Valtteri Bottas says his one-year deals with Mercedes meant he never felt comfortable enough to rock the boat and create tension. read more »
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Nikita Mazepin acknowledges "it's fair to say" he does not share a friendly relationship with team-mate Mick Schumacher. read more »
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Haas finished 2021 the only scoreless team in F1 after a testing season at the back of the field. read more »
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Autosport has already picked out the top 10 F1 title deciders and the race could be a candidate for that list...But the tension is also reminiscent of the darker days in F1... read more »
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff sees no reason why the team should "keep a lid" on the tension between Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen in the battle for the F1... read more »
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Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen are level on points heading into the final race of the season after the Mercedes driver won an incredibly dramatic Saudi Arabian GP that... read more »
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This Formula One world championship is becoming very intense, emotional, and at times personal, and the Qatar Grand Prix heightened that. read more »
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner says there is mutual respect but "no relationship" between himself and Mercedes boss Toto Wolff amid their ongoing Formula 1... read more »
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A knife-edge championship battle on the track and an increasingly tense atmosphere off of it, Formula 1's 2021 season arrives in Qatar for the country's inaugural... read more »
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“This is what a World Championship battle should look like", Lewis Hamilton said after he and Max Verstappen staged an all-time classic in Sao Paulo. Grid penalties, a... read more »
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Carlos Sainz says don't get the "wrong idea" after he was seen speaking to Charles Leclerc after their brief Brazil tussle. read more »
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has insisted there is nothing personal in his verbal spats with Mercedes counterpart Toto Wolff but they do 'raise tension'. read more »
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F1's return to Texas was set up to be a classic - and Round 17 certainly lived up to expectations! Here's how it all played out over the airwaves... For more F1®... read more »
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With six races to go and tension at the front of the grid, Otmar Szafnauer reckons Aston Martin could benefit if the title rivals clash. read more »
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Ex-Red Bull driver Christian Klien is enjoying the tension of the title fight, but says it does not affect Max Verstappen. read more »
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F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali is enjoying the "beauty" of the title fight between Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen and the "big tension" between Mercedes and... read more »
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Stefano Domenicali says the 2021 title fight is producing "incredible" tension - and is happy he is not directly involved in it himself. read more »
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Their incident at Monza has only intensified the competitive tension between title protagonists Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton. read more »
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Mercedes endured some difficult spells when Hamilton and then team-mate Nico Rosberg raced alongside each other from 2013 to 2016.As well as having a difficult relationship... read more »
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Following a testy weekend with his rookie drivers, Guenther Steiner says he'd rather this tension come to the fore now than next season. read more »
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Alpine admit there was "some tension" in the garage as Fernando Alonso and Esteban Ocon went to battle at Zandvoort. read more »
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Esteban Ocon's shock victory at the Hungarian Grand Prix offered a feel-good story for the series as a whole before breaking up for summer, going a long way to defuse a... read more »
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Certainly on Friday in Hungary the respective bosses of Red Bull and Mercedes suggested that they want to put that particular event behind them after the FIA stewards decided... read more »
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The Australian has called on the category to embrace the rivalry between the two star drivers, and the growing tension between the Mercedes and Red Bull squads off the back of... read more »
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As tempers frayed at the British GP, Toto Wolff says Mercedes are "ready" for the rivalry that is Lewis Hamilton versus Max Verstappen. 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 |

