The 2025 Formula 1 season has emerged as one where any team can be a points contender, but Alpine has been a clear backmarker of late.Franco Colapinto and Pierre Gasly... read more »
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"The teams are so professional these days. You do not take any risk. There are safety factors." read more »
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Lando Norris held on from a late siege from Oscar Piastri to win the Hungarian Grand Prix, having gambled on a one-stop strategy and hunkering down in the final 10 laps to... read more »
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Having delivered a faultless performance to grab third place at Spa-Francorchamps, Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc has revealed that the Italian team took a gamble at the... read more »
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Martin Brundle delivers his verdict on Max Verstappen's penalty at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. read more »
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Ferrari boss Fred Vasseur says the team simply made "the wrong call" as he explained why they gambled on keeping Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc on slick tyres... read more »
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Lewis Hamilton believes his first Ferrari Formula 1 start went "worse than I thought it would go" as he suffered a lack of confidence - and moments of... read more »
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For the past two editions of this race, the two-stop strategy proved quickest, running the Medium and Hard tyres and last year, no driver gambled on the Softs. read more »
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Fernando Alonso couldn’t resist a tongue-in-cheek dig at his former Formula 1 employer Ferrari after beating both scarlet red cars to Q3 in Saturday’s Canadian Grand Prix... read more »
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McLaren driver Lando Norris has admitted he gambled on completing an “all or nothing” final lap to bag pole position for Formula 1’s Chinese Grand Prix Sprint race. Despite... read more »
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The Spaniard's Las Vegas weekend was compromised by the water valve incident in practice, and after a 10-place grid penalty he was only able to secure sixth place on a day... read more »
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Oscar Piastri drove to a controlling victory in a thrilling Formula 1 Qatar Sprint which saw three safety car interventions. Tyre choice was split throughout the grid, with the... read more »
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Sergio Perez is expecting Red Bull to review the early undercut that allowed team-mate Max Verstappen to take control of the Dutch Grand Prix. Starting sixth, Perez had gambled... read more »
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Fernando Alonso has urged Alpine to take further risks after it gambled in the wet conditions during qualifying for the British Grand Prix. read more »
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Mark Webber joins TC and Natalie for a deep dive into the 2021 Turkish Grand Prix. Webber won nine times with Red Bull during his career, but he thinks his old team will have... read more »
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Charles Leclerc has admitted that Ferrari gambled on qualifying being dry after opting for a low downforce setup for Sunday's Turkish Grand Prix. read more »
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Esteban Ocon gambled correctly at the Hungarian Grand Prix when Lewis Hamilton didn't, putting the Frenchman in the right position to capitalise on the world champions... read more »
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Pirelli boss Mario Isola was pleased that four drivers gambled on using the soft tyres during Saturday's Sprint Qualifying race at Silverstone. read more »
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Carlos Sainz Jr and Charles Leclerc both gambled on getting through to Q3 on the medium tyre but failed to advance through at the Red Bull Ring. read more »
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Lance Stroll gambled on the inters early in Q3 to clinch pole position in a chaotic qualifying for the Turkish GP in which Q1 took over hour to compete and Q2 began with a... read more »
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Sebastian Vettel says Ferrari had "nothing to lose" as it gambled on a risky one-stop strategy that resulted in a seventh-place finish in F1's Spanish GP. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas is back on pole, this time for the 70th Anniversary GP, while Red Bull gambled in qualy with Max Verstappen starting on hard tyres. read more »
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Mercedes have explained Lewis Hamilton's questionable strategy calls during the Brazilian GP, admitting that the decision to pit under a late safety car was a gamble not... read more »
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Max Verstappen says Red Bull's qualifying performances might have improved in 2019 if the team had gambled more. read more »
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Carlos Sainz Jr. scored his best result of the season to date but the Spaniard feels a podium could have materialised had he gambled on an earlier stop for slick tyres late in... 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 |