Albert Fabrega displays how porpoising is happening to some F1 cars in this new era... with a kitchen utensil! For more F1® videos, visit http://www.Formula1.com Follow F1®:... read more »
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George Russell believes finding the answers to Mercedes' porpoising problem will help solve "99 per cent" of the team's issues. read more »
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George Russell believes Mercedes can still win the titles, but they need to get on top of their 'porpoising' problem sooner rather than later. read more »
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The Brackley-based squad has had a disappointing start to the new season, with its W13 unable to fight on equal terms with the race-winning Ferrari and Red Bull teams.Its... read more »
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What tech can Mercedes fix to overcome their lacklustre start to the 2022 season? After a not-so-perfect start in Bahrain, and a 10th place finish for Hamilton in Saudi Arabia,... read more »
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Claiming that solving the porpoising will cure 99% of the W13's issues, George Russell holds out little hope for the coming races whilst refusing to write-off title hopes. read more »
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George Russell believes Mercedes will solve 99 per cent of its problems if it can cure its porpoising but that it now needs to take more than "baby steps". Mercedes... read more »
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The Briton qualified sixth in Jeddah, behind the four cars of Ferrari and Red Bull, and the Alpine of Esteban Ocon, and finished sixth, having no pace to match the... read more »
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George Russell says Mercedes' porpoising issues are distracting the team from focusing on other issues that need attention. read more »
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As the team continues to chase answers to its porpoising problems, Lewis Hamilton had one of his worst qualifying sessions for Mercedes in terms of pure pace as he ended up... read more »
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The seven-time world champion has faced a challenging weekend as Mercedes has had to work hard to try to overcome the porpoising problems that are holding the team back.But... read more »
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Mercedes has still not found a solution to the porpoising problem its 2022 Formula 1 car is struggling with after carrying out several experiments throughout Friday practice... read more »
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The Brackley-based outfit has faced a challenge in dialling out its car bouncing on the straights without compromising performance, with Lewis Hamilton lauding his third place... read more »
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We have a few decisions to make over downforce level and we have a bit of work to do to understand how best to minimise the porpoising, but otherwise we'll be looking at... read more »
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Seven-time Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton says the performance loss caused by porpoising has been 'large' with Mercedes' W13 car struggling for outright... read more »
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Mercedes and its W13 challenger for 2022 has been among those worst affected by the porpoising phenomenon, which has dropped it behind Ferrari and Red Bull.Hamilton and... read more »
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There is a "lot of of everything" wrong with Mercedes W13 with Andy Shovin pointing to porpoising, balance, grip and traction. read more »
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It’s a whole new era of F1, but the Race Debriefs aren’t going anywhere! ? And this time, they’re brought to you by Akkodis! ? James talks strategy, bouncing, straightline... read more »
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George Russell says Mercedes is "trying so many different things" to cure the W13's bouncing as it is convinced that will solve most of its current weaknesses.... read more »
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Aston Martin's chief technology officer made the startling admission after both drivers finished outside of the points in Bahrain. read more »
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George Russell said he would "probably" have needed headache tablets on Sunday night after 57 laps of 'porpoising' at the Bahrain GP. read more »
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The Silverstone-based team endured a frustrating first qualifying session of the season in Bahrain as both stand-in driver Nico Hulkenberg (17th) and Lance Stroll (19th) were... read more »
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George Russell admits Mercedes' deficit to its rivals may grow in the Bahrain GP as they continued to struggle with porpoising. read more »
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Max Verstappen and Carlos Sainz believe when Mercedes finally solve their porpoising issues, they'll be "really quick". read more »
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Mercedes struggled for pace throughout the second pre-season test in Bahrain last week as the ongoing porpoising issue prevented it from unlocking more performance from its... 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 |

