We’re past the summer break, the title fight is boiling, and now comes the part of the year where everything either breaks or bends. From Zandvoort’s orange haze to the neon insanity of Las Vegas, the second half of the 2025 calendar is stacked with storylines. Buckle up — here’s the road ahead.
Dutch Grand Prix – Zandvoort (29–31 August)
The sea of orange. Max Verstappen’s home cauldron. Expect flares, noise, and the kind of crowd energy that turns a coastal circuit into a football stadium. This is where the run-in starts, and nobody wants to blink first.
Italian Grand Prix – Monza (5–7 September)
The Temple of Speed. Ferrari in red, Hamilton and Leclerc under impossible pressure, tifosi demanding miracles. It’s chaos every year, but in 2025 it feels like judgment day for Maranello.
Azerbaijan Grand Prix – Baku (19–21 September)
Street circuit roulette. Nobody trusts Baku until the last lap, and then all hell usually breaks loose. Tight walls, insane straights, and one of those races where half the grid believes they’re owed a podium.
Singapore Grand Prix – Marina Bay (3–5 October)
The night race. Brutal humidity, relentless corners, strategy traps everywhere. It’s where big teams make mistakes and midfielders steal headlines. Red Bull’s bogey track? Maybe.
United States Grand Prix – Austin (17–19 October)
COTA is a modern classic, part cowboy festival, part technical test. Expect American fans to go wild — though this year, Cadillac’s looming 2026 debut makes Austin feel like a warm-up party for what’s coming.
Mexico City Grand Prix – Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez (24–26 October)
Altitude madness. Engines gasp, turbos scream, and the stadium section becomes one of the most spectacular visuals in the sport. If Sergio Pérez is still around, the atmosphere will be nuclear.
São Paulo Grand Prix – Interlagos (7–9 November)
If you only watch one race all year, make it this one. Interlagos never fails. Weather chaos, track drama, history screaming at every corner. Titles have been won, lost, and stolen here — and 2025 could be another.
Las Vegas Grand Prix – The Strip (20–22 November)
The neon fever dream. Controversial? Always. Artificial? Sure. But watching F1 cars blast down the Strip at night is pure spectacle. It’s Formula 1 in its most unashamed Vegas costume.
Qatar Grand Prix – Lusail (28–30 November)
Flat, fast, and usually brutal on tyres. Not a fan-favourite track, but it can throw curveballs if the championship fight is tight. Think endurance, not fireworks.
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix – Yas Marina (5–7 December)
The finale. Fireworks over the marina, dusk-to-night drama, and hopefully — finally — a championship still alive when the lights go out. Abu Dhabi has been theatre before; maybe 2025 delivers another title decider.
Ten races left. Ten circuits that will decide whether McLaren’s dominance holds, whether Ferrari can salvage face, whether Mercedes finally gets something right, and whether Red Bull’s midlife crisis turns into a full-blown collapse.
The first half of 2025 was chaos. The second half? It’s where the real scars are carved.
