For those who feared a tough qualifying session for Williams, there was no Q1 elimination at Sakhir but the Grove team still experienced its worst Saturday of 2012 so far.... read more »
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Mark Gillan, chief operations engineer: "We have had a relatively tough day today with Pastor experiencing a KERs problem in qualifying which forced us to pit his car and... read more »
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Bahrain Saturday quotes: Williams read more »
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Sebastian Vettel will start the Bahrain Grand Prix on pole position, marking a return to normality for Red Bull following their Saturday domination last season. The German left... read more »
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Nico Rosberg looks best prepared to secure his second win of the season and indeed his career after ending the final practice session quickest. The Mercedes driver managed a... read more »
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Pastor Maldonado will take a five-place grid penalty after Williams mechanics were forced to change a faulty gearbox in his FW34. read more »
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Pastor Maldonado will require a new gearbox in his Williams FW34 for the Bahrain Grand Prix, and will therefore start five places lower than he qualifies. The team discovered... read more »
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Pastor Maldonado is set for a five-place grid penalty for the Bahrain Grand Prix after needing a new gearbox on his Williams for this weekend's event read more »
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Both sessions were dominated by the performance of the medium and soft tyres as we worked to optimise the set-ups to balance the car for the difficult track conditions. read more »
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Pastor Maldonado, 15th: "It was a busy day but we completed our programme. We were concentrating more on our race pace, but I feel happy read more »
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Bahrain Friday quotes: Williams read more »
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With Nico Rosberg scoring his maiden career win in Shanghai, we look back at the events that defined his stunning weekend in China - at the speed of the Mercedes F1 W03 and at... read more »
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Sir Frank Williams believes that his team has "turned the corner" and is on track to return to the front of the grid read more »
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Vijay Mallya is positive that Force India can make more sustained progress this season, as opposed to falling back as rivals such as Sauber and Williams improve their cars. The... read more »
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Bruno Senna seeks to maintain his current run of form with more points for Williams in Bahrain read more »
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Managing tyres properly will be key to strong race performances this season, according to Williams's chief operations engineer Mark Gillan read more »
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Williams' chief operations engineer Mark Gillan says the team has been buoyed by its performance in the Chinese Grand Prix read more »
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Pastor Maldonado predicts a strong Bahrain Grand Prix for Williams to follow up from the team’s impressive points-scoring finish in China last weekend. The Grove... read more »
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With both Williams drivers scoring points in China, the team are keen to repeat the feat in Bahrain... read more »
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Mark Gillan, Chief Operations Engineer: Having held the race on the longer endurance course layout in 2010, the 2012 race has now reverted back to read more »
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Having got both cars home in the points in China the whole team is eager to repeat this result in Bahrain. read more »
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Bruno Senna is convinced that he is growing up as a driver this year, on the back of his strong start to the campaign for Williams read more »
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The atmosphere has been refreshed at Williams’ Grove factory following a double points finish for the team in China. As Bruno Senna and Pastor Maldonado took the... read more »
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Toto Wolff is not Williams' new team boss. With co-founder Patrick Head and chairman Adam Parr both now gone and Sir Frank Williams stepping down from his own board, it... read more »
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Having secured their first double points-haul of the campaign in China, Williams are seeking a repeat performance at the upcoming Bahrain race... read more »
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
7th of December 2025
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| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |

