Sebastian Vettel launched a strong defence of Formula 1 rival Lewis Hamilton over comments the Mercedes driver made about Max Verstappen straight after the Bahrain Grand Prix read more »
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Amid accusations the new Haas F1 car bears striking similarities to last year's Ferrari, team principal Guenther Steiner has defended his team's 2018 design. 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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McLaren team boss Eric Boullier defends his team's "ambitious" approach as questions remain after rollercoaster test. read more »
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McLaren has defended its "ambitious" 2018 Formula 1 car design, but admitted its testing reliability problems are because it "didn't do a good enough... read more »
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Formula One's managing director Chase Carey has hit back at criticism of the changes Liberty Media has put through recently. He defended his company's decision by... read more »
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Williams deputy chief Claire Williams has moved to defend her team’s 2018 Formula 1 driver line-up, denying its choice of Lance Stroll and Sergey Sirotkin had been influenced... read more »
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Insisting that her team's driver-line-up for 2018 is not about the money, Claire Williams defends Grove outfit's choice. read more »
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With two pay drivers now racing for Williams, Claire Williams has defended her team's line-up saying Williams "only put talented drivers in our car." read more »
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Liberty Media's much-anticipated streaming service is likely to cost F1 fans £6 ($7.99) a month as commercial boss Sean Bratches defends the move towards online coverage. read more »
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F1 CEO and chairman Chase Carey hits back at comments by Formula E chief Alejandro Agag that the electric series might be the only viable motorsport series remaining by 2014. read more »
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Liberty Media plan to increase online coverage as they move away from free-to-air read more »
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Amidst PR meltdown, F1 boss Chase Carey insists the sport will still have glamour despite dumping of grid girls. read more »
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Mercedes Formula 1 team boss Toto Wolff says criticism of Ferrari president Sergio Marchionne's approach is "oversimplification", but admitted he prefers to put... read more »
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has defended his Formula 1 team's policy surrounding staff contracts following criticism from Renault counterpart Cyril Abiteboul read more »
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Marcus Ericsson has defended his record against former Sauber team-mate Pascal Wehrlein, despite failing to score a point in 2017, compared to the five amassed… read more »
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McLaren chief Zak Brown has defended his team's decision to block a plan to keep the shark fin in Formula 1, after criticisms from Ferrari boss Maurizio Arrivabene read more »
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F1 race director Charlie Whiting lays out how his team has been working on resolving issues surrounding track limits as an explanation to the controversial penalty Max... read more »
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F1's governing body has insisted accusations of inconsistency following Max Verstappen's US GP penalty are "without foundation". read more »
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Sebastian Vettel defends team boss Maurizio Arrivabene, claiming the Italian has lifted the team. read more »
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Renault boss Cyril Abiteboul defends Budkowski move without confirming or denying the speculation. read more »
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Renault defends Marcin Budkowski approach as rival teams express concern read more »
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Mercedes is adamant that its long wheelbase concept was still the right option for its 2017 Formula 1 car, despite its Singapore struggles exposing its downsides read more »
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"It was optimistic. We didn’t need to touch there..." read more »
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Sir Jackie Stewart has defended the controversial Halo safety device, saying injuries must be prevented rather than treated 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 |
