After an impressive Australian Grand Prix for Ferrari, Guenther Steiner believes their 2017 power unit could have an advantage over Mercedes' effort. read more »
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Helmut Marko is hoping that the upgrades, due in Spain and Canada, will reduce Mercedes' advantage, but admits the RB13 still needs work. read more »
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Mercedes Formula 1 team boss Toto Wolff says Sebastian Vettel's victory in the Australian was down to the Ferrari having a pace advantage rather than a strategic error read more »
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Lewis Hamilton took back the advantage in qualifying to take pole position from Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel. read more »
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Daniel Ricciardo believes Red Bull can 'reel in' some of Formula 1 rival Mercedes' advantage during the Australian Grand Prix weekend after it made set-up errors... read more »
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Lewis Hamilton retained a sizeable advantage over the rest of the Formula 1 field during Friday's second practice session for the Australian Grand Prix, coming… read more »
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Toro Rosso s technical director James Key believes having an experienced driver line-up has given his squad a vital edge read more »
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Bernie Ecclestone admits that he is surprised by sport's new owners not to take advantage of his experience. read more »
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Although many had hoped that F1's new rules would level the playing field, Guenther Steiner reckons the top three teams are as much as "one and a half second" ahead. read more »
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Sebastian Vettel has played down Ferrari s timesheet topping pace and insists Mercedes still has an advantage to produce read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has set a new fastest lap of pre-season testing with a 1m 19.310s to keep a one-tenth of a second advantage over Felipe Massa read more »
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Max Verstappen has no doubts Mercedes will still hold the advantage in Formula 1 at the start of the new season, but has faith his Red Bull team is closing in read more »
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Red Bull enjoyed a productive day in Barcelona, once again putting the RB13 through its paces . read more »
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Max Verstappen: Mercedes still has advantage over Red Bull read more »
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Rather than this year's rule changes negating Mercedes' advantage, Ross Brawn has warned that it could "gave them an advantage." read more »
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McLaren is the latest team to take advantage of the rule that allows 100km of running. read more »
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Eric Boullier believes McLaren-Honda can take advantage of the rules reset as they look to return to the sharp end of the grid. read more »
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Renault's chief technical officer Bob Bell thinks it is unlikely anyone will replicate Brawn GP by finding a loophole to catch out its rivals under the 2017 regulations.... read more »
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Ex-F1 driver Pedro de la Rosa believes Mercedes will have an aerodynamic edge this season after getting a head-start on their rivals in the wind tunnel. read more »
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Jenson Button believes Mercedes could still triumph in the new era of high downforce thanks to the superior power of their engine. read more »
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Helmut Marko says Red Bull won't initiate team orders on Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo, even if Lewis Hamilton has the advantage in 2017. read more »
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Daniel Ricciardo believes he is at the best team to take advantage of next year's regulation changes and mount challenge for the title. Mercedes has dominated Formula One... read more »
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Daniel Ricciardo says with the advantage of hindsight he s frustrated Red Bull didn t switch him to a one-stop strategy like team-mate Max Verstappen read more »
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Lewis Hamilton will start Sunday's title showdown with the advantage on the track, if not in the points, after beating Nico Rosberg to pole position in Abu Dhabi. read more »
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YAS MARINA, Abu Dhabi -- Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton are fighting for the world championship this weekend. ESPN will be keeping track of both men's interactions with... read more »
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
7th of December 2025
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| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lando Norris | 408 |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | 396 |
| 3 | Oscar Piastri | 392 |
| 4 | George Russell | 309 |
| 5 | Charles Leclerc | 230 |
| 6 | Lewis Hamilton | 152 |
| 7 | Kimi Antonelli | 150 |
| 8 | Alexander Albon | 73 |
| 9 | Carlos Sainz | 64 |
| 10 | Isack Hadjar | 51 |
| Pos | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLaren | 800 |
| 2 | Mercedes | 459 |
| 3 | Red Bull Racing | 426 |
| 4 | Ferrari | 382 |
| 5 | Williams | 137 |
| 6 | Racing Bulls | 92 |
| 7 | Aston Martin | 80 |
| 8 | Haas F1 Team | 73 |
| 9 | Kick Sauber | 68 |
| 10 | Alpine | 22 |
