Carlos Sainz Jr believes McLaren has a "lot of margin" for development with its 2019 Formula 1 car because it started work on the design relatively late read more »
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Gil de Ferran says McLaren will be looking to show some improvement this weekend in China after scoring their first points of the year last time out in Bahrain. read more »
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Red Bull sees potential for big 'free gains' with Honda in the future, just from improving the packaging of the Japanese power unit in its car read more »
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Romain Grosjean says there's room for improvement for Haas this weekend, but believes they find themselves in a good position heading into the 2019 Bahrain Grand Prix. read more »
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Williams driver George Russell is optimistic of improvement at the fallen giants, but conceded that it will be a "long-term process". read more »
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Nico Hulkenberg says that he is happy to have claimed points for Renault in the 'up and down' opening grand prix of the season in Australia two weeks ago, but is... read more »
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Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto says he and everyone involved within the team is expecting to see an improvement in performance this weekend at the Bahrain Grand Prix... read more »
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The reigning world champion team Mercedes started the 2019 FIA Formula One season not only with a win, but it also claimed the biggest qualifying performance improvement... read more »
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Such has been Honda's improvement over the winter that Toto Wolff says Mercedes need to be prepared for a "big fight" with Red Bull Racing. read more »
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The Dutchman split the two Ferrari drivers during Q3 having initially been lucky to escape Q1 thanks to an improvement on his second lap of his only run. read more »
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Lewis Hamilton suggested that Mercedes' eye-catching performance in Friday practice for the Australian Grand Prix was not a major improvement on their running during... read more »
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Lewis Hamilton may have topped both season-opening practice sessions in Australia but the reigning world champion says there's still room for improvement. read more »
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Romain Grosjean is certain that this year's Haas is an improvement on last year's, but where they stand in the competitive order remains a mystery following winter... read more »
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Fernando Alonso has admitted that he is pleasantly surprised by how the new 2019 McLaren car performed at testing in Barcelona over the past couple of weeks, but did warn that... read more »
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Charles Leclerc has said Ferrari still have "some margin" for improvement after upping the ante considerably in Barcelona. read more »
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McLaren topped the times at F1 testing again on Wednesday, prompting questions about if its regular presence near the head of the order in pre-season means it does actually... read more »
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Mercedes believes its new aerodynamic package is a "good step" forward after debuting the update during the second week of F1 pre-season testing. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas could only record six laps on the first day of Formula 1's second winter test, after suffering an oil pressure problem on his Mercedes, but says the team... read more »
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Renault's Nico Hulkenberg says that he isn't concerned by the improvement in pace of teams within the midfield from pre-season testing. read more »
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Convinced Honda has made a significant improvement, Toro Rosso boss, Franz Tost, predicts wins for 'sister' team Red Bull in 2019. read more »
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Sauber team boss Frederic Vasseur believes that Charles Leclerc's debut season in Formula 1 last year went so well partly due to his team-mate, Marcus Ericsson, improving... read more »
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General motorsport manager for Honda, Masashi Yamamoto, says that they will have to improve ahead of supplying Red Bull and Toro Rosso in 2019. read more »
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F1 boss Ross Brawn says predictions on the 2019 rule changes will improve racing by 20% read more »
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Esteban Ocon has admitted that his improvement in qualifying in 2018 was important, as Mercedes wanted to see him making gains in that area. read more »
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Esteban Ocon says his improvement in Formula 1 qualifying this season was important because Mercedes wanted to see him in make gains in that area 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 |

