Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc downplayed Ferrari chairman John Elkann's criticism of their performances this season, insisting the comments were intended to be positive. read more »
3
15
Williams boss James Vowles has moved to downplay expectations that Mercedes will dominate F1's next era of regulations in the same way it did in 2014. The post Why... read more »
15
McLaren Team Principal Andrea Stella expects Ferrari to be a serious threat in Barcelona despite the Italian squad continuing to downplay its chances. The post McLaren backs... read more »
9
Ferrari have played down the impact of their substantial upgrade at the F1 Bahrain Grand Prix. read more »
15
McLaren boss Andrea Stella moved to downplay the team's impressive long-run pace during the second day of 2025 F1 pre-season testing in Bahrain. The post Andrea Stella... read more »
9
Williams boss James Vowles laughs off meeting with Red Bull team principal Christian Horner amid Franco Colapinto rumours. read more »
30
Mercedes say the global IT outage that disrupted their systems on Friday had "minimal" impact on their operations during first practice at the Hungarian Grand Prix. read more »
1
The Shanghai round was the first event where F1's latest sprint format has been deployed -with the parc ferme restrictions on car adjustments relaxed between the two... read more »
1
Upon taking over from Steiner in January, new chief Ayao Komatsu cautioned that Haas would start the season near the last row on the grid after the development of its new car... read more »
9
McLaren believe they lost out to Charles Leclerc on pure pace - not strategy - in Australia. read more »
30
Haas got F1 launch season under way by revealing a new predominantly black livery for their 2024 car on Friday but the team are already downplaying their expectations. read more »
15
Red Bull Team Principal Christian Horner has downplayed Lewis Hamilton's recent assertion that its ongoing dominance in Formula 1 will continue for many more years. Having... read more »
15
Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff has downplayed the tense radio exchanges involving George Russell during the Sao Paulo Grand Prix. The German marque endured a torrid race at... read more »
15
Aston Martin Team Principal Mike Krack has downplayed the garage spat that engulfed Lance Stroll's Qatar Grand Prix weekend. Stroll was unable to escape the Q1 drop zone... read more »
15
AlphaTauri Technical Director Jody Egginton has downplayed the number of Red Bull parts the team will use on its car next year amid the two side’s closer collaboration.... read more »
15
Fernando Alonso says his messages during Formula 1's Japanese Grand Prix were "completely out of context" and moved to downplay the situation. Alonso has a... read more »
15
Aston Martin Team Principal Mike Krack has downplayed Fernando Alonso's comment that his AMR23 car was "undrivable" during Sunday’s Singapore Grand Prix. After... read more »
1
The Dutchman cautioned recently that he felt that would be the case under the new regulations, noting that there would be a "massive development war" between the... read more »
5
Before a wheel has even turned, Charles Leclerc appears to downplay the upgrades to be introduced by Ferrari in Barcelona. read more »
1
Helped by problems for Max Verstappen and a red flag that curtailed track action Alonso qualified second behind Sergio Perez in Florida, matching his previous best performance... read more »
1
While the Aston was only the seventh fastest car on aggregated headline times over the three-day test, its consistent pace and a good long run performance by Fernando Alonso... read more »
2
Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc are "ready" to fight for the Bahrain win but aren't buying into the pre-season hype surrounding Ferrari. read more »
2
McLaren technical director James Key has downplayed McLaren's advantage in having a car that suffers with minimal porpoising. read more »
35
Mercedes director of trackside engineering Andrew Shovlin has insisted a bigger deal is being made out of Lewis Hamilton's "spicy" engine ahead of his F1 title... read more »
2
Carlos Sainz says don't get the "wrong idea" after he was seen speaking to Charles Leclerc after their brief Brazil tussle. read more »
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
7th of December 2025
- D
- H
- M
- S
| 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 |