Oscar Piastri may have stunned the crowd with a bold outside overtake on Lando Norris, but the drama is far from over — because Charles Leclerc is now hunting Norris down lap after lap.
The Ferrari driver, starting P5, has found strong early pace and is closing rapidly on the McLaren, putting Norris under immense pressure in a race that could define the 2025 world championship. With Max Verstappen leading comfortably and Piastri running P2, every position matters for Norris, who needs at least a podium to seal the title today.
Leclerc, however, has no intentions of making his job easy. The gap continues to shrink as they head deeper into the opening phase of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, setting up a tense strategic battle between McLaren and Ferrari.
As it stands:
- Verstappen
- Piastri
- Norris
- Leclerc
One mistake could change the entire championship narrative — and Leclerc is pushing to force exactly that.
