08/08/2025 19:10
McLaren's Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris have dominated the 2025 F1
season, but what would happen if they were removed from the
championship? Together, the McLaren duo has won 11 of the 14
completed grands prix, with Max Verstappen having secured two and
George Russell one. Just twice this season, has Norris and Piastri
each not even featured on the rostrum. Heading into the summer
break, Piastri holds a narrow nine-point lead over Norris, whilst
Verstappen finds himself 97 points behind in third. However, if the
McLarens were not in the championship, the Dutchman would still not
be leading the standings. The driver who would be leading the
championship is Mercedes' George Russell, who is actually fourth in
the actual drivers' title. If the McLarens simply did not exist,
Russell would have collected victories in China, Bahrain, Miami and
Hungary, whilst the races in Australia and Saudi Arabia would have
been won by Verstappen. Without the McLaren pair, Russell would
hold an eight-point advantage over Verstappen, with the two
Ferraris in third and fourth, respectively. Perhaps the craziest
detail of imaging the current campaign without McLaren, is that
Nico Hulkenberg's maiden podium in Silverstone would have actually
been a race victory! Remarkably, without McLaren, his first F1
rostrum would have been secured in Barcelona. Elsewhere, a
no-McLaren championship would have seen Fernando Alonso secure a
podium in Hungary, Alex Albon in the top three in Miami and Imola,
whilst Esteban Ocon would have achieved Haas' first F1 podium in
China. A final note, if Norris and Piastri were excluded, Lewis
Hamilton would find himself on five podiums for Ferrari. View the
full F1 standings without the McLaren drivers below! F1 standings
after 14 races without the McLaren drivers
