Formula 1 sensation: Lando Norris triumphs in the first qualifying 2025!

Formula 1 sensation: Lando Norris triumphs in the first qualifying 2025!

at the exciting start of the Formula 1 season 2025, Lando Norris secured the pole position when the first qualifying in Melbourne. With an impressive time of 1: 15,096 minutes, the vice world champion exceeded his McLaren teammate Oscar Piatri for only 0.084 seconds. Max Verstappen, who ended in the third position in the Red Bull, was over 0.3 seconds behind the crucial moment. The surprise man of the day was Yuki Tsunoda, who caused a sensation with fifth place in qualifying. The Ferrari pilots Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton disappointed, landed only in places seven and eight, mainly due to strategic mistakes with their tires. The rookies, such as the Frenchman Isack Hadjar, who closed in eleventh place, also showed interesting approaches, while other established drivers such as Fernando Alonso stayed behind the expectations, such as Laola1.at reported.

While qualifying in Melbourne has been renewed, there are also significant changes for the Monaco Grand Prix. At the last meetings of the Formula 1 Commission, it was decided that a second compulsory boxing stop will be introduced in the future in order to make the race more exciting. Alex Wurz, President of the driver union and former Formula 1 driver, critically commented on this change of rule. He emphasized that real sporting competitions should not be falsified by artificial interventions, but sees the need to try out new strategies as tolerable. "It is an acceptable step to experiment with a second pit stop in Monaco," said Wurz in an interview and added that the effects of this rule had to be observed closely. This could possibly reduce the importance of qualifying, since the position in the race no longer depends exclusively on the times on Saturday, as dailygp.com reported.

The minds are split, while the racing calendar for 2025 approaches its most exciting phases. Despite the discussions about tradition and authenticity, the coming season, with new regulations and talented drivers, promises to be exciting as usual.