Red Bull driver Daniel Ricciardo believes he faces a challenge to reach the final segment of qualifying after Friday's pair of practice sessions at Sakhir. Ricciardo, who... read more »
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Formula 1 will rapidly resolve its issues surrounding qualifying should the new elimination format's second chance prove as big a failure as its first, according to Bernie... read more »
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Team bosses are to meet with Bernie Ecclestone and Jean Todt to discuss qualifying. read more »
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Though it scored a sixth place finish in Australia, Haas is yet to attempt a racing pit-stop and has much more to show in qualifying. read more »
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Sebastian Vettel has criticised Formula 1's rule makers for not reacting to popular opinion, following the fiasco surrounding the qualifying format. Formula… read more »
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Though he is happy to see F1 make changes to its formats, but says changing the qualifying format back was a 'wrong move', read more »
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Sebastian Vettel uses ice cream to explain his puzzlement at qualifying decision. read more »
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Lewis Hamilton says Formula One must act before the general public falls out of love with the sport. The governance of Formula One has come under scrutiny in recent weeks after... read more »
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Leading Formula 1 drivers have expressed surprise that qualifying remains unaltered for this weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix read more »
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Lewis Hamilton says it is "strange" Formula 1 has kept the new elimination qualifying format for this weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix. read more »
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Sebastian Vettel is disappointed that Formula 1 did not revert to the 2015 qualifying format after the new system was widely criticised by fans and drivers... read more »
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Sebastian Vettel says Formula One's inability to decide on an entertaining qualifying format is proof something is wrong with the sport. In the same week that Formula One... read more »
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Sebastian Vettel says F1 has no reason to be 'proud' that elimination qualifying is staying when teams said it would be scrapped. read more »
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Sergio Perez is fine with F1 giving elimination qualifying another chance in Bahrain, despite poor feedback for the new format in Australia. read more »
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Focus on... Qualifying It's a sad sign when all the headlines after a race like the Australian Grand Prix are dominated by the politics surrounding the sport, and... read more »
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Mark Webber is shocked by F1's failure to scrap the unpopular live elimination format in time for this weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix. F1's new qualifying format... read more »
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Mark Webber is shocked that Formula 1 bosses went back on plans to scrap the new elimination style qualifying system... read more »
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Mark Webber has admitted that he was shocked to hear that Formula 1 will stick with its full live elimination qualifying format in Bahrain, after a vote on the… read more »
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The season-opening Australian Grand Prix brought a controversial qualifying format, a massive crash for Fernando Alonso, some unexpected points for Haas in their debut race and... read more »
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Will elimination qualifying be a knock-out and will those extra soft tyres play into Mercedes' hands? read more »
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Renault racing director Frederic Vasseur feels the team needs to improve its qualifying pace to score points regularly on its full-time return to Formula 1 read more »
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Toto Wolff believes Formula 1 is under scrutiny heading into the Bahrain Grand Prix after the debacle that was the elimination-style qualifying format in Australia. read more »
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Mercedes boss Toto Wolff doubts that this weekend's qualifying session at the Bahrain Grand Prix will be more entertaining, after the new format was heavily criticised in... read more »
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After new qualifying format that was introduced at the Australian Grand Prix was met with much criticism, Toto Wolff expressed his disappointment that it will be used again in... read more »
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Toto Wolff says it is "hard to see" how the controversial live elimination format will be more entertaining in Bahrain. Despite a farcical debut of the new system in... read more »
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
7th of December 2025
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| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lando Norris | 423 |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | 421 |
| 3 | Oscar Piastri | 410 |
| 4 | George Russell | 319 |
| 5 | Charles Leclerc | 242 |
| 6 | Lewis Hamilton | 156 |
| 7 | Kimi Antonelli | 150 |
| 8 | Alexander Albon | 73 |
| 9 | Carlos Sainz | 64 |
| 10 | Fernando Alonso | 56 |
| Pos | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLaren | 833 |
| 2 | Mercedes | 469 |
| 3 | Red Bull Racing | 451 |
| 4 | Ferrari | 398 |
| 5 | Williams | 137 |
| 6 | Racing Bulls | 92 |
| 7 | Aston Martin | 89 |
| 8 | Haas F1 Team | 79 |
| 9 | Kick Sauber | 70 |
| 10 | Alpine | 22 |
