Red Bull in major F1 blow as world champion's horror season continues

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F1 Standings

Red Bull in major blow as world champion's horror season continues

The Bahrain Grand Prix shook up the standings

Chris Deeley

Monday 14 April 2025 17:00

Max Verstappen has dropped down the Formula 1 drivers' championship standings this weekend, with a disastrous set of performances at the Bahrain Grand Prix.

The Dutchman came into the race just a single point off championship leader Lando Norris as he looks to match Michael Schumacher's all-time record of five consecutive titles, but now sits down in third behind both McLaren drivers.

A clear gap is developing between the top four and the rest of the pack now, with the gap from fourth to fifth twice as large as the gap from first to fourth.

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The constructors' championship has gone the opposite way though, with McLaren already pulling out more than a full race weekend's gap over nearest challengers Mercedes, due in large part to being the only top team with both drivers firing.

Red Bull now have fewer than half as many points as the papaya team, with Yuki Tsunoda and Liam Lawson contributing just two points between them over the four races.

2025 F1 drivers' championship standings

Rank	Driver	Team	Points
1	Lando Norris	McLaren	77
2	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	74
3	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	69
4	George Russell	Mercedes	63
5	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	32
6	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	30
7	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	25
8	Alexander Albon	Williams	18
9	Esteban Ocon	Haas	14
10	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	10
11	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	6
12	Nico Hulkenberg	Sauber	6
13	Oliver Bearman	Haas	6
14	Yuki Tsunoda	Red Bull	5
15	Isack Hadjar	RB	4
16	Carlos Sainz Jnr	Williams	1
17	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	0
18	Liam Lawson	RB	0
19	Jack Doohan	Alpine	0
20	Gabriel Bortoleto	Sauber	0