Renault admits the best way to optimise the performance potential of its engines this year is to accept the inevitability of grid penalties at the tail-end of 2018. read more »
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With preparations for 2018 well underway, we followed the race team to Sandhurst to find out how they’re working with McLaren Applied Technologies to optimise their... read more »
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The American team is looking to optimise its potential for the remainder of this year while developing next year's car. read more »
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The third practice session at the Chinese Grand Prix weekend was topped by Ferrari. Contrary to Friday's sessions, running was uninterrupted and enabled teams for the... read more »
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Dave Ryan believes Manor Racing MRT need to optimise the car and team performance at every step of the weekend so they are able to achieve the best result for the team. read more »
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Felipe Massa says Williams needs more time to optimise its new front wing but was encouraged after sampling the upgrade for the first time at the Bahrain Grand… read more »
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Max Verstappen has become the sixth driver to be penalised for an engine change at the Italian Grand Prix. Toro Rosso has opted to change the power unit in Verstappen's... read more »
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We should also be able to do well here, so we just need to make sure we optimise everything. read more »
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Romain Grosjean says he's delighted to be back in Europe and feels he will be able to optimise the Lotus E23 over the next five races read more »
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McLaren's MP4-30 now, compared to pre-season testing in February, isn't comparable according to Jenson Button on Friday, who described the difference as "night... read more »
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Renault are on track to half its performance deficit to rival engine manufacturer Mercedes, according to Renault Sport F1 managing director Cyril Abiteboul. The supplier to Red... read more »
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McLaren chairman Ron Dennis believes it to be a near impossibility for a customer team to win a world championship under the current engine formula. The Briton claims the... read more »
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Renault believes it has closed the gap to Mercedes since the start of the season, but reckons only a pole position will prove the performance is there. The French engine... read more »
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Fernando Alonso says Ferrari has to optimise everything at the Belgian Grand Prix to make up for its engine deficit read more »
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Caterham have confirmed that André Lotterer will replace Kamui Kobayashi for the entire Belgian Grand Prix weekend. The German races in the Formula Nippon series as... read more »
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We are no longer running our interconnected suspension, so one of the main focuses of today was to optimise the car as much as possible around this. read more »
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oon, but it's fair to say we need to work hard tonight to optimise car balance on both sides of the garage. read more »
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Vijay Mallya admits Force India may not optimise its upgrades fully in Monaco but wants to see the team continue to mix it in the points at F1's most iconic race read more »
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It's difficult to judge our competitiveness based on today's performance, but it's fair to say that we have some work to do this evening to optimise things. read more »
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Lotus's Romain Grosjean says that the new driving techniques for 2014 are 'slightly frustrating' but insists that drivers will have to adapt. Grosjean retired... read more »
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Force India has become the first team to reveal its 2014 car, the VJM07, by releasing an image on Twitter. The Mercedes-powered car's most striking change is that of the... read more »
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It was a demanding day which, once again, we tried to optimise the set-up of the cars to adapt them as well as possible to the characteristics of the track. read more »
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With over 100 laps under our belt we have all the data to further optimise the cars tonight. The main focus is to try and find a more neutral balance. read more »
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Fernando Alonso has predicted that 'everyone' will be out to optimise their cars for qualifying in Hungary, even if this does mean giving up pace for the... read more »
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The car performance is about where we expected it to be, but we do need to find some more pace ahead of qualifying. We have a few more items to deploy tomorrow, which should... 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 |

