Our 2025 Qatar GP predictions
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Hello everybody and welcome back to the P1 Podcast with Matt and Tommy. Penultimate F1 race weekend. We have a sprint weekend coming up and we have three drivers in with a shout. of the Formula One World Championship. Lando Norris. Max Verstappen. Do you hear that, Tommy? Max Verstappen.
Don't, I feel sick.
And Oscar Piastri. Tommy, how are we feeling ahead of this weekend where we could have a three-way fight into Abu Dhabi or we could have a brand new world champion?
I, yeah, it's going to be one of those moments where we know if we're going to get, uh, well, we literally will know either it's going to be the champion is crowned or we're getting a title finale for the first time since 2021. And that went well, didn't it? Um, so yeah, we, I just, you reading that out then just bought all the like butterflies and nerves back even, and it's only just the start of the week. Crazy.
Absolutely crazy. Ready for some more butterflies, Tommy. You're currently leading the Predictions Championship by three points. It's 55-52. Is it three points or four points? It's three points. Yeah, we both scored four.
We both scored four, yeah.
So it's a three-point gap. I can tell you now I've locked in for this one. So it's a sprint weekend, as I mentioned, which means even more predictions. Tommy? Over to you. Good surprise.
Good surprise. I'm going for Oscar Piastri. I knew you were going to go for him as well. Oh, we love to see it. Yeah.
The things I want to say to you right now all cannot be on the podcast.
Look, there's many different reasons behind this. One, Oscar Piastri is good at Qatar. Two, McLaren are good at Qatar. Three, he can't be off the podium every race um yeah he's of course been on a really poor run of form he's not scored podiums and things and oscar he has to turn his form around um at some point and you know this would be an amazing race to do it it's a track he goes well at it's a style of circuit that he's been strong at um throughout this year of course we all know that it's not gone as well as it had at the start of the year um but yeah need I say more Oscar Piastri
Yes, need you say more. Say much more, because quite clearly by the fact I stood up and walked away from my computer, I was going to go for good surprise Oscar Piastri, because it makes absolute sense what you're saying, Tommy. So that's annoying. So instead, my good surprise is... Charlotte Clare.
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You didn't use the George Russell backup. No, no, no, no. George can sit on the bench this week. I've gone for Charles Leclerc. Let's not forget, Charles Leclerc finished second last time out. We were here in Qatar. And I've written Ferrari off massively going into the last two races of the season, which means they've locked in. They've heard that I've written them off. And they've gone, well, watch this, Matt. So I'm not saying that Charles Leclerc is going to win the race. I don't think I'll need that in order for it to be a good surprise. I don't think we're expecting Ferrari to be particularly good this weekend. So just a solid points finish. And I'll take the point of the predictions championship. Thank you very much indeed.
Can't believe you stole my prediction literally out the blocks. I am fuming. But look, this is the game. The game's the game. And you went first.
I feel like there's almost always been one ever since we kind of implemented this. There's always one prediction it feels like that this happens.
Yeah, it's devastating when you're on the receiving end of having to change it. But anyway, well played, Tommy. Great minds think alike. Let's now head to a big flop. My big flop.
I'm behind. Alpine.
Alpine. I was going to go for Pierre Gasly, but you can score double points if the team do really badly. And look, they have been all right these last few races. They have. Pierre Gasly has been flirting around the points the last couple, and... I just don't feel like Qatar is going to play into their hands all too well. I mean, let's not forget as well. I've said this, Pierre Gasly finished fifth in Qatar last year, which means if he doesn't finish in the top five again, I'm going to be calling for at least half a point.
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