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McLaren driver Lando Norris leads the Drivers’ Championship by 12 points from Max Verstappen coming into the F1 Abu Dhabi GP. During the drivers’ press conference, the Briton discussed how he feels heading into the final race of the season and how he is dealing with the pressure. Norris reflects on his 2025 season with…
Ahead of the Abu Dhabi GP, Isack Hadjar details his low-key Red Bull promotion and his confidence in adapting to the 2026 F1 car. On December 2nd, Racing Bulls driver Isack Hadjar was announced at Red Bull Racing as their second driver for next year. Hadjar will replace Japanese driver Yuki Tsunoda, who will take…
Ahead of the final showdown for the 2025 F1 Drivers’ title, four-time IndyCar champion Álex Palou thinks Max Verstappen would have bagged the title a while ago. The Catalan driver echoed Verstappen’s own recent remarks in an interview with Mundo Deportivo, in which he also commented on his own missed opportunity at McLaren. Verstappen would…
Max Verstappen heads into the F1 Abu Dhabi GP with a chance to make it a fifth straight Drivers’ Championship. It comes on the back of a remarkable run in form since Zandvoort. He has not been off the podium since F1 returned to action post-summer break. Wins at the last two rounds in Las…
Haas F1 Team announced that it will be extending its existing partnership with Toyota Gazoo Racing (TGR), with the Japanese outfit becoming a title sponsor. The team will head into the 2026 F1 season as TGR Haas F1 Team. Haas and Toyota entered a technical partnership in October of last year, which allowed Haas to…
Finishing just outside of the points in P11 after putting up a strong fight, Alex Albon had quite a tricky weekend at the F1 Qatar GP. The Thai driver suffered from the tyre strategy restrictions caused by the Safety Car. Nevertheless, there is one more round to hopefully finish off the 2025 season on a…
Esteban Ocon endured a bruising night at the F1 Qatar GP, his race unravelling almost as soon as it began. He picked up a five-second penalty for a suspected false start and served it under the early safety car, losing crucial track position just as the field condensed. From there, he slipped out of contention,…
Racing Bulls rookie Isack Hadjar has opened up about his late puncture, the loss of points, Pirelli’s tyre limit, and the impact of the early Safety Car on strategy following his retirement from the F1 Qatar GP on Sunday. After setting the sixth-fastest time in qualifying with a superb lap, Hadjar started Sunday’s race under…
With the 2025 F1 season culminating in a high-stakes, multi-driver championship battle, the final race in Abu Dhabi requires meticulous management not just of the car, but of the team identity and external pressure. McLaren introduced a special livery for Abu Dhabi as the Drivers’ Championship is firmly on the line for Lando Norris and…
Franco Colapinto took over the second Alpine seat from Jack Doohan after just six races into the 2025 F1 season. The Argentine, however, has failed to any impact on the team’s points tally since. The F1 Qatar GP was another addition to his point-less run. Colapinto, though, claims the team has learned quite a bit…
