F1: What do Piastri, Norris, Verstappen need to be champions?

The end of the F1 season is approaching and although there are 5 pilots with options for being a champion, three of them are the real candidates.

After 18 dates in the 24 calendar that consists of Formula 1there are only five pilots with mathematical possibilities of being champions of Formula 1 in its 2025 season: Oscar Piastri, Lando Norris, Max Verstappen, George Russell and Charles Leclerc.

The points of the points is as follows:

1- Piastri 336
2- Norris 314 (-22)
3- Verstappen 273 (-63)
4- Russell 237 (-109)
5- LECLERC 173 (-163)

When 174 points are missing to be disputed, the sums and subtraction already allow us McLaren and the Red Bull to give them the miracle.

Every weekend of regular prize, such as Mexico, Las Vegas and Abu Dhabi, gives, at most, 25 points and the next best positioned obtains 18, then 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2 and 1, as the units are distributed in the top 10.

In a weekend of Grand Prize that includes Sprint Carrera on Saturday (Austin, Brazil and Qatar), it can have a harvest of up to 33 points for a pilot (25 of the GP and 8 of the Sprint) and then, in addition to the 10 winners in the GP, the SPRONT grants 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1 to which they complete the top 8.

What would Charles Leclerc need to be champion of the 2025 season?

Arithmetic gives very possibilities to Leclerc, from Ferrariof whom we should say goodbye to the mathematical chances, as soon as in the next Austin GP.

In the remote case that Leclerc won the six GP’s that remain and the three sprints, it would still need Piastri to add 10 points or less in total in all those tests. That is to say with a fifth place in the Austin GP, Oscar rules out Leclerc.

But also that Norris had 32 or less; Verstappen 73 or less and Russell 119 or less.

In fact, if Charles Leclerc does not win the GP in Austin and at least it is fifth in the Sprint, it is officially out of the contest.

What would George Russell need to be champion of the 2025 season?

The pilot of MercedesGeorge Russell is the only one who has been able to get into the triumphs in 2025 without a valentic or conduct a papaya car.

Russell is almost discarded, when he is located after his victory in Singapore at 109 piastri points, but Pythagoras or takes it out of the contest still. The British also requires practically every race and that his four rivals above, they do very badly.

If Piastri adds 65 points in the remaining races, Russell will not have a chance, as if Norris adds 87 to his account or if Verstappen 128.

If for Brazil, Russell has not trimmed points, it will be out of contest.

What would Max Verstappen need to be champion of the 2025 season?

In case of Max Verstappen, star of Red Bullit is the most interesting, because it is still the only one, if we are realistic that can prevent the 2025 champion from being an McLaren pilot, but the mission is to be discarded by impossible Ethan Hunt, a character of Tom Cruise in the kilometer saga ‘impossible mission’.

Right now, there are 63 points that separate them from Piastri and 41 from Norris. So the Dutch has to improve his harvest career to career, which in Singapore was only 18 points, and that means practically winning everything.

Even so, Verstappen requires that Piastri make some serious mistake. Let’s say that Verstappen adds the 174 points that remain, so that Piastri can be champion, he should add 111 or less.

Something like Piastri is second in the six GP’s and eighth or less on each sprint. Or be third in each GP and second in each sprint.

At the same time, Max needs Norris not to do well and can only add in the remainder of calendar 133 points, with Verstappen in the winner plan in each of the missing events.

If Max Verstappen won each of the six GP’s and three remaining sprints and in them Piastri was second, the Dutch would only cut 45 of the 63 points that know them from Oscar.

If Piastri were third in each event, Max, to win everything, would cut 66 points.

What would Lando Norris need to be champion of the 2025 season?

Although Lando Norris is 22 points from Oscar Piastri, being a champion is totally in his hands and finishing each race in front of his coequipero is the key, without neglecting what should be in the top 4 so that Verstappen does not steal their wallet from both.

McLaren has the best car and can monopolize the triumphs, if Red Bul does not respond, so Lando has the possibility of being a champion while Piastri does not add 153 points more.

What would Oscar Piastri need to be champion of the 2025 season?

Piastri, as the leader of the championship, will be champion if he manages to outdo the second place for more points than in dispute, which in the case of Norris is more complicated.

The Australian cannot be crowned before the Brazilian Grand Prix, no matter how bad it went to Norris, who takes 22 points.

After Austin, 141 will be played; After Mexico, 116; When Brazil ends, 83; After Las Vegas, only 58, and at the end of Qatar, only 25, who will fight in Abu Dhabi.

Those are the magical numbers of Piastri. Its advantage is little, but at last, but it could vanish with an abandonment, more if Norris gets the checkered flag.