We’re back to break down the 2025 Qatar Grand Prix from lights-out sprint mayhem all the way to Sunday’s main event — and yes, we’re talking about the headline: Pirelli’s tire lap limit and the reasoning behind it. We dig into why the rule even existed, how teams tried to game it, and the pit-strategy elephant that stomped through the paddock all weekend.

Max Verstappen stays right in the title fight because, of course he does. McLaren… well, “papaya rules” are looking more like papaya problems right now, and we unpack how that floundering weekend could change the championship math heading into Abu Dhabi. Meanwhile Carlos Sainz continues his world tour of being criminally underrated, Ferrari is already emotionally living in 2026, and Haas might’ve had a rough one — but somehow the American B-team is starting to look like the most stable Ferrari on the grid.

Qatar gave us drama, confusion, and just enough chaos to keep the season spicy. Let’s talk about all of it.