Oscar Piastri after finishing fourth:
On turn 1: “There’s not much to say, I was one of the only people who braked, got barged out the way, that’s fine… it is what it is. The rest of the race was eventful, way too many mistakes, there were some tough moments.
“In clean air we were quick, but difficult before and after.”
On mistakes: “Just little lock-ups here and there, that was it. Not my favourite circuit of the year, but nothing to do with that… pretty bad start, took a while to find the rhythm.”
On title and Qatar: “Hopefully… I need more than that now. I’m just going to go next two weeks, prepare as well as I can, would be nice to get some good results to end the year, the championship picture is what is is, we’ll see how it is.”
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Kieran Jackson23 November 2025 06:45
“When Max came out the pits, pushed tyres too hard.
“But standing on the podium is probably the best we could have achieved.”
Kieran Jackson23 November 2025 06:30
Lando Norris, after finishing second:
On turn one: “I went for it on no-one else, I let Max have a win! I braked too late, it was my f-up. I wanted to put on a show!
“Not my best performance out there but when a guy wins by 20 seconds, they’ve done a better job – but a good race.
“I’ve had a good run, pace was still good. I made the mistake into turn one, I f***** it up, was just too punchy, that cost me, second still a good result, I’m not too disappointed, onto the next one.”
Kieran Jackson23 November 2025 05:56
Max Verstappen’s 69th win in total – his eighth in the US – and the familiar combination of the Dutch and Austrian national anthems on the podium!
And Verstappen’s race engineer Gianpiero Lambiase is on the podium to receive the constructors’ trophy!
That followed an elaborate Bellagio fountain display alongside Mickey Mouse dancing!
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Kieran Jackson23 November 2025 05:49
Max Verstappen after winning Vegas GP:
On win: “It was good, it worked really well, the race is usually a tough one but we had tyres under control. Could push a bit more, split the race in half, that definitely helped a lot. Car was working pretty well.
On title: “It’s still a big gap, but we always try and maximise everything we’ve got. We’ll try and win the race and by Abu Dhabi, see where we’re at.”
Kieran Jackson23 November 2025 05:47
1. Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
2. Lando Norris (McLaren)
3. George Russell (Mercedes)
4. Oscar Piastri (McLaren)
5. Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes)
6. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)
7. Carlos Sainz (Williams)
8. Isack Hadjar (Racing Bulls)
9. Nico Hulkenberg (Sauber)
10. Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari)
Kieran Jackson23 November 2025 05:35
Top-3 make their way to the podium
Being driven by Terry Crews, Verstappen, Norris and Russell take their place in a pink lego Cadillac car!
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Kieran Jackson23 November 2025 05:32
The gap is 30 points at the top.
1. Lando Norris (McLaren) – 408 points
2. Oscar Piastri (McLaren) – 378 points
3. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) – 366 points
Kieran Jackson23 November 2025 05:30
Max Verstappen wins the Las Vegas Grand Prix
A brilliant performance from Max Verstappen, who wins in Vegas for an excellent win under the lights!
Lando Norris hangs on to take second place, with George Russell in third.
Oscar Piastri will have to settle for fourth, and he’s now 30 points behind Norris in the title race.
Antonelli’s mad pace at the end kept him fifth ahead of Leclerc, despite the five-second penalty!
5-10: Antonelli, Leclerc, Sainz, Hadjar, Hulkenberg, Hamilton
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Kieran Jackson23 November 2025 05:26
Norris has an issue (Lap 50/50)
Norris has a fuel-load issue and has dropped off Verstappen to 17 seconds.
Russell now just five seconds behind, as we get to the final lap.
Has Norris got enough fuel?!
Kieran Jackson23 November 2025 05:25