In a recently-released video from McLaren, Oscar Piastri explains the difference between oversteer and understeer and shares that experiencing a perfectly balanced car at... read more »
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A lesson from our F1 driver Oscar Piastri on the difference between oversteer and understeer! read more »
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Max Verstappen appeared to understeer into the pit wall after the first part of qualifying for the British Grand Prix, leading to his team having to replace his front wing. read more »
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Yuki Tsunoda's hopes of gaining crucial points in the Azerbaijan sprint race were dashed after he crashed into the wall at turn 13, losing his right rear tyre. read more »
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Alpine hid its true potential in testing at Sakhir by not running soft tyres or low fuel, but Gasly picked up the pace in second practice, when he was an encouraging... read more »
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After Red Bull appeared to be the strongest team by some margin during pre-season testing last week, Verstappen had to persevere with more understeer during Friday practice as... 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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The Milton Keynes-based squad is coming off the back of a 2022 campaign where its RB18 had phases where either one or the other driver was happier.At the start of the season,... read more »
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Although the tyre compounds remaining unchanged from 2022 - other than the addition of a new C1, with the previous tyre of that specification becoming a new C0 to close the... read more »
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The Red Bull driver is well known for preferring a pointier front end, as he has no concerns about his cars being more nervous at the rear.This trait was the opposite of what... read more »
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Charles Leclerc took fourth for Ferrari but ended up even further back from the dominant Mercedes pair, complaining about understeer aboard his F1-75.If Ferrari can solve that,... read more »
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This year, the circuit might be more front-limited, as the current generation of car tends to understeer through slow corners - which Mexico has plenty of - and this can lead... read more »
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Pirelli is working on a tweak to the tyres for 2023, focusing on a much stronger front to help dial out the understeer characteristics of the current design.While it has worked... read more »
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Concerns over understeer and balance appear to vanish overnight as Mas Verstappen sets blistering pace in final practice. read more »
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It is the usual stuff - a bit of understeer here, a bit of oversteer there, but we will try and sort it out ready for tomorrow. read more »
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Pirelli are aiming to reduce understeer with their new 2023 tyres... read more »
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The new generation of ground effect machinery have marked a departure in aero concept from previous grand prix challengers, and have resulted in different characteristics.One... read more »
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The change of F1 rules for this year to move towards ground effect cars has led to a reset in terms of how they handle.With the cars also being heavier and running much lower... read more »
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The wholesale changes to F1's technical rules for the 2022 season returned the championship to a ground-effect-led aerodynamic formula, which means the machines are more... read more »
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Carlos Sainz has revealed the new generation of F1 cars are "more fun" despite struggles with oversteer and understeer. read more »
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The ground effect aero was delivering well at high speed, the tyres seemed to be behaving well and, although the extra weight meant the cars were quite cumbersome, there was... read more »
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Isola said that a stronger rear tyre encourages understeer, and admitted that it's easier to lock the fronts than it was last year.He agreed that the 2022 cars are... read more »
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Following Max Verstappen's understeer issues in free practice, Christian Horner was saying littler, other than there's "a little bit of a balance mish-mash". read more »
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After finishing second in Turkish Grand Prix FP1, four tenths down on Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton, Verstappen slipped to fifth in second practice behind team-mate Sergio... read more »
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Christian Horner is confident Red Bull can solve the "balance mish-mash" that saw Max Verstappen suffer with understeer throughout Friday practice for the Turkish... 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 |

