2025 Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix Highlights

Hear from McLaren Formula 1 drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, and Team Principal Andrea Stella after the 2025 Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix.

Oscar gets a clean start from Pole and retains position, while Lando makes up a place on Russell to P2. The drivers start to struggle with graining on the Medium compound. Oscar comes into the pits on Lap 14 for a set of Hard tyres. One lap later, Lando also pits for Hards, but the undercut proves powerful, and he loses a position to Russell. Lando gets back past Russell a few laps later. The race settles down with the papaya boys running in P1 and P2, showcasing their unity and team spirit. In the race’s closing stages, Lando starts to have a problem with his brake pedal. Russell closes up to Lando on the final lap, but not enough to overtake. Lando and Oscar cross the line and take McLaren’s 50th one-two!

Lando Norris, Driver, McLaren Racing

Overall, today’s race was incredibly challenging, with tyre management playing a crucial role, but we delivered a strong result. The one-stop strategy wasn’t widely expected, yet the team executed it flawlessly, securing valuable points. We’ll thoroughly debrief the weekend, analyzing both the positives and the areas for improvement as we prepare for Japan next month. A massive thank you to everyone in Papaya for their dedication and support—it truly made a difference this weekend!

Oscar Piastri, Driver, McLaren Racing

It’s been an absolutely incredible weekend, and the car has felt mega from start to finish. The tyres behaved quite differently compared to the earlier sessions in China, but we executed a fantastic race this afternoon. The support from the grandstands and all the passionate papaya fans has been phenomenal, and we can take immense pride in the 1-2 result we’ve earned through sheer dedication and hard work. Now, I’m looking forward to some valuable time back at the factory as we prepare for the intense triple-header ahead.

Andrea Stella, Team Principal, McLaren Racing

I’m thrilled to come away from the 2025 Chinese Grand Prix with a 1-2, the 50th in McLaren’s history. Oscar has been very impressive throughout the weekend, securing a well-deserved Pole and victory at a circuit he found tricky 12 months ago. On Lando’s side, he showed a very strong pace throughout the race. We were managing an issue towards the end of the race, which added some tension, but both Lando and the team handled the situation well and were able to bring home the 1-2.

Overall, there are several things we learned this weekend. We would have liked to have scored more points in the Sprint, but we must recognise how competitive the field is, and I’m pleased with how the team reacted as we transitioned into Qualifying and the Grand Prix, learning from the Sprint and making improvements which made today’s result possible. My thanks, as always, go to the men and women at McLaren for their hard work and support, to our colleagues at HPP and the team’s committed partners, as well as our drivers for their teamwork both on and off the track. We now take some time to regroup back at Woking before heading to Japan for the first race of the triple-header.

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