All three F1 title contenders cleared for qualifying breach
The three Formula 1 title contenders were among several drivers to be investigated and cleared for a potential qualifying breach.Lando Norris, Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri (twice) were noted by FIA race control as failing to follow the race director's instructions relating to the maximum delta time throughout qualifying. Verstappen, Piastri, Yuki Tsunoda, Lance Stroll, Nico Hulkenberg, Gabriel...
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The three Formula 1 title contenders were among several drivers to be investigated and cleared for a potential qualifying breach.Lando Norris, Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri (twice) were noted by FIA race control as failing to follow the race director's instructions relating to the maximum delta time throughout qualifying. Verstappen, Piastri, Yuki Tsunoda, Lance Stroll, Nico Hulkenberg, Gabriel...
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All three F1 title contenders cleared for qualifying breach
The three Formula 1 title contenders were among several drivers to be investigated and cleared for a potential qualifying breach
Max Verstappen beat the two McLarens to take pole position for the 2025 Formula 1 world championship deciding Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.1 Max Verstappen (Red Bull) 1m22.207s2 Lando Norris (McLaren) +0.201s3 Oscar Piastri (McLaren) +0.230s4 George Russell (Mercedes) +0.438s5 Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) +0.523s6 Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) +0.695s7 Gabriel Bortoleto (Sauber) +0.697s8 Esteban Ocon (Haas)...
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The 2025 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix will mark Formula 1's first multi-driver title showdown since 2010 - with Lando Norris, Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri all in contention for the crown.Norris remains the overwhelming favourite to clinch a maiden crown but the scenarios for either of his two rivals to prevail instead - whether it be Verstappen becoming a five-time champion or Piastri taking his first...
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Max Verstappen beat the two McLarens to take pole position for the 2025 Formula 1 world championship deciding Abu Dhabi Grand PrixNo grid penalties have been incurred yet. Ten drivers - including all three title contenders - automatically triggered stewards' investigations for breaches of the maximum delta time rules but these were quickly deemed to not be worthy of penalties.1 Max Verstappen (Red...
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Defending Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen took pole position for the 2025 season finale in Abu Dhabi, but championship leader Lando Norris crucially saw off McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri.Norris will win his maiden title on Sunday if the top three order stays as it ism or even if he drops behind Piastri to third.Unlike the McLarens, had Verstappen managed to carry an extra set of softs into Q3 ...
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George Russell beat championship leader Lando Norris to the fastest time in final practice for the 2025 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, as Oscar Piastri finally got himself into the running near the front of the pack.For most of the session it looked as though one of Norris or main F1 title rival Max Verstappen would end this session fastest, but a late lap out of nowhere lifted Russell’s Mercedes to the fr...
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Mercedes' George Russell upstaged the 2025 Formula 1 championship rivals in final practice for the decisive Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.FP3 times1 George Russell (Mercedes) 1m23.334s2 Lando Norris (McLaren) +0.004s3 Max Verstappen (Red Bull) +0.124s4 Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) +0.251s5 Oscar Piastri (McLaren) +0.259s6 Esteban Ocon (Haas) +0.271s7 Ollie Bearman (Haas) +0.275s8 Charles Leclerc (Ferrari...
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Aston Martin has been handed a double €25,000 fine, some of which has been suspended, for Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll missing a Fan Zone appearance at Formula 1's Abu Dhabi Grand PrixThe two drivers and a team representative had been summoned to see the stewards on Saturday morning to explain why the duo had failed to attend a mandatory fan engagement activity on Friday.While Aston Martin cla...
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The surprise presence of one of Lando Norris’s biggest bugbears has thrown a curveball into Formula 1’s 2025 title showdown in Abu Dhabi.After a season where Pirelli’s improved construction for 2025 has mitigated the risks of tyre graining at other venues, F1 teams have been taken aback by its unexpected recurrence at the Yas Marina circuit.Analysis after Friday’s opening day of action showed that...
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Sunday’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix doesn’t just mark the end of a Formula 1 season but several significant partnerships too. From one of the championship’s most successful engine manufacturers to the last race for one of F1’s greatest underdogs - here are seven eras ending this weekend, our thoughts on how successful they were and what kind of high (or low) they’ll likely end on. Yuki Tsunoda + F1 (202...
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Max Verstappen is steadily pushing his Red Bull into contention at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.Although his second-quickest time to Lando Norris's McLaren was around 0.35s adrift, his long run was over 60% longer than that of the McLaren driver's and the 0.43s difference in their race run averages on the medium tyre is almost accounted for by the difference in run length.Furthermore, that includes a ...
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Lando Norris again headed Max Verstappen in second practice at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix while the third 2025 Formula 1 title contender, Oscar Piastri, was restricted to 11th.FP2 times1 Lando Norris (McLaren) 1m23.083s2 Max Verstappen (Red Bull) +0.363s3 George Russell (Mercedes) +0.379s4 Ollie Bearman (Haas) +0.418s5 Nico Hulkenberg (Sauber) +0.467s6 Gabriel Bortoleto (Sauber) +0.487s7 Isack Hadja...
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McLaren has defended its decision to allow team orders to be applied in Formula 1's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix if one of its drivers finds themselves out of title contention.While McLaren has made a concerted effort to treat its drivers equally this year, The Race revealed on Thursday that the team's stance would be changing for this weekend's season finale.Both Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri will go in...
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Lando Norris topped FP2 at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix as McLaren team-mate and fellow 2025 Formula 1 title contender Oscar Piastri's first session of the weekend did not go to plan.Piastri had handed his car to IndyCar driver Pato O'Ward for FP1, meaning FP2 was his first time in the car and it showed. He ended the session 11th thanks to a massive lock-up at Turn 6 on his final flying lap before swi...
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The noise around McLaren team-mates and Formula 1 title contenders Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri has been greatly amplified ahead of this weekend’s championship showdown in Abu Dhabi.Norris is in the best position to win the F1 title for the first time as he holds a 12-point lead over Red Bull driver Max Verstappen while Piastri is four points further back.All three appeared together in an FIA pr...
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Lando Norris pipped main 2025 Formula 1 title rival Max Verstappen to top spot in first practice for the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.The two, separated by just 12 points in the drivers' championship, were split by just 0.008s in an FP1 session that the third title protagonist, Oscar Piastri, sat out - handing his car over to Pato O'Ward in one of nine 'rookie' changes at the Yas Marina circ...
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Lando Norris topped first practice for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, just 0.008 seconds clear of Max Verstappen, as their F1 title showdown rival Oscar Piastri was one of nine drivers to sit out the final FP1 of 2025 to let rookies drive.FP1 results1 Lando Norris (McLaren) 1m24.485s2 Max Verstappen (Red Bull) +0.008s3 Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) +0.016s4 Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) +0.123s5 Nico Hulkenber...
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Ferrari's disappointing 2025 Formula 1 season has been tough to stomach for all involved - but even the one potential positive from it has had a negative psychological impact that the team didn't fully anticipate.It's easy to forget, given that Ferrari not winning races has become commonplace, but the start of this season was a proper suckerpunch to Ferrari's lofty pre-season expectations, set off...
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Formula 1's first title-deciding season finale in four years kicked off with a day of media ahead of the main event. Here are our main takeaways from Thursday...Antonelli reveals Verstappen message after online abuseKimi Antonelli said the barrage of abuse in the aftermath of him falling behind Lando Norris in the Qatar Grand Prix was "not easy to get" - but appreciated Red Bull's and Max Verstapp...
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Yuki Tsunoda says the only regret he has in moving to Red Bull this season was missing out on a “f***king good car” at Racing Bulls.The Japanese replaced Liam Lawson at Red Bull from this year’s Japanese Grand Prix with high hopes of getting close to team-mate Max Verstappen and bolstering the squad’s constructors’ championship hopes.However, he endured a frustrating campaign where, despite making...
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