Oddly, seven of the 12 grid rows are occupied by pairs of team-mates in China. One of those is the ninth row, filled by the Toro Rossos of 17th and 18th placed Daniel Ricciardo... read more »
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Continuing Sauber’s remarkable run of form in the 2012 Formula 1 season, Kamui Kobayashi will start third on the grid in China. This follows second place in the... read more »
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DRIVERS: 1 – Nico ROSBERG (Mercedes); 2 – Lewis HAMILTON (McLaren); 3 – Michael SCHUMACHER (Mercedes). TV UNILATERAL... read more »
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Mercedes duo Nico Rosberg and Michael Schumacher were joined by Lewis Hamilton for the post-qualifying press conference in China... read more »
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Nico Rosberg, 1st: "It's a very special day for me because this is my first pole in Formula One, and the first for a Silver read more »
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Mark Webber, 7th, starts 6th: "The Q2 lap wasn't bad, but I didn't get the Q3 lap together as I would have liked. It's a read more »
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With Lewis Hamilton taking a five-place grid drop for a gearbox change, many expected Jenson Button to seal a first McLaren pole position in China. Instead, the 2010 winner... read more »
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Lewis Hamilton revealed that his MP4-27 was set up more for the race than for qualifying as he was set to incur a penalty anyway in China... read more »
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Although he starts seventh, Lewis Hamilton remains a firm favourite for victory in China on Sunday. The McLaren driver, knowing he had a five-place penalty for a gearbox change... read more »
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Paul di Resta, 15th: “It was a very close qualifying session, especially Q2 where finding a few tenths could have gained us another five places read more »
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Sebastian Vettel has all but taken responsibility for his lacklustre qualifying performance in China. The German failed to make the top ten shootout for the first time since... read more »
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Lewis Hamilton, 2nd, starts 7th: "Very big congratulations to Nico [Rosberg] today. We first met back in 1997 and were team-mates in 2000. We've been read more »
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Mercedes man Nico Rosberg takes his first-ever F1 pole in style in China, a full half a second clear of anyone else. read more »
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Nico Rosberg was arguably the happiest man in China on Saturday as the Mercedes driver finally bagged his maiden pole position at his 110th GP... read more »
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On his 111th attempt, Nico Rosberg finally clinched his first Formula 1 pole position in China on Saturday. The feat draws parallel with father Keke’s last pole at... read more »
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Michael Schumacher admits that Mercedes may not be capable of retaining its front-running pace, despite starting off the front row in China on Sunday. In an historic first for... read more »
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Kamui Kobayashi, 4th: “I am very happy, the team did a great job. For quite a while we have kept saying we need to improve read more »
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Pedro de la Rosa, 23rd: "I think it was, by far, our best qualifying session to date. I’ve already said many times that we’ve got read more »
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
7th of December 2025
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| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 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 |