SportsLine's model analyzes Red Bull's Max Verstappen, McLaren's Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri and the rest of the starting grid's chances at the 2025 F1 Spanish GP

With a stunning final lap, Oscar Piastri edged out his teammate and put McLaren on top in a fiercely competitive qualifying session. Last-Second Triumph Everything pointed to Lando Norris as the pole-sitter when he crossed the line with the fastest time of Q3.

That will play on his mind for the rest of the day because now he will be there studying the data and he will see how Oscar was so quick there, so quick there.”

McLaren's Oscar Piastri set a stunning pole position from team-mate Lando Norris at the Spanish Grand Prix. The Australian beat Norris by 0.209 seconds, vaulting himself ahead of the Briton -who had been faster on the first runs in final qualifying but made an error on his last lap.

Last Sunday night Lando Norris was dressed in a tuxedo, attending the annual Prince’s Ball as the winner of the Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix.

MONACO — Lando Norris has his first Formula 1 pole position in more than two months at the Monaco Grand Prix. Now he needs his first win since then to boost his title chances. There usually is no better place to be on pole position than Monaco, where overtaking is near-impossible, but a new rule change could shake up everything.