While Ross Brawn's burgeoning team of experts strive to find the perfect F1 car for 2021 and beyond, Max Verstappen agrees with most race fans in wanting more mechanical grip. read more »
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Excitement is building as Wednesday sees the final of three 2019 Formula 1 car launches when Racing Point lift the cover off its first Formula 1 challenger at 15:00 this... read more »
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The dark clouds have followed Daniel Ricciardo to Interlagos as he will suffer a grip drop at the Brazilian Grand Prix. read more »
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Renault strengthens grip on fourth - but Carlos Sainz Jr misses out read more »
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Renault has further increased its advantage over Haas in the battle to take fourth place in the F1 2018 constructors' championship. read more »
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As drivers struggle for grip, Romain Grosjean compares hypersofts struggle to driving in the wet. read more »
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2017 winner Max Verstappen sets the opening pace in Mexico, as drivers struggle for grip on the notorious track. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas felt there was more time to be found had he managed to get his tyres into the correct window at the start of his final Q3 lap. read more »
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Max Verstappen has labelled his Friday in Japan as "one of the worst this season" after struggling during practice all day for confidence and grip in his Red Bull. read more »
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Pierre Gasly was more than a second down on the time needed to get into Q3 in Singapore and as a result qualified down in fifteenth. read more »
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Sebastian Vettel has no hard feelings about Valtteri Bottas hitting him in Hungary, acknowledging the Mercedes driver had "no grip" as they battled over second place. read more »
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Verstappen - usually a wet weather god - only managed seventh in qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix, and blames a lack of grip for this read more »
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Marcus Ericsson had a tough Friday in Hungary as he struggled for grip which resulted in spins in both sessions read more »
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Following grip issues with his car, Stoffel Vandoorne will get a new chassis, hoping that the change will erase the technical woes which have dogged him since the British GP. read more »
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Renault's Chief Race Engineer Ciaron Pilbean notes of the new track surface at Silverstone, saying the new surface should generate more grip on the tyres, meaning quicker... read more »
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With a newly resurfaced track, Paul Ricard will throw new challenges into the mix for our drivers this weekend. F1 journalist extraordinaire, Tom Clarkson explains why.... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas will start from fifth on the grid for tomorrow's Monaco Grand Prix after struggling with grip in Qualifying. read more »
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Max Verstappen claims that as the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya has so many flat-out cornering sections, it's effectively increasing the number of straights on the circuit read more »
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Our Engineer's Lowdown series heads to Barcelona for the Spanish Grand Prix. Stoffel's Race Engineer, Tom Stallard explains how the newly resurfaced track effects... read more »
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Kevin Magnussen says having an F1 car with a "predictable" rear-end has helped him extract maximum performance for Haas read more »
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Chilly conditions and blustery winds make life difficult in Shanghai as Lewis Hamilton sets opening pace. read more »
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Brendon Hartley tips the new Hypersoft tyre from Pirelli to help spice up qualifying through 2018 given its enormous levels of grip. read more »
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Former McLaren and Ferrari driver Stefan Johansson believes that in order for Formula 1 to improve its racing, they need to change the tyres with better grip and low downforce... read more »
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Max Verstappen is hoping to find a little more top-end speed plus grip to take his charge to Mercedes in Brazil. read more »
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Lack of grip when it really mattered leaves popular Australian struggling. 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 |

