F1 Report Cards, Brazilian GP: Norris and Antonelli score 10. Ferrari and Piastri, failed.
Welcome to the report cards for the 2025 Brazilian GP: ruthless judgments, plenty of irony, and a touch of nastiness. Because yes, samba is nice, but sarcasm is even better.
There was sun, there was samba, and there was chaos: three essential elements for any Brazilian Grand Prix worthy of the name. Interlagos never disappoints, it’s that circuit where the weather changes faster than a Ferrari engineer’s mood and where even a calm victory can turn into a soap opera. And now, let’s give the scores with our report cards: the passed and the failed, this time it will be a real treat!
| DRIVER / TEAM | SCORE |
|---|---|
| Lando Norris | 10 |
| Kimi Antonelli | 10 |
| Max Verstappen | 8 |
| Oliver Bearman | 7,5 |
| Liam Lawson | 7 |
| Charles Leclerc | 5 |
| Oscar Piastri | 3 |
| Lewis Hamilton | 2 |
Lando Norris – 10 (the Victory Dance)
Finally! After a year of “almosts,” “ifs,” and “buts,” Lando Norris remembered he can beat Oscar Piastri, in fact, he’s crushing him! Forget James Hunt 2.0, we’re witnessing a true revival of a driver everyone thought was washed up.
Andrea Kimi Antonelli – 10 (the Shining Silver)
The kid from Bologna drove as if he had thirty years of experience and a mortgage to pay. He held off Verstappen for more than 360 milliseconds, which is an eternity at Interlagos. Second time on the podium this year and first in Brazil in front of the astonished eyes of the Brazilians, and he continues, above all, to silence half the paddock. If he keeps this up, the future isn’t bright: it’s dazzling.
Max Verstappen – 9 (the Man who Started from the Pit Lane)
Starting from the pits and finishing on the podium is something only true aliens can do. But this time Max had to sweat. The car wasn’t perfect, he was as always, but physics still has some valid laws even for world champions, because after all, he hasn’t yet become like Legolas in “The Hobbit” films, capable of rewriting the laws of physics. He didn’t win, but he reminded everyone that even when he starts last, he’s always there.
Oliver Bearman – 7.5 (the Little Lord)
Starting not at 100% physical form, sick and battered like my grandfather, managing to teach Oscar Piastri how to overtake in Turn-1 which he messed up. Crazy stuff from this other kid. And this is good for us, my friends, because when all the big names retire, we’ll have these guys making us DREAM!
Liam Lawson – 7 (Hold My Tomahawk)
You’re telling me that after two races with Red Bull he was also in the boiled ravioli club, but he’s also proving himself and his talent. Yesterday he kept Oscar Piastri behind him for a bunch of laps and the results showed.
Charles Leclerc – 5 (Urgent Trip to Lourdes Needed)
He was shown on TV fewer times than an advertising sign and has the luck of a black cat: two have an accident and the one who retires is this poor unfortunate soul. Stuff that doesn’t even happen in public lobbies of sim-racing games. Yet, Carletto’s fall from grace came when he blamed Antonelli for the incident when it was clear that Piastri had created the underlying problem. But oh well, let’s book a trip to Lourdes urgently.
Oscar Piastri – 3 (Manual on how to Lose a Championship)
Into the wall in the Sprint Race, rookie mistake in Turn-1 during the race, and he claims he made no mistakes over the weekend. It’s absurd how a driver’s mentality can switch so embarrassingly and quickly. It seems Piastri has started reading the famous “Manual on how to lose a championship,” the same one written by Felipe Massa. In short, calm down, boy, calm down!
Lewis Hamilton – 2 (Bono, I Miss You)
More lost than my dog when I change the place of his kibble, Lewis Hamilton can’t drive this Ferrari anymore. It’s a horrifying spectacle to watch, he can’t do it and you can see it from the rookie mistakes. The only right thing to do is to retire for this season, take a spiritual retreat with Leclerc, and come back in better shape than before.
