Oscar Piastri believes people must judge Red Bull’s pace relative to its rivals to see “how many sandbags come out” after Friday’s Formula 1 running in Bahrain. Max Verstappen... read more »
Latest F1 news about: Sandbags
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Piastri finished FP2 in fifth, four tenths behind the leading Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton and narrowly ahead of Red Bull's Verstappen, who appeared to run with a dialled... read more »
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As F1 finally goes "full beans" and the sandbags are discarded, Ferrari proves that testing pace was no fluke as Charles Leclerc edges out Max Verstappen for Bahrain... read more »
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No sandbags, claims George Russell... read more »
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Sounds like the sandbags were piled high at Red Bull on day two of the official test in Bahrain. read more »
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Rival teams piling up the sandbags contributed to AlphaTauri being fastest on day one of official testing, says Pierre Gasly. read more »
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Mattia Binotto believes this week's Bahrain test will give an indication as to 2022's pecking order as teams will go for performance runs. read more »
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Formula 1 is back on track at the Sakhir circuit on Thursday for the start of the official three-day pre-season test. And everyone is waiting to see how fast those sandbags are... read more »
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Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes threw off the sandbags in FP3 for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, the Brit two-tenths up on his title rival Max Verstappen. Hamilton clocked a 1:23.274,... read more »
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Max Verstappen removed the sandbags and hit the front in FP3, with Red Bull driver calling Lewis Hamilton "unbelievable" - not for a good reason. read more »
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Williams' George Russell is waiting for the other teams to remove the sandbags before setting expectations for the Bahrain Grand Prix. read more »
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Williams driver George Russell has no doubt rival teams were sandbagging during the pre-season test in Bahrain which has left him expressing caution ahead of the opening race... read more »
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Analysing the data from the opening test, Mercedes has asked why Ferrari ran its "PU consistently at much lower levels" than rival teams. 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 |
