Race
F1 2025
Round 23

Verstappen wins, Lawson finishes P9, Tsunoda P10

qa Lusail International Circuit

Max Verstappen, starting from P3, capitalised on the strategy call made under the Safety Car to take a comeback victory. Liam Lawson delivered a solid drive from P12 to finish P9, while Yuki Tsunoda climbed from P15 to P10, securing valuable points for the team. Isack Hadjar was forced to retire due to damage to his car.

Verstappen wins, Lawson finishes P9, Tsunoda P10
Max Verstappen
Max Verstappen 1
Oracle Red Bull Racing
I feel great, I am really proud of that one. We made the right call as a Team there to box: it was definitely what made us win the race today, as I felt like we were not on the same level as McLaren in terms of pace. When a safety car comes in it can shake up the grid and that was a great opportunity for us to then win the race. We did a very good job as a Team and I was very proud of us, especially as we nailed the strategy. In Abu Dhabi, we have nothing to lose and we are going to give it everything that we have. Of course, we are relying on another crazy race like we had today, but we are going in there with positive energy. We need to maximise the car and be as competitive as we can. We will stay focused, try and have a good time and hope that we start the weekend well.

Yuki Tsunoda
Yuki Tsunoda 22
Oracle Red Bull Racing
I can be pretty satisfied with the weekend overall, a solid result in the Sprint and a point this evening. I tried my best to get into the points, and we got there in the end, it was a really tricky race tonight. The car felt good and the pace was okay, but the nature of the circuit and the two stop rule made it difficult. With the high speed corners and just one DRS zone, overtaking was nearly impossible and everyone struggled with it. Once the Safety Car came out, the strategy became fixed for almost everyone and that made it even trickier to make up positions. Over the last few races the Team have given me a strong car and I've been able to stay as close as I can to Max, so I'll look to do the same next weekend. It was impressive to see him secure another win and I will help him as much as I can in Abu Dhabi.

Liam Lawson
Liam Lawson 30
Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team
It's positive to come away from the race with points after where we started. We had really strong pace when we were in clean air, but then spent the majority of the race in traffic. It's a shame to not have both cars in the points today after the damage Isack experienced towards the end, however I'm looking forward to closing out the season in Abu Dhabi while we fight for our position in the Constructors'.

Isack Hadjar
Isack Hadjar 6
Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team
 It was just a very frustrating end of the race. When there were 10 laps left, I started to see the front left endplate vibrating a lot, so I tried my best to avoid the kerbs. Unfortunately, it broke, causing a puncture in the tyre and damaging the car, which led me to retire. It’s a shame as we lost out on many points today, and after a difficult start which I’ll review together with the team, it would have been a very good reward for us as a team after fighting for P6 for the whole race. We take the positives from this weekend in Qatar, where we showed good speed and bring them to next week in Abu Dhabi for the last race of the season.


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