The first three races of the 2025 Formula One season are in the rearview mirror, and already a familiar pecking order has emerged. Reminiscent of the latter half of last season, McLaren is the team to beat, but Max Verstappen is giving Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri all they can handle. Through the races in Australia, China and Japan, the three aforementioned drivers and George Russell of Mercedes are the only four to finish on the podium in a Grand Prix. Still, results have varied from the rest of the grid, leaving plenty to be sorted with 21 more races to go.
With the season now swinging away from East Asia, let’s go over what we’ve learned.
