F1 Gossip

Miami GP

Date: Sunday, 4 May 2025

Track: Miami International Autodrome

♖ Hamilton Hits the Brakes: Lewis Hamilton cancels his week’s plans after a nightmare weekend in Saudi Arabia, which leaves him needing serious reset time.

♖ Verstappen Penalised: Verstappen slapped with a penalty after lunging across Turn One and squeezing out Piastri at lights out in Jeddah.

♖ Piastri on the Rise: Oscar Piastri leapfrogs teammate Lando Norris in the Drivers’ Championship after a solid Saudi showing momentum firmly with the Aussie.

♖ Gasly’s Calm Collision: Pierre Gasly calls first-lap clash with Tsunoda ‘unfortunate,’ dodging drama and keeping it classy post-Saudi carnage.

♖ Aston Martin Crisis Talks: Aston Martin calls emergency summit after triple-header disaster—big brains plotting a comeback from a bruising F1 stint.

♖ Horner Defends Max: Christian Horner blasts Verstappen’s Saudi penalty as unjust—Red Bull boss calls foul play in the desert.

♖ Stroll’s Record Low: Lance Stroll now holds the unwanted record for most Q1 exits—75 times and counting.

♖ Is Vettel for Red Bull? Helmut Marko crowns Sebastian Vettel, his dream heir at Red Bull—if and when he finally steps aside.

♖ Toto Wolff calls Saudi GP Mercedes’ worst yet—Russell and rookie Antonelli cooked their tyres and faded to P5 and P6.

♖ Lando Norris branded himself an ‘idiot’ after a quali’ crash—fought back to P4 but bled crucial title points.

♖ George Russell slams Jeddah’s dodgy lighting: Three years of complaints, zero FIA action, and drivers still flying blind.

♖ Lewis Hamilton finishes P7 and admits the Ferrari still feels alien—no comfort, no pace, and plenty of questions.

♖ Oscar Piastri makes history: First Australian to lead the championship since Mark Webber—15 years later.

♖ What must Lewis feel like, looking across the Mercedes garage and seeing a younger, more established driver adapting to the car faster?

♖ Russell to Red Bull? Whispers grow louder—are Red Bull eyeing George for a swap with Verstappen?

♖ Lando goes dry: Norris ditches alcohol to chase the 2025 title—clean living, full throttle, no distractions.

♖ Piastri’s perfect move: He claimed the apex, car level with Verstappen’s mirrors—he owed Max no extra room.

♖ McLaren leads the charge: Lando and Oscar individually have more points than Lewis and Charles combined—are Ferrari and Mercedes already out?

♖ Cadillac delays debut: F1 engine project pushed to 2029—Ferrari power will run the show for now.

♖ Ferrari blues: Hamilton admits he’s ‘struggling’—calls it a ‘complete loss of balance behind the wheel.

 ♖ Saudi clash: Brown vs Horner—no surprise there, Verstappen penalty views are as opposite as their pit walls.

Team tension? Lando says Red Bull was faster in Jeddah—but Piastri disagrees. Is McLaren unity cracking?