Pirelli boss Mario Isola felt Lewis Hamilton's decision to run the hard compound gave him the advantage during Sunday's British Grand Prix. read more »
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James Vowles, Motorsport Strategy Director, answers your questions from the British GP - from how high Toto's pulse was during Lewis and Valtteri's early battle, to... read more »
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Like the previous racea, we've got split strategies, with the top two Mercedes starting on the medium tyres and the Ferrari of Charles Leclerc on the soft tyres just... read more »
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Nico Hulkenberg thinks the Paul Ricard circuit brings the worst out of Formula 1 because its long medium-speed corners are the hardest type for enabling cars to follow each other read more »
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The second practice session ahead of the French Grand Prix saw Valtteri Bottas go fastest, 4 tenths quicker than team mate Lewis Hamilton who used the harder medium compound... read more »
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Romain Grosjean believes a happy medium can be found between ensuring the safety of the drivers whilst also making racing harder and more physically demanding that it is at the... read more »
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Pirelli's Mario Isola felt the strategy to run the medium compound first and switch to the hard was the optimum one, but other strategies also enabled drivers to gain... read more »
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Red Bull's desperation to get Max Verstappen on the medium tyre to start the Canadian Grand Prix, a move which ultimately helped cost him a place in Q3, seems more... read more »
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Max Verstappen admits he didn't feel fantastic under the Medium tyres after his shocking Qualifying exit for the Canadian Grand Prix. read more »
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Red Bull Formula 1 driver Max Verstappen believes he was "very unlucky" to miss out on Canadian Grand Prix Q3, defending the decision to qualify on the medium as... read more »
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We're expecting warm conditions again for the race, so managing thermal degradation on the soft and medium compounds is set to be very important when it comes to race... read more »
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Mercedes reveals their reason why they opted to run the Medium tyres on Lewis Hamilton's car as he went on to win the Monaco Grand Prix. read more »
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Mercedes have explained the decision to fit medium tyres to Lewis Hamilton during the Monaco Grand Prix, and then opt not to pit him as they began to fall apart. Hamilton clung... read more »
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James Vowles, Motorsport Strategy Director, delves into some fan questions on the Monaco GP - from why we chose Medium tyres for Lewis, to the reasons behind the double stack... read more »
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Lewis Hamilton impressed Pirelli's Head of F1 and car racing Mario Isola after the Brit managed his tyre wear on the Medium C4 compound for 66 laps while his rivals... read more »
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Lewis Hamilton could not hide his delight following his thrilling victory in the Monaco Grand Prix, insisting that the race was 'one of the hardest' he has had in his... read more »
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Toto Wolff feels Lewis Hamilton "saved" Mercedes at the Monaco Grand Prix and admitted the Formula 1 team was mistaken in switching to medium tyres during the safety... read more »
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Mercedes has explained its thinking behind the decision to put Lewis Hamilton on Medium tyres over Hards during the Monaco GP. read more »
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Lewis Hamilton very effectively managed a softer tyre compound than his rivals, completing 66 laps on the medium after making his only stop under the safety car. read more »
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Lewis Hamilton fought off race-long pressure from Max Verstappen to win a tense Monaco Grand Prix. Hamilton managed to eke out unlikely life from medium tyres to cling onto his... read more »
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Depending on which strategy the drivers choose, there might be some degree of tyre management: with a long opening stint on the soft, or a long second stint on the medium. read more »
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Nobody in the top 10 has opted to start the race on the medium tyre, which might mean that a two-stopper is maybe being considered. read more »
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Sebastian Vettel brushed aside his Bahrain spin to set the pace in FP1 in China; his medium tyre lap 0.2s faster than Lewis Hamilton's best on the softs. read more »
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None of the Bahrain Grand Prix frontrunners will be on the optimal strategy, according to tyre manufacturers Pirelli. With Pirelli recommending the race be started on the... read more »
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Our C2, C3, and C4 hard, medium and soft nominations this year are roughly equivalent to the 2018 medium, soft and ultrasoft compounds. This should allow drivers to push hard... 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 |

