The 2025 Formula 1 season has emerged as one where any team can be a points contender, but Alpine has been a clear backmarker of late.Franco Colapinto and Pierre Gasly... read more »
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Nico Hulkenberg boasts a consistency that makes him a secret weapon for backmarker F1 teams looking to make a statement. read more »
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He debuted with a backmarker team before moving up to a bigger one, where he partnered with an established driver - a team leader for several years. Things didn't go... read more »
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Andrea Stella implied McLaren has gone full circle from being five seconds off the pace in 2015 to Formula 1 Constructors' Champions in 2024. The post Andrea Stella:... read more »
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Oscar Piastri has hit out at Lance Stroll after losing time behind the backmarker Aston Martin in Formula 1's Italian Grand Prix.Piastri was chasing Charles Leclerc's... read more »
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Formula 1 pundit Karun Chandhok has suggested that Carlos Sainz could be facing a shock move to a backmarker team, after being dropped by Ferrari. read more »
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Between 1981 and 1985, Toleman evolved from hopeless backmarker to potent giant-killer in grand prix racing, across five seasons in which it gave a host of key personalities... read more »
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Lando Norris is cautious about McLaren’s chances at this weekend’s Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix, citing that Ferrari’s improvement will make it a resurgent threat. McLaren’s... read more »
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Alpine’s Esteban Ocon has been embroiled in the mid-to-backmarker Formula 1 fight so far this season thanks to Alpine’s struggles and the Frenchman said entering weekends... read more »
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Esteban Ocon has denied that Alpine’s current Formula 1 struggles this season are comparable to his prior experience with the backmarker Manor squad as a rookie. Through his... read more »
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Grand Prix teams have operated under budget cap regulations since the start of the 2021 season, with F1 chiefs having introduced the rules in a bid to stop the kind of spending... read more »
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With investment and commitment in place from owners Dorilton, incoming team boss Vowles has been backed to make sweeping changes in a bid to restore the winner of seven... read more »
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Over the winter, newly promoted team principal Andrea Stella led a thorough review of the Woking design department. It subsequently let go of technical chief James Key,... read more »
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Williams looked set for another difficult campaign as incoming team principal James Vowles embarked on a huge rebuild of the long-time backmarker.PLUS: How Williams' new... read more »
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Fernando Alonso has admitted that he only intended to remain in Formula 1 for "seven or eight years" when he embarked on his debut season in 2001. The Spanish driver... read more »
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Daniel Ricciardo says he will only return to the Formula 1 grid if a competitive seat becomes available, ruling out the possibility of linking up with a midfield or backmarker... read more »
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Haas team boss Guenther Steiner says that the start of the 2023 season has showed no indication that there is a backmarker team on the grid. Often, F1 has a squad in the field... read more »
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Ex-Minardi Formula 1 team boss Paul Stoddart has recalled how he believed Fernando Alonso was destined to become World Champion even before he graduated to the premier class.... read more »
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Daniel Ricciardo has conceded that securing a race drive with a backmarker team for next season could have exaggerated the risk of a permanent F1 exit. read more »
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Two Formula 1 teams have been named in reports which claim that they have breached the sport's budget cap regulations. F1 introduced a budget cap last season to decrease... read more »
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Roberto Merhi will return to Formula 2 for this weekend's Austrian round, seven years after his spell racing in Formula 1. Merhi entered 14 rounds with Manor Marussia in... read more »
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Lando Norris has admitted that McLaren is a "long, long way" off the pace in Formula 1 this season after a dire showing at the Bahrain Grand Prix. Norris and... read more »
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Having been a backmarker with Haas, K-Mag is pleasantly surprised about what he's returned to. read more »
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Ferrari Driver Academy member and 2020 Formula 2 champion Schumacher graduated to F1 last year with the backmarker Haas team.Haas opted against developing its car for 2021 so... read more »
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After a mediocre junior career, Diniz made his F1 debut with the backmarker Forti team in 1995 and scored his first point with a sixth place finish for Ligier in the following... 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 |