The checklist for the current 2025 Formula 1 season already has one big tick - McLaren wrapped up the constructors' championship at the Singapore Grand Prix, tying it up in a pretty bow with its 3-4 at the Marina Bay circuit.
From a financial standpoint, that's the big one sorted. The drivers' title comes with much more prestige, however, and the final quarter of the campaign will decide which one of Oscar Piastri, Lando Norris, or Max Verstappen will hold the trophy at this year's FIA prize-giving ceremony in Uzbekistan's capital city Tashkent. Assuming they're all history buffs, they'll all be looking forward to a day-trip exploring the blue-domed Timurid-era architecture...
