The seven-time world champion took a low-key fourth place in the final F1 race before the summer break, unable to halt Max Verstappen's charge through the field to... read more »
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A key part its strategy with next year's W15 is to design a car that has plenty of scope for development and allows the team to make the in-season leap that McLaren has... read more »
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Russell also struggled with bouncing in Barcelona's high-speed corners which made his Mercedes W14 even trickier to drive on the limit, with the Briton reporting a belief... read more »
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Formula 1 fans have taken to social media to express their DISBELIEF over the return of porpoising during first practice in Barcelona, with Mercedes, Red Bull and McLaren among... read more »
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George Russell has explained why Mercedes struggled with "bottoming" as bouncing made a return in the opening F1 practice session for the Spanish Grand Prix. read more »
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Max Verstappen finished fastest during Free Practice 1 in Barcelona, after George Russell complained of "bouncing" in his Mercedes in a repeat of their porpoising... read more »
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In response to the bouncing sensation experienced by many teams last season upon the return of ground-effect regulations, the FIA changed the technical rulebook for 2023.A key... read more »
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2009 F1 world champion Jenson Button has labelled Mercedes performance at the Miami Grand Prix as "pretty impressive" after bouncing back from a poor qualifying. read more »
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Finally, it’s race week again! After four weeks without Formula 1, Tom Clarkson and Natalie Pinkham look ahead to the 2023 Azerbaijan Grand Prix. After Pierre Gasly and Esteban... read more »
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AlphaTauri technical director Jody Egginton insists that the team remains “united” despite criticism of the technical department from team principal Franz Tost. Franz Tost made... read more »
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Albon was running in sixth place but lost the rear of the FW45 through Turn 7 to career across the gravel trap and nose heavily into the barrier before bouncing back towards... read more »
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While the team has solved the porpoising and bouncing that underlined its 2022 fall to third, the fixes have exposed an underlying ground-effects concept that fundamentally... read more »
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The Mercedes camp was buoyed by the lack of bouncing during the first of three days at the Sakhir circuit following a 2022 significantly hampered by the returning porpoising... read more »
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Last year, many F1 teams struggled with excessive bouncing on the new ground effect cars, which led to lobbying to tweak the regulations for 2023 on safety grounds.For 2023 the... read more »
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Now we've seen 2023's F1 race cars on track, the actual aero tech behind the speed cannot be hidden any longer. We've seen various front wing designs, floor... read more »
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TV coverage showed the car bottoming heavily at times during the test as it appeared to tend towards bouncing.However, Harman insisted that was a result of experiments that... read more »
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Mercedes was pleased to report "no bouncing" during the first of three days of testing at Bahrain as it has sought to eliminate the porpoising phenomenon that dogged... read more »
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Toto Wolff said the early signs are that Mercedes' 2023 car does not have the same bouncing issues that the team struggled with so much last year. read more »
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Mercedes chief Toto Wolff says his team's 2023 car has "no bouncing" issues and their first impressions of the W14 at pre-season testing are "very... read more »
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Mercedes boss Toto Wolff is greatly encouraged as first morning of testing suggests that the W14 isn't experiencing the bouncing issues suffered by its predecessor. read more »
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Mercedes has not had any porpoising problems during the opening hours of pre-season testing from Bahrain, says team boss Toto Wolff. Last year, the Brackley-based squad... read more »
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Twelve months on from its troubled test in Bahrain, where the German car manufacturer was plagued by excessive porpoising, the team seemed in a much happier place with its... read more »
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What have the FIA changed in F1's technical regulations for 2023? From floor changes to fight against porpoising and bouncing, to roll hoop safety changes, to banned wings... read more »
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At the start of 2022's new ground effect era, Aston Martin's launch specification car proved unsuited to the new rules.Just like Mercedes, the team had anticipated... read more »
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The German manufacturer is aiming to bounce back from a disappointing 2022 F1 campaign when it slipped to third in the world constructors' championship behind Red Bull and... 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 |
