Carlos Sainz admits that bouncing on the straights around the Baku City Circuit is damaging his confidence. On-board footage from Sainz's car during Friday practice showed... read more »
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Lewis Hamilton was left to bemoan a "sore" back after his Mercedes suffered from violent porpoising across the two practice sessions for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. read more »
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Sergio Perez bounced his way to the fastest time in opening practice at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix as porpoising gave the F1 drivers a headache in Baku. read more »
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Red Bull and Ferrari drivers covered by 0.5s in opening practice as porpoising continues to be an issue. read more »
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Even Alpine fear bouncing in Baku... read more »
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Paul di Resta has put Mercedes in the mix this weekend - but only if they can control their porpoising. read more »
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The porpoising effect has proved to be particularly brutal for the drivers, especially Kevin Magnussen. read more »
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At the 2022 season start in Bahrain all attention were on Mercedes' struggles, while Ferrari caught the eye with an impressive all-round package that somehow managed to... read more »
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The German manufacturer has endured a frustrating start to the 2022 campaign, with its W13 being held back by extreme porpoising.But while it has made some good progress in... read more »
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It's one of, if not the most talked about issue affecting the 2022 cars. Sam Collins and Craig Scarborough take a look at which teams have solved the problem. Watch more... read more »
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Hamilton and Mercedes arrived in Monaco hopeful of taking another step forward after appearing to go a long way to remedying its porpoising issue with its Spain updates last... read more »
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Opening practice session in Monaco sees the top three covered by just 0.070s, as porpoising returns with a vengeance. read more »
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Leclerc, who has yet to finish an F1 or FIA Formula 2 race at Monaco, had to abort a couple of potentially even faster laps late on. But his 1m14.531s posted on medium tyres... read more »
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The Mercedes Formula 1 team has asserted that it is not operating under the assumption that it has eliminated its porpoising problem. From the start of the 2022 season, the... read more »
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Mercedes produced the best run of their season so far last time out in Spain. read more »
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Red Bull team boss Christian Horner believes Mercedes is becoming a factor in the 2022 World Championship. The reigning Constructors' Champions brought upgrades to the... read more »
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Charles Leclerc has backed team-mate Carlos Sainz's suggestion that F1 should consider the long-term effect on drivers' health from porpoising. read more »
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Mercedes are a team on the rise after they finally seem to have solved their porpoising issues. read more »
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One ally to Carlos Sainz's cause was George Russell - but not Lando Norris. read more »
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Mercedes drivers Russell and Lewis Hamilton qualified fourth and sixth respectively on Saturday, but both felt the team had made a big step forward to solve its porpoising... read more »
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Haas, which had merely reinforced the floor on its cars in a bid to do away with the porpoising, as opposed to a raft of upgrades, had both its drivers in the Top Ten... read more »
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Mercedes endured a nightmare start to the ground-effect era with a car that suffered from wild porpoising, which forced the team to run its car higher than it wanted.The... read more »
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Mercedes brought a raft of updates for the W13 car to the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya for this weekend's Spanish Grand Prix in the hope of easing the porpoising problem... read more »
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George Russell led Lewis Hamilton for a 2-3 result in FP2 at Barcelona, the duo completing their qualifying simulations 0.117s and 0.204s adrift of one-lap pacesetter Charles... read more »
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Following Carlos Sainz' comments over the long-term effect of porpoising on drivers' backs, George Russell admits that it is possible head trauma that concerns him. 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 |

