Renault has formally confirmed its purchase of the Lotus squad, paving the way for its return as a full works team in 2016. Renault operated the Enstone outfit between 2002 and... read more »
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Renault finally confirms it has purchased the Lotus team to return to F1 as a fully fledged constructor entry. read more »
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Renault have finally completed their protracted takeover of Lotus, buying a majority stake in the Enstone team. read more »
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Renault has finally completed its planned takeover of the Lotus team, after lengthy negotiations, meaning it will return to Formula 1 as a fully-fledged works… read more »
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Renault is poised to confirm it is to remain in Formula 1 after finally completing its purchase of Lotus, Autosport understands read more »
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Romain Grosjean will not race at Lotus F1 Team next season, knowing that he has arguably left the team in a better condition than he found it. read more »
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Romain Grosjean has departed Lotus believing he gave the team the best year of his Formula 1 career this season read more »
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Christian Horner is adamant Red Bull's Renault engine agreement for 2016 is bulletproof even if the French firm's Lotus takeover talks collapse and it pulls out of... read more »
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Lotus Formula 1 head of trackside operations Alan Permane says if the team has to wait much longer for news about the Renault takeover, its situation will become very difficult read more »
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Bernie Ecclestone is "sure" that Lotus will stop racing in Formula 1 if the buy-out by Renault does not go ahead... read more »
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Bernie Ecclestone does not believe the Lotus F1 Team will survive into 2016 should the proposed Renault takeover not take place. read more »
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The future direction of the Lotus F1 Team is in the hands of Renault Sport, according to Team Principal Gerard Lopez. read more »
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Romain Grosjean was emotional after securing a points finish in his final race for the Lotus team ahead of his 2016 move to Haas. read more »
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Haas-bound Romain Grosjean bids farewell to the Lotus team with a charging drive from the back of the grid to ninth place. read more »
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Today's race was illustrative of the fighting spirit of Enstone and Romain did us proud in his final race with us. read more »
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A late run into the top ten allowed Romain Grosjean to bid farewell to Lotus with a final points-scoring result in Abu Dhabi... read more »
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Romain Grosjean expressed his gratitude to Lotus as he rounded off his career at the outfit by scoring points with a ninth-place finish at the Abu Dhabi Grand… read more »
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An angry Fernando Alonso said Formula One needs to look at the example set by MotoGP and the World Endurance Championship after being hit with a penalty at the Abu Dhabi Grand... read more »
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Romain Grosjean hailed an "emotional journey" after he ended his Lotus career with points at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Grosjean finished the race in ninth place to... read more »
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Solid day for Daniel Ricciardo as he finishes P5, but Valtteri Bottas had a nightmare after an unsafe release in the pitlane... read more »
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Romain Grosjean will start from 18th on the grid at his final race for Lotus after the team changed his gearbox on Sunday morning. Grosjean had to pull to the side of the track... read more »
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Romain Grosjean will receive a five-place grid penalty after his Lotus Formula 1 team fitted a new gearbox ahead of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix read more »
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Romain Grosjean will start his final race with Lotus from the back of the grid after being hit with a five-place grid penalty... read more »
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Romain Grosjean has been hit with a five-place grid penalty for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, his final race for the Lotus team, after mechanics were forced to… read more »
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He does, after all, know what he's doing. Followers of @F1 on Twitter selected Kimi Raikkonen's 2012 victory with Lotus as their favourite Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. For... 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 |

