The FIA has defended its decision to use Vitaly Petrov as a race steward at Formula 1's Portuguese Grand Prix, despite controversial remarks the Russian recently made read more »
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has defended Max Verstappen after his driver turned the air blue following his collision in second practice with Lance Stroll. read more »
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Daniel Ricciardo has denied that Lewis Hamilton only wins so much because of his car, stating that doing so is "easier said than done". read more »
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FIA race director Michael Masi says stewards imposed a time penalty on Lewis Hamilton at the Russian GP in line with regulations. read more »
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As the debate over Lewis Hamilton's time penalties continues, race director, Michael Masi has defended the stewards decision. read more »
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Guenther Steiner has defended Haas' decision not to upgrade their car this season - even though they have only a single World Championship point to their name. read more »
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Claire Williams has said she is proud that she "survived despite the kickings" over her tenure as deputy team principal of the team. read more »
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Lewis Hamilton says rivals shouldn't blame Valtteri Bottas for the restart carnage at Mugello, that belongs to the "decision-makers". read more »
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Toto Wolff has defended Formula 1's $200 million fee for any new entries wishing to join the grid from 2021, believing it gives the existing teams "franchise value" read more »
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Christian Horner, who oversaw all four of Sebastian Vettel's titles, defends the under-fire German, insisting that we're not seeing the "real Vettel". read more »
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Ross Brawn says there is a "certain amount of sense" when one looks into the controversial algorithm-based fastest driver ranking put out by AWS. read more »
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F1 MD, Ross Brawn has leapt to the defence of Amazon Web Services analysis of the fastest F1 drivers since 1983. read more »
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Formula One managing director Ross Brawn has defended a controversial algorithm-based ranking that determined Ayrton Senna as the fastest driver of all time in a fascinating... read more »
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Sergio Perez believes stewards were "harsh" to hand him a five-second penalty for ignoring blue flags after he lost out on fourth place at the Spanish GP. read more »
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Racing Point owner, Lawrence Stroll issues a strongly-worded statement in which he rigorously defends the reputation of his team, while hitting out at rival teams that are... read more »
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Max Verstappen may not have been able to finish the British GP without making his second pit stop, according to Red Bull F1 boss Christian Horner. read more »
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Christian Horner says the team had tyre concerns of their own when deciding to pit Max Verstappen late into the British Grand Prix. read more »
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Haas team principal Guenther Steiner has again defended Romain Grosjean after his driver claimed he was the subject of abuse on social media. read more »
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Haas team principal Guenther Steiner has defended Romain Grosjean in the wake of Lewis Hamilton's criticism of the Frenchman for no longer taking a knee. read more »
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Christian Horner has defended Alex Albon's performance after the Red Bull driver's "difficult weekend" at the Hungarian Grand Prix. read more »
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Red Bull's Christian Horner has staunchly defended Alexander Albon in the wake of his performance at Formula 1's Austrian Grand Prix. Albon finished fourth at the... read more »
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Ride onboard with Japan and MP Motorsport's Nobuharu Matsushita has he defends from Mick Schumacher in F2's Spielberg Sprint Race in the hills of Austria For more F1®... read more »
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Red Bull test driver Sebastien Buemi says he doubts Helmut Marko meant it when he said he wanted to put Red Bull's F1 drivers in a coronavirus "camp". read more »
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Chase Carey has defended Formula 1's decision-making prior to the cancellation of the Australian Grand Prix as a result of a coronavirus diagnosis in the paddock read more »
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Ross Brawn has defended how F1 management dealt with the farcical situation surrounding the cancellation of the Australian Grand Prix due to the coronavirus pandemic. read more »
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
7th of December 2025
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| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |

