McLaren sees no reason why its strong Abu Dhabi Grand Prix form cannot be carried through to the race, despite the tyre problems it suffered in India last weekend read more »
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Pirelli's motorsport director Paul Hembery has declared that the tyre supplier expects a one stop strategy is one of the likely possibilities to win the Abu Dhabi GP.... read more »
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McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton was comfortably fastest in final practice for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Hamilton’s time on the prime compound tyre wasn’t... read more »
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Max Chilton enjoyed a trouble-free debut in the Marussia during his first ever official Formula One practice session. The British GP2 driver completed 22 laps, with his best, a... read more »
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Sebastian Vettel declared himself happy with Red Bull's pace on Friday after he topped the final practice session in Abu Dhabi. However the German is wary of... read more »
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Bruno Senna believes that making Q3 is a reasonable target for Williams this weekend. Senna handed over his car to Valtteri Bottas in first practice but managed eleventh in... read more »
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Sebastian Vettel's soft tyre pace secures top spot on day one timesheets at Yas Marina in Abu Dhabi. read more »
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McLaren are effectively out of the title fight, but that doesn’t mean they can’t have a big impact on the final outcome of the championship. Unless... read more »
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McLaren is confident it will not have the same problems with the soft tyres at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix this weekend as it did in India read more »
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Pirelli needs a bigger choice of dry weather tyre compounds to choose from to avoid low-degradation one-stop races like the Indian Grand Prix read more »
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Q: The FW34 proved to be much more competitive in India than it was in Korea two weeks ago. To what do you attribute this improvement? Mark Gillan: We have had a balance... read more »
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McLaren believes a lack of speed on the soft tyre ruined its chances of landing a podium finish in the Indian Grand Prix. read more »
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Jenson Button does not expect to encounter the same extreme soft tyre wear that he reckons cost him a chance to fight at the front of the Indian Grand Prix when Formula 1... read more »
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Full details of each driver's tyre strategy during the Airtel Indian Grand Prix. read more »
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Jenson Button said McLaren's lack of competitiveness was caused by poor pace on the soft tyre at the start of the race read more »
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Jenson Button believes he struggled more than his rivals on the softer Option tyre in India on Sunday, with the McLaren driver enduring a difficult opening stint of the race.... read more »
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Sauber driver Sergio Perez was left disappointed after retiring from the Indian Grand Prix. Perez picked up a puncture when attempting to pass Daniel Ricciardo, ending his... read more »
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Clearly our car is performing much better on higher fuel, particularly this weekend, and so the decision to have only one Soft tyre run was entirely logical. read more »
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Nico Rosberg revealed that concerns about tyre degradation led to the decision not to set a lap time during the final session of qualifying at the Indian Grand Prix read more »
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Jenson Button says the start of the Indian Grand Prix will be crucial to the race result due to low tyre degradation read more »
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Qualifying seventh behind two Red Bulls, two McLarens and two Ferraris shows that we have the fourth fastest car here. We will do what we can in the race but we've seen... read more »
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Depending on the car, the soft tyre could be up to a second a lap quicker than the hard tyre: balancing that equation will be the art to the tyre strategy. read more »
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After a difficult start to the weekend, which was mainly dominated by finding the right tyre management, the team and the drivers were able to improve the performance... read more »
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Nico Rosberg qualified in 10th place for the Indian Grand Prix, whilst Michael Schumacher will start from 14th position. As Nico did not run in the final part of qualifying,... read more »
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HRT's Pedro de la Rosa triumphed in the annual Pirelli tyre-fitting challenge, which the Italian firm inaugurated at last year's Indian Grand Prix. read more »
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
7th of December 2025
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| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 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 |
