Charlie Whiting on why Max Verstappen and Sebastian Vettel's collision was declared a racing incident and how Kevin Magnussen avoided a penalty. read more »
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F1 race director Charlie Whiting believes Max Verstappen's chicane-cut comments following the Japanese Grand Prix were "silly" read more »
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FIA race director Charlie Whiting says plans for a new Formula One circuit in Vietnam are currently on target ahead of a potential grand prix in 2020. read more »
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Charlie Whiting confirms that F1 bosses are seeking to add Vietnam to the schedule in 2020. read more »
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Vietnam is edging closer to hosting its first F1 race in 2020 following a visit from FIA race director Charlie Whiting to the proposed site in Hanoi. read more »
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Race director Charlie Whiting insists that Max Verstappen's time penalty today was fully justified. read more »
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F1 race director Charlie Whiting has no doubts that Max Verstappen 'clearly' deserved a penalty for his first lap incident with Kimi Raikkonen in the Japanese Grand Prix read more »
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The race stewards at Suzuka had a busy race on Sunday - but what was the thinking behind each of the penalties? read more »
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Charlie Whiting has given a very provisional thumbs up to a home race at Zandvoort for Max Verstappen and his 'Orange Army' read more »
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FIA race director Charlie Whiting believes Zandvoort would need "minimal" changes in order to host a Formula 1 grand prix read more »
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FIA Formula 1 race director and safety delegate Charlie Whiting has branded a change to Singapore Grand Prix's Turn 7 as a "waste of paint" read more »
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Formula 1's smaller outfits will never agree to three-car teams as they could be left fighting over 10th place; that's according to Charlie Whiting. read more »
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Though personally in favour of the idea, Charlie Whiting says it is unlikely 'third cars' will get the green light. read more »
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Proposals for Formula 1 teams to run third cars are unlikely to get sufficient support, says FIA race director Charlie Whiting - who admits he backs the idea read more »
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Charlie Whiting has poured cold water over the suggestion that Sergey Perez deliberately hit Sergey Sirotkin in Singapore, saying it was just a misjudgement. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas was outspoken on the radio during the Singapore Grand Prix after believing blue flags should have shown sooner when following Nico Hülkenberg, but Charlie... read more »
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Formula 1 race director Charlie Whiting finds it hard to believe that Sergio Perez deliberately drove in to Sergey Sirotkin during their intense battle in the Singapore Grand Prix read more »
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Though it earned him a drive-through penalty, Charlie Whiting does not believe Sergio Perez' clash with Sergey Sirotkin was a deliberate attack on the Russian. read more »
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Formula 1 has no need to change its blue flag rules, says race director Charlie Whiting, despite complaints from drivers about difficulties passing backmarkers in the Singapore... read more »
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Romain Grosjean was penalised by the stewards in Singapore for ignoring blue flags as he battled with Sergey Sirotkin. read more »
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Charlie Whiting has issued a damning indictment of Romain Grosjean's blue flag transgression in Singapore, saying it was the "worst case" of ignoring the flags... read more »
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Formula 1 race director Charlie Whiting believes Romain Grosjean committed "one of the worst cases" of ignoring blue flags he has seen in a long time at the Singapore... read more »
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Whiting unconcerned by Max Verstappen's comments about the FIA-appointed stewards after his Monza penalty. read more »
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FIA Formula 1 race director Charlie Whiting says Sauber's Italian Grand Prix DRS problems will be discussed at a meeting with team technical directors on Thursday read more »
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FIA race director Charlie Whiting says he may have a "little chat" with Max Verstappen, but is not particularly ruffled by his comments in Italy. 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 |
