Oscar Piastri, McLaren’s rising star, was seen inspecting Ferrari’s SF-25 after the sprint race at the Chinese Grand Prix. This followed a strong performance by Lewis Hamilton, who secured his first victory as a Ferrari driver in the 2025 season. Piastri, who finished just behind Hamilton, was seen closely examining the scarlet Ferrari, and footage of this moment was shared by F1 on social media, humorously dubbing him “Inspector Oscar.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
McLaren\u2019s Strong Performance in Sunday\u2019s Race<\/strong> Ferrari’s Disastrous Outcome<\/strong> The Future of McLaren vs. Ferrari Rivalry<\/strong> Oscar Piastri, McLaren’s rising star, was seen inspecting Ferrari’s SF-25 after the sprint race at the Chinese Grand Prix. This followed a strong performance by Lewis Hamilton, who secured his first victory as a Ferrari driver in the 2025 season. Piastri, who finished just behind Hamilton, was seen closely examining the scarlet Ferrari, and footage of this moment was shared by F1 on social media, humorously dubbing him “Inspector Oscar.” McLaren\u2019s Strong Performance in Sunday\u2019s RaceAlthough Piastri lost out to Hamilton in the sprint, he bounced back with an impressive performance in the full Grand Prix. Piastri claimed his first<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":23633,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21,26],"tags":[406],"class_list":["post-34894","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-latest-news","tag-oscar-piastri"],"yoast_head":"\n
Although Piastri lost out to Hamilton in the sprint, he bounced back with an impressive performance in the full Grand Prix. Piastri claimed his first pole position and went on to win the race, marking his third career victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For Ferrari, the weekend was filled with disappointment. Both Charles Leclerc and Hamilton were summoned to the stewards after finishing in P5 and P6, respectively. They were later disqualified \u2014 Leclerc\u2019s Ferrari was found underweight, and Hamilton\u2019s car had rearward skid wear below the required limit. This resulted in zero points for Ferrari, dropping them to fifth place in the standings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As McLaren leads with 78 points, the question remains whether Ferrari can recover and reignite the rivalry that had fans on the edge of their seats last season. With Ferrari struggling, McLaren may continue to dominate in the upcoming races.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"