Max Verstappen and Carlos Sainz believe when Mercedes finally solve their porpoising issues, they'll be "really quick". read more »
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Mercedes struggled for pace throughout the second pre-season test in Bahrain last week as the ongoing porpoising issue prevented it from unlocking more performance from its... read more »
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Following an encouraging first test with the MCL36 in Barcelona the team was on the back foot from the start of last week's Sakhir test after suffering brake cooling... read more »
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Toto Wolff says Mercedes realised the issues with its 2022 Formula 1 car "much too late" because of the focus on a major upgrade at the Bahrain pre-season test. read more »
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Kevin Magnussen lines up seventh for the Bahrain Grand Prix but after some issues during qualifying, he has concerns about his car's reliability. read more »
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Seven-time world champion Hamilton was nearly seven tenths behind polesitter Charles Leclerc's Ferrari, and six tenths behind the Red Bull of 2021 title rival Max... read more »
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has hailed Toto Wolff's "courage" and "confidence" for speaking out on the mental health issues he has... read more »
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Alfa Romeo's Valtteri Bottas and Guanyu Zhou opened the final one-hour practice session at the Bahrain International Circuit, with Lewis Hamilton also out on track early... read more »
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Christian Horner believes Red Bull has started to understand the porpoising issues that have affected teams up and down the F1 grid. read more »
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Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc offered a glimpse into what to expect come the F1 qualifying session for the Bahrain Grand Prix in which Lewis Hamilton appears set to pick... read more »
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The team suffered with brake cooling issues throughout last week's Bahrain pre-season test and its programme was badly disrupted, with Lando Norris unable to complete long... read more »
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Damon Hill believes Mercedes' zero-pod design is causing their porpoising issues and has backed the team to find a fix. read more »
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Guenther Steiner has conceded Haas has "a big mountain to climb" to fix reliability issues that cost the team valuable track time during pre-season testing. read more »
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Ex-F1 racer Ralf Schumacher is somewhat stunned by the fact that no driver is complaining about the new 2022 cars. Minus some porpoising and reliability issues in testing,... read more »
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Haas Team Principal Guenther Steiner says that he is "a bit scared" of reliability issues that were uncovered at pre-season testing. Across the six days of running in... read more »
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We had a lot of issues reliability-wise but if we can finish the race, we have a big chance. read more »
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has detailed his long-term 'suffering' from mental health issues. read more »
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Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko is the latest person in the paddock to not buy Mercedes' reported performance issues. read more »
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Lando Norris says the aerodynamic issues that troubled cars in previous years have continued despite the overhaul in regulations. read more »
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Saudi Arabia hosted its first F1 race in December at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit, which drew both praise and criticism from drivers and fans.A number of drivers reported issues... read more »
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Lando Norris has labelled McLaren's Bahrain pre-season test as "less than ideal" and warned the team was behind on "where we can say we're... read more »
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Lando Norris has admitted that McLaren is 'behind where it wants to be' after brake issues curtailed its running at the second Formula 1 pre-season test in Bahrain. read more »
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Lando Norris reckons every team is "quite even" behind Formula 1's leading three contenders and that McLaren has to regard Haas as a rival. McLaren endured a... read more »
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Alpine were able to resolve their porpoising issues in Bahrain with Alan Permane saying the team will be in the Q3 fight come Saturday. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas is ready for the new season but says Alfa Romeo need to cut out the reliability issues. 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 |
