-old has improved dramatically each year, finishing 9th and 4th in previous campaigns, and if he continues his current form then Verstappen has a huge problem on his hands.

2025 F1 Podiums

Can Verstappen turn things around?

Verstappen was by no means at his best last year compared to his dominance in 2023. The Red Bull maestro failed to win a lot of races in the second half of the campaign, with his closest rivals failing to capitalise.

The difference in 2024 was that he started strongly and built up a healthy lead before fading away. In fact, Verstappen won seven of the opening 10 races last time out and was storming away at the start of the campaign.

The same can’t be said this time around. He’s won just once so far and will need to reverse his strategy and mount a comeback if he wants to challenge in the title race at the end of the season.

Meanwhile, Norris finds himself in a good position after five races. While he would have wanted to be top of the pile, he’ll be able to work with teammate Piastri to prevent Verstappen from taking control. Next up is Miami, the scene of the Brit’s first ever Grand Prix victory last year and he’ll be looking to repeat the feat next weekend after a week’s break.

Elsewhere, it’s been a baptism of fire so far for Lewis Hamilton in his first season for Ferrari after making the switch from Mercedes. He’s recorded a highest finish of fifth so far, although he’s been in the top 10 each time. While he’s not disgraced himself, he’ll need to step up quickly if he still dreams of securing a record eighth title this year.

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Miami Grand Prix– Sunday 4th May
Emilia Romagna Grand Prix– Sunday 18th May
Monaco Grand Prix– Sunday 25th May
Spanish Grand Prix– Sunday 1st June
Canadian Grand Prix– Sunday 15th June
Austrian Grand Prix– Sunday 29th June
British Grand Prix– Sunday 6th July
Belgian Grand Prix– Sunday 27th July
Hungarian Grand Prix– Sunday 3rd August
Dutch Grand Prix– Sunday 31st August
Italian Grand Prix– Sunday 7th September
Azerbaijan Grand Prix– Sunday 21st September
Singapore Grand Prix– Sunday 5th October
USA Grand Prix– Sunday 19th October
Mexican Grand Prix– Sunday 26th October
Brazilian Grand Prix– Sunday 9th November
Las Vegas Grand Prix– Saturday 22nd November
Qatar Grand Prix– Sunday 30th November
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix– Sunday 7th December

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