Verstappen Explains Why the F1 Title Doesn't Feel Like a Defeat in 2025 #F1 #Fvdigital

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Romain Grosjean appreciated the tension surrounding the Formula 1 2025 season final with three world title candidates competing at the start of the Abu Dhabi race. McLaren F1, Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, were opposed to Max Verstappen, and it was the first city to win the title. The Frenchman acknowledged that he had been impressed by Verstappen, who was back in mid-season and took advantage of a return to Red Bull to win six of the last eig…

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Max Verstappen has explained why losing his fifth consecutive Formula 1 World Championship by just two points doesn’t really feel like a defeat. The Dutchman stayed only two points behind to beat Lando Norris, who sealed his first world championship with a third place at the end of the 2025 season in Abu Dhabi. After a tough first half of the campaign, Verstappen was 104 points behind the second McLaren by Oscar Piastri, who finished third in th…