Oscar Piastri was left dejected after McLaren threw away a win in Qatar. read more »
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Were McLaren's Papaya Rules to blame for their strategy hesitation at the Qatar Grand Prix? read more »
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"If we had been in the position of how dominant a car McLaren had, the championship would have been over a long time ago." read more »
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McLaren F1 star Lando Norris has blasted Max Verstappen for 'talking nonsense' amid the fight for the 2025 drivers' title. read more »
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Hindsight unfailingly affords total clarity - and its optics look bad for McLaren after a Qatar Grand Prix about which the best thing which could be said of the outcome is that... read more »
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McLaren team principal Andrea Stella has explained the reasons behind his team's strategy blunder at the Qatar Grand Prix and promised to learn lessons from the mistake. read more »
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Picture the scene: It's the closing stages of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Max Verstappen is leading, George Russell is second, his Mercedes having proved very fast again in... read more »
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Red Bull principal strategy engineer Hannah Schmitz has explained she overcame scepticism from her colleagues to pit Max Verstappen despite both McLarens staying out in Formula... read more »
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Toto Wolff has blasted a "brainless" and "nonsense" accusation from Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko that Andrea Kimi Antonelli allowed both McLaren cars to... read more »
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Max Verstappen has told Zak Brown to call him "Chucky" after the McLaren CEO likened the reigning champion's persistence in this year's title race to a... read more »
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McLaren boss Andrea Stella admitted that its strategy error in the F1 Qatar GP was "significantly penalising", having effectively gifted the race to Max Verstappen.... read more »
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Oscar Piastri described the outcome of the Qatar Grand Prix as "painful" after a McLaren strategy blunder cost him a crucial victory ahead of the season finale in Abu... read more »
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McLaren CEO Zak Brown & Team Principal Andrea Stella join the post-race show to discuss their difficult decisions following an early safety car in Qatar. For more F1®... read more »
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McLaren's call not to pit Oscar Piastri or Lando Norris during the safety car period gave Max Verstappen the chance to charge to Qatar Grand Prix victory and set up a... read more »
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Max Verstappen's victory at the Qatar Grand Prix and McLaren's poor strategic decision has blown the F1 title race wide open. read more »
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Lando Norris said he simply wanted to "go to bed" after a McLaren strategy blunder at the Qatar Grand Prix handed victory and a chance at championship glory to Red... read more »
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McLaren team principal Andrea Stella says his squad "didn't expect" everyone else to pit under an early safety car as it lost a likely Qatar Grand Prix win to... read more »
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Max Verstappen and Red Bull take full advantage of poor strategic call by McLaren that leaves Oscar Piastri speechless. 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 |