Charles Leclerc claimed Ferrari's first home win in nine years, robustly defending against Mercedes at the Italian GP, a race in which Sebastian Vettel suffered a brain fade. read more »
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After month of defending him, Red Bull have finally dropped Pierre Gasly down to Toro Rosso and have promoted Alex Albon to Red Bull. read more »
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Italy's motorsports media was unsurprisingly furious after Sebastian Vettel was denied victory at the Canadian Grand Prix by a highly contentious time penalty. Vettel... read more »
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Red Bull Formula 1 driver Max Verstappen believes he was "very unlucky" to miss out on Canadian Grand Prix Q3, defending the decision to qualify on the medium as... read more »
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Hamilton leads the way for Mercedes in FP1, but Verstappen manages to run the defending world champion close at the top. read more »
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Former Formula 1 driver Ricardo Rosset is our guest on the latest edition of The Autosport Podcast as part of our celebration of 1000 world championship races read more »
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Defending Formula 1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton has indicated his interest to contest in Formula E after his F1 career read more »
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Lewis Hamilton will start from pole position for the race after a strong showing from the defending champion read more »
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Fine margins separate the top three teams in the first F1 practice session of the year in Australia, but the defending world champion leads the way. read more »
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Lewis Hamilton believes that defending world champions Mercedes have all the experience and talent to make up their speed deficit to Ferrari ahead of the 2019 Formula 1 season,... read more »
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Defending champions Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport have partnered with CrowdStrike to help avoid cyber attacks in the 2019 season read more »
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Valtteri Bottas admits having to take a continued defensive approach in F1 races is "getting annoying". read more »
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Lewis Hamilton says he doesn't understand the inconsistencies surrounding rules over making two moves while defending position. read more »
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Sebastian Vettel says he did not want to be a "complete arse" in aggressively defending his position from Formula 1 title rival Lewis Hamilton in the Russian Grand Prix read more »
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Under-fire McLaren racing director Eric Boullier hits back at reports the team has been rewarding staff with Freddo chocolate bars, defending his position. read more »
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Another day and another round of defending his drivers; this time Guenther Steiner says Romain Grosjean is an easy target given that his reputation is "not the highest... read more »
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Ferrari might still be favourites according to Lewis Hamilton but the defending F1 world champion is thankful for set-up switches which he feels can get Mercedes in the fight read more »
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Defending his son's recent moves on Lewis Hamilton, Jos Verstappen blames the media for his over-eager reputation. read more »
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Pierre Gasly says he's been the target of abuse after his "joke" Fernando Alonso line after securing fourth place at the Bahrain GP for Toro Rosso Honda read more »
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Toto Wolff reveals the processes the defending F1 champions have undergone to avoid its Australian GP disaster which saw Lewis Hamilton lose to Sebastian Vettel read more »
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Former Mercedes boss Paddy Lowe says the defending F1 world champion's efforts to maintain its advantage at the sharp end shouldn't be dismissed read more »
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Defending F1 world champion Lewis Hamilton is expecting a tight battle between Mercedes, Red Bull and Ferrari in Melbourne. read more »
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Max Verstappen has said he is not breaking any rules with his aggressive driving style, especially when forced into defending his position. read more »
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Daniel Ricciardo says Ferrari remain a threat to Red Bull in the hunt to take down Mercedes as defending F1 world champions in 2018. read more »
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Sahara Force India F1 Team is focusing on closing down the gap between the top three teams in F1, rather than defending it's fourth place position in 2018. 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 |
