‘Oscar showed who’s in charge’ + Lando opens up about 'mistakes' and pressure to be ‘perfect’ - 2025 Saudi Arabian GP Review with Lando Norris + Zak Brown
F1 Nation
Formula 1
4.4 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 21 April 2025
⏱️ 38 minutes
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Summary
Oscar Piastri now leads the World Championship by 10 points after securing his third victory of the season. How has ‘confidence’ made him faster? And will his mindset change now he’s the one with a target on his back?
Lando Norris joins the pod after recovering from his crash in qualifying to climb from P10 to P4. He reveals what he did differently before the race to relax and why he puts so much pressure on himself to perform, while McLaren CEO Zak Brown explains why their rivals may not be as far behind as the Constructor Standings lead us to believe.
Plus, after Max Verstappen’s sensational pole lap and P2 finish, are we seeing signs of a Red Bull recovery? Is Max Verstappen still capable of winning a fifth title in a row? And should Red Bull focus all their energy on improving their 2025 car rather than 2026?
Also on the agenda: how did Charles Leclerc secure Ferrari’s first Grand Prix podium of the season? Where does the data suggest Lewis Hamilton is struggling with the car? Why were Mercedes slower in the race than in qualifying? And what did Williams get right to achieve a double points finish?
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| 0:00.0 | Oscar, I think, showed who's in charge out there. |
| 0:05.3 | A champion of Formula 3, a champion of Formula 2, |
| 0:10.1 | is the new championship leader in Formula 1. |
| 0:13.9 | Oscar Piastri wins, the Saudi Grand Prix. |
| 0:18.5 | I've got a lot of thought to have this year. |
| 0:21.6 | Confidence. Confidence makes you faster. |
| 0:23.6 | He doesn't get pressurized and crumble. |
| 0:25.6 | We're joined by a man who very nearly got a podium. |
| 0:29.6 | It was a storming drive. |
| 0:30.6 | Lando Norris. |
| 0:31.6 | I want to be perfect and I think I need to accept a little bit more than I'm not going to be perfect. |
| 0:36.6 | Is for Stappen genuinely in this? |
| 0:39.6 | Max will always be a threat. |
| 0:41.1 | Charles Schaul-Laclair scores Ferrari's first podium finish of the season. |
| 0:45.9 | Well done, Charles. |
| 0:47.1 | Thank you, Brian. |
| 0:48.4 | Leclair did a really good tire-whispring job. |
| 0:51.6 | Can Lewis see a way out of his current troubles, do you think? |
| 0:55.6 | I look at the data from Lewis every weekend and the trait is the same. |
| 1:02.4 | What a performance from Oscar Piestri, who leads the world championship for the first time in his |
| 1:08.3 | Formula One career after his third win of the season. |
| 1:12.7 | Welcome to Jeddah for F1 Nation's review of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. I'm Tom Clarkson, |
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