Winners and losers of the Miami 2025 GP of F1

There was an absolute domain of McLaren once again in the fourth visit of the F1 al Hard Rock Stadium of Miamiwith Oscar Piastri comfortably achieving his fourth victory in six races. Williams also enjoyed his moment of glory, while both Red Bull and Ferrari will have to answer for their poor performance day. The rest is analyzed in the debate of “winners and losers” this weekend.

Winner: Piastri adds another victory and expands its advantage

This is how a candidacy looks like the title. Saucers He had bad luck when losing Saturday’s sprint and made an error in classification that deprived him of pole, but on Sunday he did everything right. He showed his partner Lando Norris how to fight Max Verstappen, mixing patience and decision until forcing a frontal blockade of the Dutch in curve 1. From there, the “Captain” Saucers He put the autopilot and took his fourth victory of the year without complications.

With this, Saucers becomes the first pilot of McLaren From Mika Hakkinen (in 1998) to win three consecutive races. All merit to McLarenwhich imposed a devastating race pace, taking 37 seconds to George Russell and 40 to Verstappen. Tremendous.

Loser: Red Bull still has a lot of work ahead

The best career and tire management rhythm of McLaren make it clear that Red Bull You still have much to do. Although you can offer Verstappen a competitive car on a return, Saucers y Norris They are knowing how to squeeze their car more.

As soon as the rear tires begin to degrade, Red Bull it is left behind, and its modest update of the flat background in Miami It has not been enough. More improvements will arrive in Icola, but McLaren Nor will it remain still.

With perspective, one could say that Verstappen He should not demand so much his tires by defending themselves with such aggressiveness of the McLarenbut who dares to tell him? This is your competitive DNA. In the other Red Bull, Yuki Tsunoda ended where it began: tenth, behind the four cars of Williams y Ferrari. He has not yet found his rhythm.

Winner: Russian mountain weekend for Williams

Williams lived intense emotions when Albon He lost a fourth place in the Sprint on Saturday due to a hard penalty for low safety car. Points that could hurt at the end of the year, but on Sunday the team of Grove He probably had his best career rhythm in years. Albon surpassed both Ferrari And he was close to fighting with the Mercedes, although the VSC favored Russell.

Carlos Sainz had a more complicated race, ending ninth after leaving with tires used by an operational error and suffering damage at the beginning. He lost to Hamilton by a British British stop. Even so, Williams Celebrate the 12 points added, which give you margin before other medium teams can improve. The team of James Vowles He already works with a view to 2026.

Loser: Ferrari is missing another opportunity and fails with orders

Disastrous weekend to Ferrariboth in rhythm and strategy. Charles Leclerc was very frustrated after classification and race. Not because he thought he could do more, but because he felt he did his best … and it was hardly enough to be eighth, behind the Williams. The same pattern was repeated in the long race: both Albon as Antonelli (Mercedes) were ahead, and Leclerc ended seventh, in front of Hamilton.

Maybe Antonelli I would have been available, but Ferrari It took too long to order the change of positions between Leclerc y Hamiltonwhich was faster with media in his second Stint. When they finally let Hamilton pass, it was already late, and then the team asked that Leclerc He would return the position, to which the British reacted with sarcasm. Hamilton He had another bad classification, but at least his success with the slicks in the Sprint gave him third place on Saturday. Ferrari Wait for the great improvement package for imola to change things. He needs it urgently.

Winner: Russell gains confidence

Russell He celebrated a third position that knows very well after a complicated weekend. He suffered to find confidence in classification, seeing how his debuting partner, Antonellihe surpassed him with the pole of the Sprint and third place on the GP grid. But the British showed his best career version, being consistent despite dating the hard tire.

Fortune smiled at him with the VSC in the middle of the race, which allowed him to climb to third place. Starting with the toughest compound gave margin to take advantage of that situation. Then he contained Verstappenalthough both were far from the McLarensomething worrying both for Mercedes as for Red Bull. Even without the VSC, Russell It would probably have ended in front of Antonelli, who is still learning to manage the Pirelli.

Red Bull protested the result of Russell for not reducing speed under yellow flag. But the complaint did not prosper.

Loser: Aston Martin is still in free fall

There were some positive aspects: Lance Stroll showed his talent in rain again, achieving a meritorious fifth place in the Sprint on Saturday. But dry, Aston Martin was completely lost and never seemed able to fight for points. Alonso y Stroll They ended up folded in 15th and 16th position, respectively.

Alonso It still does not add points after six races. Saturday did not imitate Stroll With the Slicks strategy and ended up by accident. On Sunday, a spine closed a weekend to forget for the two -time champion of the world.

A very long season is coming for the ambitious team of Silverstone. But every race that passes is also another step towards the big change of regulations of 2026, where they hope to make a leap with Adrian Newy in command of design. They are worth it.