Peter’s guests today include, from Spain, John Booth, Marussia Virgin F1 Team Principal; from Abu Dhabi, new Aussie V8 Champion, and former Jaguar F1 test driver, James... read more »
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Lewis Hamilton says he is never surprised by the way McLaren manages to bounce back from problems after the MP4-26 impresses in Australia read more »
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Martin Whitmarsh has revealed that initially, McLaren 'did not believe' it could bring the dramatic upgrade that it did to its MP4-26 in Melbourne - but now, he... read more »
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McLaren's Lewis Hamilton believes he and his MP4-26 would have had the pace to challenge Sebastian Vettel for the win had it not been for read more »
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Jenson Button is confident that even though he personally didn't get the best out of McLaren's much-improved MP4-26 during qualifying in Melbourne, its potential is... read more »
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Jenson Button has praised the improvements made to his MP4-26 in Melbourne this weekend, with the McLaren squad achieving a strong result in qualifying after a challenging... read more »
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Lewis Hamilton paid tribute to his McLaren team after finishing the first qualifying session of the year in second place, edging out Red Bull’s Mark Webber to start... read more »
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Former F1 World Champion Jenson Button made history when he drove McLaren's MP4-23 around Bathurst's legendary Mount Panorama Circuit - see all the pictures right here! read more »
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Jenson Button is confident McLaren have sorted out the reliability issues which dogged the MP4-26 during testing.. read more »
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McLaren's Jenson Button racing around Mount Panorama in a McLaren MP4-23 and an Aussie V8, a Q&A on the upcoming season and on-track footage of read more »
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On-track action with the McLaren MP4-26, Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton. read more »
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Jenson Button got the opportunity to lap Bathurst in his McLaren MP4-24 as well as a V8 racer. read more »
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Jenson Button made history on Tuesday morning as the McLaren driver became the first person to drive F1 machinery at the prestigious Bathurst venue in Australia. The 2009... read more »
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McLaren team boss Martin Whitmarsh has admitted that "dramatic changes" have been made to the MP4-26 ahead of the Australian Grand Prix this weekend in an effort to... read more »
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McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh reveals that 'dramatic changes' have been made to the MP4-26 since testing concluded that he hopes will yield more than a... read more »
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Jenson Button has not ruled out a third straight win in the Australian GP despite his new MP4-26's mediocre performance in pre-season testing... read more »
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Aside from the untried HRT F111, it is McLaren's troubled new MP4-26 that has covered the fewest testing kilometres as the start of the F1 2011 World Championship roars... read more »
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McLaren are not as far off the pace as times set during pre-season testing may have implied, according to Lewis Hamilton... read more »
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Lewis Hamilton is adamant he is not "frustrated" despite McLaren clocking fewer miles with its 2011 car than their rivals... read more »
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Lewis Hamilton has described the conditions in Barcelona on Saturday as ‘very dangerous’, with little on-track action taking place at the Circuit de Catalunya due to... read more »
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Once again, Jenson Button found McLaren's F1 2011 pre-season preparations hindered by reliability gremlins in Barcelona - but he is adamant the troubled new MP4-26 does... read more »
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Lewis Hamilton has responded to Martin Brundle's "mess" comments, saying his MP4-26 has the potential to become a Championship-winning car... read more »
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McLaren's team principal Martin Whitmarsh has warned against reading too much into pre-season testing and his drivers' comments that the MP4-26 is not in the top three read more »
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Lewis Hamilton hits back at the criticism of McLaren-Mercedes' MP4-26, arguing that the team has 'the strength' to catch up and successfully develop the car into... read more »
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Lewis Hamilton has hit back at claims the McLaren MP4-26 is a 'mess' of a car - following comments from former driver, and now BBC 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 |

