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Max Verstappen 'falling apart' as F1 career takes its toll
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Max Verstappen 'falling apart' as F1 career takes its toll
Max Verstappen has revealed the physical impact of his F1 career and claimed his back is 'falling apart'.
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Video: Lando’s Champion Evolution & Brad Pitt’s ‘Need For Speed’ | The Best of 2025 Beyond The Grid Podcast
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A title fight full of twists and turns, a new World Champion, rookies reaching major milestones and Formula 1 on the big screen. The 2025 season was nothing short of dramatic on and off track. Here, on F1 Beyond The Grid, Tom Clarkson has sat down with the people in the thick of all that drama and in this end-of-year special, Tom picks out his highlights. You’ll hear from the new World Champion Lando Norris, who reveals how he changed his mental approach to racing, and his race engineer Will Joseph. Lando’s title rival and teammate Oscar Piastri explains how he made so much progress from 2024 to 2025. And McLaren CEO Zak Brown and Team Principal Andrea Stella tell us how they’ve managed to get Lando and Oscar to buy into the team’s racing philosophy. Away from the champions, Isack Hadjar reflects on how he bounced back from a nightmare F1 debut in Australia. Esteban Ocon and his race engineer Laura Mueller explain how they’ve built a relationship in their first year working together at Haas. And Valtteri Bottas tells Tom why he’s got unfinished business with F1 ahead of his return with Cadillac in 2026. From the cockpit to the pitwall, Williams Team Principal James Vowles shares his pride after Carlos Sainz secured the team’s first podium since 2021 and Ferrari boss Fred Vasseur gives his thoughts on Lewis Hamilton’s first year in red. Plus, four-time World Champion Sebastian Vettel reflects on the highs and lows of his career and Hollywood icon Brad Pitt reminisces on what it was like becoming F1 driver Sonny Hayes for F1: The Movie. Thank you for listening and watching in 2025. F1 Beyond The Grid will return in 2026. For more F1® videos, visit: https://www.Formula1.com Visit our store: https://f1store.formula1.com/ Follow F1®: https://www.instagram.com/F1 https://www.facebook.com/Formula1/ https://www.twitter.com/F1 https://www.twitch.tv/formula1 https://www.tiktok.com/@f1 #F1
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Why Mercedes feels 'sorry' for Lewis Hamilton amid continued F1 struggles at Ferrari
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Mekies vows to maintain aggressive Red Bull approach in post-Horner era
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Red Bull boss Laurent Mekies said his team will push Formula 1's rules "to the limit and sometimes beyond" as he insisted the Milton Keynes squad will remain aggressive under his leadership.
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Video: The Grid's 2025 Pre-Season Predictions Revealed! ?
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Max Verstappen 'falling apart' as F1 career takes its toll
Max Verstappen has revealed the physical impact of his F1 career and claimed his back is 'falling apart'.
Max Verstappen has revealed the physical impact of his F1 career and claimed his back is 'falling apart'.
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Oscar Piastri snapped a poor run of form with pole position for the Qatar Grand Prix sprint race, with Formula 1 title rivals Lando Norris third and Max Verstappen sixth.The... read more »
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Team Principal James Vowles reflects on a great 10 points haul in a tricky weekend at the F1 2025 Las Vegas GP and answers some of your burning questions! ?️ Team Kit &... read more »
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Andreas Seidl has been tipped to be the new favourite to claim the role of team principal with Aston Martin F1 team, according to reports in Italian media. read more »
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Lewis Hamilton attempted to keep the team spirit alive at Ferrari ahead of the Las Vegas Grand Prix, after a difficult weekend for the seven-time F1 champion. read more »
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Red Bull has turned its 2025 season around in impressive fashion. Max Verstappen missed out on a fifth consecutive Formula 1 world title by just two points, but said that the... read more »
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Max Verstappen holds an advantage of being under less pressure in F1's title fight than Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, according to former world champion Sebastian Vettel... read more »
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Jos Verstappen, the father of four-time F1 champion Max Verstappen, has urged McLaren to deal with their 'aggressive' driver, Lando Norris. read more »
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Mercedes F1 chief Toto Wolff met with Max Verstappen's race engineer after Sunday's Qatar Grand Prix to discuss comments made about one of his drivers. read more »
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Lando Norris has admitted that his mistake at the start of the Las Vegas Grand Prix was 'pretty embarrassing'. read more »
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Two-time champion Fernando Alonso has admitted that he is looking forward to saying 'farewell' to this year's F1 season and Aston Martin's 2025 car. read more »
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Lando Norris says his start at the Las Vegas Grand Prix was "pretty embarrassing" and vows to learn from his "punchy" move against Max Verstappen. read more »
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Sky Sports F1's Jenson Button believes Ferrari chairman John Elkann should have talked to Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton rather than criticising his drivers. read more »
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Max Verstappen was furious with one of his F1 rivals at the Qatar Grand Prix, calling them a 'blind idiot'. read more »
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Lando Norris brutally criticised for throwing away lead at the start of the Las Vegas Grand Prix. read more »
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The FIA race stewards announced a late verdict after qualifying at the Las Vegas Grand Prix for F1 star Carlos Sainz. read more »
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Four-time Formula 1 world champion Sebastian Vettel has said the rate at which Max Verstappen is improving is "scary." read more »
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Oscar Piastri's manager Mark Webber has revealed an attitude tweak is needed for the McLaren star to get back into the F1 title fight. read more »
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Mercedes Formula 1 trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin has explained Andrea Kimi Antonelli's marginal jump start in the Las Vegas Grand Prix.Antonelli was... read more »
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
7th of December 2025
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| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lando Norris | 423 |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | 421 |
| 3 | Oscar Piastri | 410 |
| 4 | George Russell | 319 |
| 5 | Charles Leclerc | 242 |
| 6 | Lewis Hamilton | 156 |
| 7 | Kimi Antonelli | 150 |
| 8 | Alexander Albon | 73 |
| 9 | Carlos Sainz | 64 |
| 10 | Fernando Alonso | 56 |
| Pos | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLaren | 833 |
| 2 | Mercedes | 469 |
| 3 | Red Bull Racing | 451 |
| 4 | Ferrari | 398 |
| 5 | Williams | 137 |
| 6 | Racing Bulls | 92 |
| 7 | Aston Martin | 89 |
| 8 | Haas F1 Team | 79 |
| 9 | Kick Sauber | 70 |
| 10 | Alpine | 22 |
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