Race
F1 2025
Round 21
Verstappen claims P3 from pit lane start, Lawson and Hadjar secure double points finish
Max Verstappen started from the pit lane due to a setup change after qualifying but fought his way through the field to claim a P3 podium finish. Liam Lawson and Isack Hadjar finished P7 and P8, securing a double points finish for the team. Yuki Tsunoda finished P17 after serving a penalty.


Max Verstappen
1
Oracle Red Bull Racing From pitlane to podium, this weekend has completely turned around for me, something that I didn't think was possible. The start of the race was very hectic and I picked up a puncture early on from a load of debris on the track which meant that I pretty much had to start the race again. The Team used the right strategy from start to finish which allowed me to get through all of the traffic ahead of me very efficiently. I definitely had to send it a few times to get past the other cars but I love doing that and ended up having a really fun race, which was totally unexpected. Overall it showed that we had really good pace today and that the grip was much better than the last couple of days. The atmosphere at Interlagos was amazing and it really spurred me on. I am so proud of the Team and would like to thank them for all of the hard work that they put into making the changes post Quali last night. We kept pushing and took multiple risks this weekend because we never want to settle for second and we didn't give up. To start in the pitlane and finish P3 on the podium only 10 seconds off P1 was incredible. Now all we can do is keep fighting hard over the final few races of the season and do the best that we possibly can whilst trying to find as much performance as we can extract from the car. A huge congratulations to Kimi as well, he drove amazingly well which will have given his confidence a huge boost which is great for any rookie!
From pitlane to podium, this weekend has completely turned around for me, something that I didn't think was possible. The start of the race was very hectic and I picked up a puncture early on from a load of debris on the track which meant that I pretty much had to start the race again. The Team used the right strategy from start to finish which allowed me to get through all of the traffic ahead of me very efficiently. I definitely had to send it a few times to get past the other cars but I love doing that and ended up having a really fun race, which was totally unexpected. Overall it showed that we had really good pace today and that the grip was much better than the last couple of days. The atmosphere at Interlagos was amazing and it really spurred me on. I am so proud of the Team and would like to thank them for all of the hard work that they put into making the changes post Quali last night. We kept pushing and took multiple risks this weekend because we never want to settle for second and we didn't give up. To start in the pitlane and finish P3 on the podium only 10 seconds off P1 was incredible. Now all we can do is keep fighting hard over the final few races of the season and do the best that we possibly can whilst trying to find as much performance as we can extract from the car. A huge congratulations to Kimi as well, he drove amazingly well which will have given his confidence a huge boost which is great for any rookie!

Yuki Tsunoda
22
Oracle Red Bull Racing The whole weekend has been a difficult one for myself. We tried lots of things as a Team, some which worked and others that didn't. I had a good start to the race on the Hard tyre and made up a couple of positions before using the safety car to pit early. Unfortunately, there was contact with Lance and I had to serve a penalty which made it really tricky to have a positive result today, the extra pitstop also hurt us. I'm not throwing anything away, and in the last stint I showed good pace. I'll continue to do what I can to maximise from here until the end of the season. Credit to Max also, it was an incredible drive from him and he scored some great points for the Team in the Constructors'.
The whole weekend has been a difficult one for myself. We tried lots of things as a Team, some which worked and others that didn't. I had a good start to the race on the Hard tyre and made up a couple of positions before using the safety car to pit early. Unfortunately, there was contact with Lance and I had to serve a penalty which made it really tricky to have a positive result today, the extra pitstop also hurt us. I'm not throwing anything away, and in the last stint I showed good pace. I'll continue to do what I can to maximise from here until the end of the season. Credit to Max also, it was an incredible drive from him and he scored some great points for the Team in the Constructors'.

Liam Lawson
30
Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team I'm super happy with today's result. It was very tough towards the end as we opted for a one stop strategy. The tyres were in good shape at that point, but it's super sensitive around here. If you push too much in one corner, you pay the price in the next one, therefore tyre management was key. On top of that, I was trying to manage energy to make sure I had power down the straights. The strategy worked well for us, so a big congratulations to the team - it's been a massive effort to have both cars in the points today.
I'm super happy with today's result. It was very tough towards the end as we opted for a one stop strategy. The tyres were in good shape at that point, but it's super sensitive around here. If you push too much in one corner, you pay the price in the next one, therefore tyre management was key. On top of that, I was trying to manage energy to make sure I had power down the straights. The strategy worked well for us, so a big congratulations to the team - it's been a massive effort to have both cars in the points today.

Isack Hadjar
6
Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team I think we showed some good moments today despite having a tough race overall. We struggled during the first stint and at some points throughout the race, I got stuck in traffic and had to play with damage limitation. I started to have more fun from mid-race onwards, and during the last laps where I got closer to Liam. I pushed the car a bit too much and I made a mistake in trying to overtake him, but we brought home a P7 and P8, which is a nice double-points finish for the team. We’ll regroup together to analyse what we could have done better before starting the last triple-header of the year in Las Vegas in two weeks.
I think we showed some good moments today despite having a tough race overall. We struggled during the first stint and at some points throughout the race, I got stuck in traffic and had to play with damage limitation. I started to have more fun from mid-race onwards, and during the last laps where I got closer to Liam. I pushed the car a bit too much and I made a mistake in trying to overtake him, but we brought home a P7 and P8, which is a nice double-points finish for the team. We’ll regroup together to analyse what we could have done better before starting the last triple-header of the year in Las Vegas in two weeks.















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