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Valtteri Bottas is set to leave his role as the Mercedes reserve driver at the end of the season as he makes a move to the Cadillac Formula 1 team in 2026. 
Bottas, having previously raced for Mercedes from 2017 to 2021, returned to the Brackley outfit in 2024 after losing his seat at Sauber. The Finnish driver has become a fan favourite for his fun and sarcastic humour, and this has continued ...Keep reading

Lando Norris has admitted he plans to turn the expectation that he won't take risks into an advantage during the 2025 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. While the McLaren driver needs to bring it home safely to a podium finish, he's eager to turn his last race of 2025 into a win while clinching the championship.
The Briton will start Sunday's grand prix from second on the grid alongside Red Bull's Max ...Keep reading

Charles Leclerc revealed the Ferrari SF-25 is that hard to drive he must risk hitting the wall to secure a good result, after qualifying fifth at the Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. 
The Monegasque was five-tenths off polesitter Max Verstappen, while team-mate Lewis Hamilton only finished 16th for what was his fourth, consecutive Q1 exit (including sprints).
It came after Hamilton suffered ...Keep reading

Oscar Piastri has confirmed that he will discuss potential team orders with McLaren ahead of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. 
The Australian driver is set to start the race at the Yas Marina Circuit from third on the grid behind polesitter Max Verstappen and his team-mate Lando Norris. 
Both McLaren drivers are in the running for the drivers' title along with Verstappen. Norris just needs to ...Keep reading

George Russell explained his team radio angling for a tow off Max Verstappen amid the final runs of Formula 1's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix qualifying session, with an admission that he "over-pushed" on his own laps.
The Mercedes driver will line up fourth in Sunday's grand prix at the Yas Marina Circuit alongside championship hopeful Oscar Piastri, although hoped to better his position with a little ...Keep reading

Yuki Tsunoda has explained how he gave Formula 1 title-contending team-mate Max Verstappen tows for Abu Dhabi Grand Prix pole position – and will sacrifice his race too.
After his floor was damaged in a pitlane collision with Mercedes’ Andrea Kimi Antonelli in Free Practice 3, Tsunoda moved back to an older specification and only just scraped through to Q3.
The Japanese driver took 15th ...Keep reading

Fernando Alonso will line up sixth on the grid for the 2025 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, so the wide smile that spread across his face as he talked to the media came as no surprise. While his expectations aren't too high, he's looking forward to enjoying the show from behind the wheel while keeping out of trouble. 
After a challenging start to the weekend, the Spaniard's qualifying pace came as a ...Keep reading

McLaren team principal Andrea Stella has not ruled out the threat of Mercedes' George Russell and Ferrari's Charles Leclerc for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri are set to start the race at the Yas Marina Circuit from second and third on the grid, respectively, behind Red Bull's Max Verstappen on pole position. 
While it was a positive session for the Woking outfit ...Keep reading

Lando Norris looked frustrated next to a composed Max Verstappen after qualifying for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix placed the Briton in second. The Dutchman secured pole with a commanding performance at the Yas Marina Circuit, two-tenths ahead of the McLaren driver. 
Norris looked confident throughout practice sessions leading up to today, and with a 12-point lead going into the race, he only ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen drew first blood by taking pole for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on the weekend he could become a five-time Formula 1 world champion.
The Red Bull driver was dominant in Q3 at Yas Marina Circuit and took pole by two tenths over title rival and McLaren driver Lando Norris.
But it's not the end of the world for Norris because just a podium finish will suffice to claim a maiden ...Keep reading

 
 
 
 
 
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Max Verstappen took a decisive pole for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix ahead of Formula 1's title decider, as Lando Norris outqualified Oscar Piastri by just 0.03s to join his main title rival on the front row.
Amid the pressure of the looming title battle, Verstappen flexed his experience as Norris' nerves appeared to fray throughout the progression of the session; on his opening Q3 lap, Verstappen ...Keep reading

After every F1 qualifying session, Motorsport publishes each team's qualifying record in terms of team-mate battles.
This record is based exclusively on qualifying results so that grid penalties don't alter the statistics.
When a driver can't put in a representative lap time due to a technical issue or an incident, this will be mentioned in the table.
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Lewis Hamilton said he felt “a lot of anger” after failing to progress from Q1 for the fourth time in a row at Formula 1’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
After ceding his SF-25 to Arthur Leclerc for Free Practice 1 on Friday, as Ferrari fulfilled the regulations regarding track time for rookies, Hamilton crashed out of FP3 in the Turn 9 curve.
“Just had some bottoming and then lost the back ...Keep reading

Mercedes Formula 1 CEO and team principal Toto Wolff has issued an apology to Red Bull after a crash between Andrea Kimi Antonelli and Yuki Tsunoda during FP3 in Abu Dhabi.
The incident took place in the pitlane. As Mercedes released the rookie driver, he went straight into the side of Red Bull's Tsunoda, causing damage to the side of his RB21.
"First of all, I'm sorry for Yuki, because I ...Keep reading

Isack Hadjar has discussed his reaction to the controversial end of the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, admitting he was "smashing the TV" as he watched the end of the race play out. Despite being part of the Red Bull family and set to race for the team in 2026 beside Max Verstappen, he admits he still has "mixed emotions". 
Speaking on The Red Flags Podcast over the weekend of the 2025 Las Vegas ...Keep reading

Ducati’s general manager Gigi Dall’Igna has praised Marc Marquez’s humility after his successful title charge in MotoGP in 2025, describing him as a rider who always wants to keep learning.
Marquez became a seven-time MotoGP champion this year as he completed an epic comeback from the career-altering arm injury that he sustained at Jerez in 2020.
But his success in 2025 was just as ...Keep reading

Former Top Gear producer Andy Wilman has shared a heartfelt story about when former The Grand Tour and Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson interviewed seven-time Formula 1 champion Michael Schumacher in 1999.
The duo travelled to Maranello to interview the German driver as part of a TV series called The Science of Speed. Wilman detailed how they were able to shut down a bar in the Italian city to ...Keep reading

George Russell narrowly beat Lando Norris in a red flag affected final practice at the Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, as title hopeful Max Verstappen completed the top three.
The Mercedes driver set a 1m23.334s, which put him just 0.004s above the championship leader - who topped both Friday practice sessions to look like the man to beat at Yas Marina.
This comes on the final weekend of the ...Keep reading

The Aston Martin Formula 1 team has been hit with hefty fines ahead of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix after both Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll missed a mandatory fan engagement activation on Friday.
Both drivers were summoned after the FIA Media Delegate reported that they failed to attend the event, resulting in the team being found to have breached Article 19.2(c) of the FIA Formula 1 Sporting ...Keep reading