Mercedes' chief strategist, James Vowles, has offered a stark contrast of how former team-mates Sir Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg would maximise performance. read more »
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Verstappen was engaged in a close battle with Mercedes rival Lewis Hamilton throughout the F1 season-opener in Bahrain that was settled in the final stages.Verstappen overtook... read more »
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Verstappen and Mercedes rival Hamilton were engaged in a race-long battle for the win in F1's season-opener, which was ultimately settled in the dying moments of the... read more »
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Carlos Sainz has vowed to be more aggressive in the opening laps of races after admitting he was too cautious on his first F1 start for Ferrari. read more »
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The two-time world champion took his first grand prix start since 2018 at Sakhir following two years competing in the World Endurance Championship and the Dakar rally among... read more »
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Mercedes technical director James Allison has hailed Lewis Hamilton's final laps of the Bahrain Grand Prix as "inch-perfect" and delivered with "a degree of... read more »
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Pirelli has conducted its latest test of the 18-inch tyres, collaborating with Ferrari at the Bahrain International Circuit on Tuesday. The 18-inch tyres will be introduced to... read more »
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Lewis Hamilton says the final few laps of his epic late duel against Max Verstappen at F1's season-opening Bahrain GP were "horrifying". read more »
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Following one of his "hardest races in a while", Lewis Hamilton admits that the final laps, as he sought to stay ahead of his pursuer, Max Verstappen, were... read more »
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Track limits played a pivotal role in the outcome of Formula 1's entertaining 2021 season opener, as with four laps to go Red Bull's Max Verstappen overtook erstwhile... read more »
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Lewis Hamilton described the last laps as "horrifying" as he beat Max Verstappen to victory at Formula 1's season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix. Hamilton claimed... read more »
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With four laps to go in F1 2021's season opener, Verstappen went off track in Turn 4 in an attempt to snatch the victory away from leader Lewis Hamilton, forcing him to... read more »
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The Mercedes driver's third and final stint was 11 laps longer than Verstappen's equivalent, as the Black Arrows opted to take an aggressive strategy to get ahead of... read more »
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The world champion took victory in the F1 season opener as he eked out his tyres for a long final stint at Sakhir and held off pre-race favourite Verstappen for the... read more »
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After reeling in leader Hamilton on fresher tyres during an absorbing duel, Verstappen used the DRS with four laps to go to attack the Briton into Turn 4.Verstappen managed to... read more »
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Mercedes and Red Bull deployed differing tyre strategies, with Verstappen's offset rubber life advantage in the final stint meaning he was chasing Hamilton after leading... read more »
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Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton has won the opening race of the 2021 season in Bahrain, producing an eye-catching defence on Max Verstappen to take the victory. Both drivers... read more »
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Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen did their talking on the track with the Mercedes driver taking the win after a thrilling battle over the final six laps of the Bahrain GP. read more »
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A strong pre-season test for the Woking-based outfit, allied to some rapid laps in Friday practice at Sakhir, pointed to McLaren emerging as the main threat to Red Bull and... read more »
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The Russian rookie, preparing for his maiden race outing in F1, was seen jumping the warm-up lap queue, overtaking three cars running slowly ahead of their final flying laps.F1... read more »
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Jonathan Eddolls feels that the first day of the Bahrain Grand Prix weekend has been a positive one for AlphaTauri. read more »
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In a tight midfield pack, the former Ferrari driver finished FP1 in 12th place before slipping two places to 14th in FP2, where he was 0.922s off the pace-setting Red Bull of... read more »
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Fernando Alonso knew what improvements needed to be made to the A521 after just 10 laps of driving it, says Luca De Meo. read more »
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Three days, a sandstorm and 328 laps later, the team completed pre-season testing in Bahrain. Up next? The 2021 season opener. #SendIt Join McLaren Plus, our fan engagement... read more »
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Lando Norris is confident McLaren is in a "good position" for the start of the new Formula 1 season despite completing the third-fewest number of laps in testing. read more »
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
7th of December 2025
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| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 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 |