Jean Todt wants to persevere with the elimination qualifying format but admits there should be tweaks to Q3 which will be discussed this weekend. read more »
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Jean Todt believes Formula One will be able to agree on an improved qualifying format at a meeting with teams and stakeholders in Bahrain on Sunday. After F1's new live... read more »
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Jean Todt will meet with the F1 team bosses and Bernie Ecclestone on Sunday to make a final ruling on the qualifying format. The controversial elimination system will be used... read more »
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Bernie Ecclestone is not giving up on the elimination qualifying format, but admits its Bahrain outing will ultimately determine its future. read more »
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Formula 1 will rapidly resolve its issues surrounding qualifying should the new elimination format's second chance prove as big a failure as its first, according to Bernie... read more »
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Lewis Hamilton says it is "strange" Formula 1 has kept the new elimination qualifying format for this weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix. read more »
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Sebastian Vettel says F1 has no reason to be 'proud' that elimination qualifying is staying when teams said it would be scrapped. read more »
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Sergio Perez is fine with F1 giving elimination qualifying another chance in Bahrain, despite poor feedback for the new format in Australia. read more »
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Mark Webber is shocked by F1's failure to scrap the unpopular live elimination format in time for this weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix. F1's new qualifying format... read more »
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Mark Webber is shocked that Formula 1 bosses went back on plans to scrap the new elimination style qualifying system... read more »
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Mark Webber has admitted that he was shocked to hear that Formula 1 will stick with its full live elimination qualifying format in Bahrain, after a vote on the… read more »
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Will elimination qualifying be a knock-out and will those extra soft tyres play into Mercedes' hands? read more »
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Toto Wolff believes Formula 1 is under scrutiny heading into the Bahrain Grand Prix after the debacle that was the elimination-style qualifying format in Australia. read more »
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Toto Wolff says it is "hard to see" how the controversial live elimination format will be more entertaining in Bahrain. Despite a farcical debut of the new system in... read more »
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Mercedes motorsport boss Toto Wolff says that Formula 1's elimination-style qualifying format is likely to disappoint once more, as it continues in… read more »
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Toto Wolff is left baffled by the move to stop elimination qualifying being scrapped at a time when F1 is already under negative scrutiny. read more »
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Elimination qualifying to go unchanged for Bahrain Grand Prix read more »
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The elimination-style qualifying format will remain in place for at least the Bahrain Grand Prix following a meeting of F1's Strategy Group on Thursday. read more »
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Formula 1's new-for-2016 live elimination qualifying format will remain in place for the upcoming Bahrain Grand Prix, despite the sport agreeing to scrap it… read more »
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Qualifying will remain unaltered from its heavily-criticised elimination-style system for the Bahrain GP, Sky sources understand. read more »
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Formula 1 s controversial new elimination qualifying format is set to remain in place for the Bahrain Grand Prix and reviewed after the race read more »
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Formula 1 qualifying will remain unaltered for the forthcoming Bahrain Grand Prix, with a further review of the elimination system to follow that race, Autosport can confirm read more »
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Bernie Ecclestone wants the derided elimination qualifying format to continue in a revised form despite its farcical debut at the Australian Grand Prix. Ecclestone himself... read more »
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Bernie Ecclestone believes F1 can still "salvage the good" from elimination-style qualifying amid reports a revised version of the system could run in Bahrain. read more »
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Bernie Ecclestone has thrown his support behind the controversial new elimination qualifying in F1 and feels 'we can salvage the good of the format' 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 |
