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Oscar Piastri qualified third for the title-deciding 2025 F1 Abu Dhabi GP, a mere 0.029s behind his McLaren team-mate Lando Norris in P2 – but nearly two-and-a-half tenths back from a dominant Max Verstappen pole position at the all-important final round of the season. The Australian missed the opening practice session at Abu Dhabi, as…
Charles Leclerc’s F1 Abu Dhabi GP qualifying session delivered a challenging P5 result for Ferrari. The Monegasque driver battled extreme handling difficulties throughout qualifying. He maximised the car’s potential but expressed disappointment with his final qualifying position. His teammate, Lewis Hamilton, suffered his third consecutive Q1 exit, qualifying P16. Tricky car handling Leclerc faced significant…
George Russell secured fourth on the grid for the F1 Abu Dhabi GP after a close qualifying session that featured two narrow escapes. The Brit had built his momentum throughout the weekend, finishing sixth in FP1, third in FP2, and topping FP3. He carried that form into qualifying and led the times in Q2, but…
Lewis Hamilton will be starting the F1 Abu Dhabi GP season finale from P16, in what appears to be yet another disappointing weekend for Scuderia Ferrari. This quali round marks the 3rd one where he is out in Q1, a first for the 7-times-world-champion. A negative record for Lewis Hamilton Over the season, the car…
Qualifying at the F1 Abu Dhabi GP saw Lando Norris return to the front row, starting behind title rival Max Verstappen. His teammate Oscar Piastri lines up on the grid in P3. The British driver appeared to struggle for pace in Q1, finishing six tenths behind Piastri. However, Norris dialed in his performance for Q2…
Max Verstappen will start on pole position for the 2025 F1 Abu Dhabi GP, boosting his chances of claiming a fifth consecutive world title with Red Bull and pulling off F1’s biggest ever comeback in terms of championship points. The four-time world champion set the two fastest times of the qualifying hour, cementing what was…
Fernando Alonso continued his recent brilliant qualifying form as he will start P6 for the F1 Abu Dhabi GP. Although he was P9 in FP2, the two-time World Champion was not happy with his AMR25 on Friday night. It led to big set-up changes overnight for the Spaniard. P4 in final practice and showing tremendous…
In a tense and finely poised final Qualifying session of the 2025 F1 season, the Yas Marina Circuit delivered drama from the very first laps of Q1 to the final seconds of Q3. With the championship battle between Max Verstappen and the McLaren duo of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri reaching its climax, every run…
Geroge Russell claims the top spot in F1 FP3 at the Abu Dhabi GP for Mercedes ahead of this afternoon’s qualifying. Quiet start to FP3 for the F1 Abu Dhabi GP Following a brief wait as the track went green, Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso was first to brave the circuit. He was then joined by…
Irish F2 driver Alex Dunne has spoken about his future following a report from the BBC that he is in talks with Alpine F1 after leaving the McLaren Driver Development Programme back in October. It has been a strong and standout year for the Irishman in Formula 2. He has taken 2 wins at Bahrain…
