Mastering the Grid - S2 E25

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MASTERING THE GRID

Welcome to the Grid Master’s Newsletter- Mastering the Grid, brought to you by Asia's first motorsport-focused daily fantasy app— Grid Master, made for the racing fans by the racing fans in India. This newsletter was brought to you by our favourite, Griddie.

In this edition, we dive into the thrilling on-track action that took place in the German GP:

  • German GP - Saturday Sprint

  • Celebration for the Ages

  • Czechia GP Contest

  • Championship battle to the end

  • Leap of Faith Pays Off!

  • Off-2-Qatar and the Fan Championship!

  • Is it happening?

  • Red Bull goes Sugar-free!

  • Coming Soon!

  • Did you know?

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GERMAN GP - SATURDAY SPRINT

Very happy to lead the race after such a long time.

Bezzecchi

Two-wheeler Grand Prix these days seems like a page out of your coffee table motivational book, as most of the time they might end up with the same result, but it’s the ‘JOURNEY’ they take us through that is what is still keeping this sport somewhat gripping. Marc Marquez was found tumbling down the order after going wide in turn 1, but as he is playing this in real-life game with all assists on, it was only a matter of time before he carved his way through the field. (“Losers”, he must have mumbled). The drought of wins for other riders was beautifully shown in Bezzecchi's happiness upon momentarily leading the race, despite being well aware of his inevitable doom as Marc Marquez was hell-bent on reeling in the Aprilia driver. Fabio Quartararo rounded up the podium as Marc Marquez broke the 2569th record for his 2025 campaign.

CELEBRATION FOR THE AGES!

SHOW OFF

Alex Marquez on Marc Marquez

The threat of wet weather was looming on top before the start of the ultimate showdown of the weekend, and we eventually strapped ourselves to a dry start for the most thrilling show on the planet for the weekend. Marc Marquez, fresh off the Sprint win, grabbed the holeshot with Bezzecchi slotting himself into P2, exchanging the positions with Di Giannantonio. We don’t know what kind of deal with Satan does Marquez family holds as the drivers between the Marquez brothers stumbled like a pack of cards, leaving Alex chasing Mark (for the millionth time this season). The final podium spot was completed by Pecco, while Luca Marini earned his best HRC finish in P6. The most entertaining thing, however, remains Marc Marquez recreating the viral Indonesian kid meme after crossing the chequered flag.

CZECHIA GP CONTEST!

Thrilling two-wheeler battle returns to give us back-to-back action, as our saviour from this mini-break until the Belgian GP, and everything is up for play with Grid Master Czechia Grand Prix Contest—chaotic races, chaotic crashes, which inevitably set the table for chaotic results and podium spots. Play on your intuition and play on your passion, and make this weekend your own by out-playing all other players, making your way to the top and celebrating the same way Marc did this weekend. So make your way to Grid Master and select your riders for the thrilling Czechia GP weekend and see your intuition win you big!

CHAMPIONSHIP BATTLE TO THE END

It finally makes sense as to why Infosys employees are expected to work the entire week, as they ought to be overwhelmed by the significance of this weekend’s E-prix, as the limelight is on Oliver Rowland while Wehrlein found himself battling at the front in Round 13, confirming that this won’t be the day where Rowland becomes the Champion. Round 14 couldn’t have been scripted any better as Wehrlein led the first few laps, but the order behind him went through some major reshuffling. Rowland, the man on the mission, came out on top after what can be considered a chaotic race indeed. Extra laps being added to the race (‘Michael Masi-ying’ it) didn’t stop his stroll to the Championship trophy, a guy who wasn’t even on the grid two years ago. He pretty much “voluntarily” dropped off halfway through the 2023 season. Executing a flawless first half of the season with Nissan, his determination has brought him the top step, which he would have trouble imagining.

OFF-2-QATAR AND FAN CHAMPIONSHIP!

We are nearing the midway point of this banger of a season, 2025, and the action has only started to heat up! Oscar breaks his shell to finally come to show emotions, and McLarens are only now getting on each other's toes, and with no threat from behind, McLaren is expected to adopt the ‘GLOVES-OFF’ policy for the rest of the season. A similar if not more exciting battle is brewing in the mid-field with no team outright the worst or best and amidst this chaos, you can make your teams, select your riders, out-smart your opponents and win an exciting trip to Qatar with the Off-2-Qatar contest and also maximise every weeked to move up the Fan Championship points table to win the most elite experience a racing fan could hope for! The game is on, the table is set, and it is now your room to conquer!!!

IS IT HAPPENING???

The entirety of social media has launched a CIA-scale surveillance on Max Verstappen and Toto Wolff to feed our delirium in any and every way that Max Verstappen’s move to Mercedes is not only a probability, but now a very solid possibility. From tracking their flight paths, their location, and their meetings, there must be a line beyond which this transitions into stalking and everything illegal from ‘reporting’ and ‘journalism’. (Right?) This move could send another shockwave through the whole racing community and would trigger the same domino effect as it would release George Russell in the market. Max’s decision is expected to be made clear around the summer break, and this great switch is now more probable than it ever was since the news first broke out at the start of 2024.

RED BULL GOES SUGAR FREE!

The biggest headline this weekend has been the fact that Red Bull has sacked Christian Horner from the role of team principal, and Laurent Mekies will be replacing him in his team principal duties. This comes as an absolute shock to the world of racing, as no one saw it coming. Christian Horner has been the only team principal that Red Bull has ever known, and his dismissal could only point to two things: either this is the last move to persuade Max Verstappen to stay in the team, or it comes as a repercussion to Max Verstappen having already left the team. Just 2 years down the line of the most dominant season for the team, all its star players have either been sacked or resigned, and the car is so undrivable that it would sit last if not for Max Verstappen.

MAJOR SURPRISE CONTEST COMING SOON!

Keep an eye out for something insane, as a major Surprise Contest is coming in for the Belgian racing weekend to take the racing spirit full swing on the much-loved track that has produced some great moments in the past!

Stay tuned!!!

DID YOU KNOW?

Presenting a brand new section of your much-loved newsletter, called DID YOU KNOW? A segment where we take random, interesting, shocking facts, trivia and stories, realising how they painted the motorsport world, how we now see and love!

Do reserve drivers get paid? Well, Yes and No. Some drivers get paid to be the reserve driver for a team and do all the Sim work for the racing drivers; however, other drivers might need to pay the team to stay as their reserve drivers.

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