Sergio Perez and Max Verstappen have criticised the introduction of a new tyre rule set to be trialled in qualifying sessions during the 2023 Formula 1 season. In a move... read more »
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Lewis Hamilton wasn't surprised Mercedes struggled with tyre degradation in the first race of F1 2023 after pointing it out to the team before the race. read more »
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Esteban Ocon has claimed that he wasn't the only driver that was out of position for the start of the Bahrain Grand Prix. Ocon was issued a five-second time penalty after... read more »
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The Italian squad had hoped to be able to lead the challenge against Red Bull in F1's season opener last weekend. But despite pushing its rival hard in qualifying, worse... read more »
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Carlos Sainz has expressed concern over the tyre degradation issues that saw Ferrari lose out on the final podium place to Fernando Alonso's Aston Martin in the Bahrain... read more »
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Fourth-starting Sainz was on course for third place when his Scuderia stablemate Charles Leclerc was forced to retire on lap 39 out of 57 with a suspected engine... read more »
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Formula One will experiment with the format of qualifying at two races this season, the first is likely to be Imola in May, but double world champion Max Verstappen and other... read more »
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Charles Leclerc expressed hope that Ferrari's Q3 tyre strategy will pay dividends in Formula 1's Bahrain Grand Prix but conceded Red Bull is likely to have strong... read more »
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The fact that this year's pole was around eight-tenths faster, in similar conditions, underlines the increased performance of the 2023 car-tyre package. read more »
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The gap to the very front isn't ridiculous considering we only ran one new soft tyre at the end of Q3. Nevertheless, it's not where we want to be and not what we had... read more »
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Ferrari driver Leclerc looked to have the potential to beat Perez and possibly even threaten eventual pole winner Verstappen for top spot, but surprisingly climbed out of his... read more »
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As part of an effort to reduce the number of tyres that are brought to grands prix, at two races this year an experiment will take place for a new qualifying format.The number... read more »
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Pirelli has revamped its rubber for 2023 in a bid to make the fronts stronger, which is aimed at dialling out the understeer that became a common factor throughout last... read more »
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Pirelli is set to bring the C1, C2 and C3 compounds to the season opening Bahrain Grand Prix. read more »
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Rivals and pundits who crunched the numbers after the three days of running at Sakhir reckon it might be so.The car looked good from the start, but it was a race distance... read more »
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Former IndyCar driver James Hinchcliffe has questioned the opposition to a proposed tyre blanket ban by F1 drivers. read more »
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Now we've seen the F1 2023 race cars hit the track at Bahrain Pre-Season Testing, what do we know about each of the 10 teams? From a potentially dominant Red Bull, to... read more »
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Lewis Hamilton believes the push to remove tyre blankets from F1 is "dangerous" and a "pointless exercise". read more »
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Lewis Hamilton believes F1's proposal to ban tyre blankets is a "dangerous" and "pointless exercise". read more »
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Lewis Hamilton has warned that the intended ban on tyre blankets is wrong, the seven-time world champion stating that the move is dangerous. read more »
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Seven-time Formula 1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton has opposed the proposal to ban tyre blankets for the 2024 season. Tyre blankets have been utilised in F1 for some time and... read more »
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As reported by Motorsport.com on Friday, F1 teams, the FIA and FOM are all due to hold a vote after this year's British Grand Prix to decide whether or not to go ahead... read more »
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Alfa Romeo's Zhou Guanyu set the fastest time of F1 pre-season testing so far in Bahrain with a late push lap on the red-walled Pirelli tyre while reigning world champion... read more »
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Official supplier Pirelli has been making preparations for F1 to abandon the use of tyre warmers from next year as part of a wider push to improve grand prix racing's... 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 |