Verstappen believes that the Brackley-based team will bounce back when F1 returns to more traditional venues from the French GP onwards, and is therefore ruing the fact that... read more »
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Mika Hakkinen says the right-hand kink in Baku's start/finish straight could have contributed to the worrying tyre failures there. read more »
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Pirelli will look deep into what caused the tyre failures that ended the races of Lance Stroll and Max Verstappen during the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on Sunday. read more »
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1996 F1 World Champion Damon Hill believes that the drivers will be very concerned after the tyre failures in Baku. read more »
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McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl has warned that F1 must not leap to conclusions following a brace of dramatic tyre blowouts during the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. read more »
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Stroll and Verstappen both suffered huge accidents on the straight after experiencing what appeared to be similar failures while running Pirelli's C3 tyre, which was the... read more »
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Sunday's fourth running of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix - and fifth F1 race held at the Baku City Circuit after the inaugural event was run under the European GP name in 2016... read more »
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Max Verstappen has pointed the finger at Pirelli for his "life-threatening" 190mph crash caused by a tyre blowout in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. read more »
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Double Pirelli failure takes the spotlight at Azerbaijan as Sergio Perez wins with Vettel and Gasly behind for shock podium, as Verstappen suffers high speed tyre failure and... read more »
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The Baku race erupted into action when Verstappen suffered a shocking tyre failure which caused a red flag with three laps to go.A standing start was called, with the race... read more »
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Max Verstappen's tyre failure with four laps to go resulted in the race being red flagged so that the debris could be cleared on the main straight.FIA race director... read more »
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Carlos Sainz said he had cold tyre issues throughout the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, as his lock-up at Turn 8 after pitting ruined his chances of a strong finish in Baku. read more »
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Pierre Gasly says drivers were "like lions out of the cage" at the end of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix due to the short dash to the chequered flag. The race at the Baku... read more »
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Damon Hill says F1's drivers will be concerned about the high-speed tyre failures in the Azerbaijan GP. read more »
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A tyre failure with four laps to go caused Verstappen to spin out at one of the fastest points on the circuit on the main straight, crashing into the wall and leaving debris... read more »
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Formula 1 Race Director Michael Masi says the decision to red flag the Azerbaijan Grand Prix was "in the best interest of the sport", in order to facilitate a late... read more »
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A tyre failure for Max Verstappen in the closing stages of the race in Baku initially prompted a safety car period before Masi threw a red flag, suspending the race.After the... read more »
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Formula 1 drivers say they will question why there was a delay in deploying the Safety Car in the wake of race leader Max Verstappen suffering a high-speed tyre failure in... read more »
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Scoring Aston Martin's first ever F1 podium, an over the moon Sebastian Vettel admits that tyre management was the key to his Baku race. read more »
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Following the high-speed crashes of Max Verstappen and Lance Stroll, Pirelli says debris on the track is likely the cause of the Dutch and Canadian drivers' crashes, as... read more »
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Pirelli Formula 1 boss Mario Isola believes the tyre failures suffered by Lance Stroll and Max Verstappen in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix could have been caused by debris. read more »
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Lewis Hamilton’s hopes of winning the Azerbaijan Grand Prix were dashed during a standing restart, after he locked-up and went straight on at Turn 1. The Mercedes driver looked... read more »
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Pirelli boss Mario Isola says initial investigations by F1’s tyre supplier suggest debris may have caused the tyre failures on Max Verstappen's and Lance Stroll's... read more »
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Pirelli suspects the two tyre failures at Sunday's Azerbaijan Grand Prix were caused by debris, but was not willing to draw a firm conclusion until a full investigation... read more »
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Christian Horner revealed he felt Red Bull "could only lose" after seeing Max Verstappen pitched into the wall by a dramatic tyre blow-out in the closing stages of... read more »
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
7th of December 2025
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| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 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 |