Mercedes and Ferrari's title-challenging cars have different strengths and weaknesses but are ultimately separated by "small margins" over a lap, says James Allison. read more »
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Sebastian Vettel clings onto first place in Autosport readers' Formula 1 driver ratings by the smallest of margins over his potential future team-mate Charles Leclerc read more »
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Renault chief technical officer Bob Bell admits the F1 midfield is not a comfortable place to be right now given the fine margins between all of the teams. read more »
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As always, the margins here are very tight and we will need to maximise all our potential to be at the front of the midfield pack. read more »
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Lewis Hamilton dominated Sunday's French GP, not by massive margins but by enough to ensure a comfortable first win, while Sebastian Vettel hit Valtteri Bottas on the... read more »
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With the margins being as tight as they are, Toto Wolff concedes Mercedes have a fight on their hands for this year's championship titles. read more »
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Brendon Hartley believes the heavy crash which ruled him out of qualifying for the Spanish Grand Prix was caused by the finest of margins. read more »
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Fine margins at the head of the field in FP2 in Spain, but Lewis Hamilton expects Ferrari to make another step on Saturday. read more »
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The Russian missed out on advancing to Q2 by the tiniest of margins in China, but feels Williams has improved since last weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix. read more »
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Toto Wolff revealed it was "incredibly frustrating" to lose from a "potentially race-winning position" in Bahrain read more »
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Smallest of margins will make a big difference tomorrow - McLaren read more »
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Both Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo are evenly matched says Red Bull Team Principal Christian Horner. read more »
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The Frenchman missed out on Q3 by the narrowest of margins on Saturday but is hopeful of another top ten result on Sunday. read more »
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The German missed out on pole position by the smallest of margins but aims to make amends by taking victory on Sunday. read more »
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Red Bull's Max Verstappen was the fastest man in the final practice session ahead of qualifying for the Mexican Grand Prix. He topped title challengers Lewis Hamilton and... read more »
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Felipe Massa will start tenth on the grid at the Circuit of The Americas on Sunday after being eliminated from Q2 by the narrowest of margins on Saturday. read more »
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Max Verstappen was narrowly fastest in the third and final free practice session ahead of qualifying later today. The evening session saw a closely matched trio at the top,... read more »
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The Mexican missed out on a spot in Q3 at Monza today in qualifying. read more »
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It has been nearly two years now since Marcus Ericsson scored points in Formula 1 but he believes he has been closer to team-mate Pascal Wehrlein this season than the results show. read more »
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The margins were extremely close among the three top teams in today's second practice session at Baku, Azerbaijan. Max Verstappen was fastest overall, but only by a tenth... read more »
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The Finn was disappointed to miss out on a front row start by the slenderest of margins but knows Sunday is another day in Monaco. read more »
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Lewis Hamilton takes his 64th career pole - the Mercedes driver edging Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel by the tiniest of margins. For more F1® videos, visit... read more »
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Bottas missed out on a front row start by the tiniest of margins. But Mercedes still hold an advantage over Ferrari. read more »
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With such fine margins separating the leading teams, Kimi Raikkonen is looking to be 100 per cent perfect to improve his F1 qualifying results. read more »
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After a weekend in which Mercedes took pole position but Ferrari the race win, both teams admit this year's races could be decided by "small margins." read more »
Azerbaijani Grand Prix
26th of September 2026
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| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kimi Antonelli | 292 |
| 2 | George Russell | 211 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | 191 |
| 4 | Lando Norris | 186 |
| 5 | Charles Leclerc | 167 |
| 6 | Max Verstappen | 145 |
| 7 | Oscar Piastri | 120 |
| 8 | Isack Hadjar | 71 |
| 9 | Liam Lawson | 59 |
| 10 | Pierre Gasly | 41 |
| Pos | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercedes | 503 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 358 |
| 3 | McLaren | 306 |
| 4 | Red Bull Racing | 230 |
| 5 | Racing Bulls | 77 |
| 6 | Alpine | 68 |
| 7 | Haas F1 Team | 21 |
| 8 | Audi | 17 |
| 9 | Williams | 11 |
| 10 | Aston Martin | 3 |

