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Lance Stroll ended his 2025 Season with a hard-fought points finish for his team Aston Martin at the F1 2025 Abu Dhabi GP. The Canadian driver delivered a resilient performance at the Yas Marina Circuit, crossing the finish line in P9. He ultimately secured P10, gaining a valuable championship point for the team after post-race…
Sauber driver Gabriel Bortoleto struggled with bouncing throughout the F1 Abu Dhabi GP, leaving him with a disappointing P11 in the final race of his debut season. The Brazilian rookie’s weekend began well with strong free practice results and one of his best qualifying results, claiming P7 just 0.697 seconds off the pole sitter. However,…
Franco Colapinto is ranked 20th in Pit Debrief’s Driver Rankings for the 2025 F1 season. The Argentine driver hopped into Jack Doohan’s seat for the Imola GP and finishing out the season with Alpine. However, like Doohan, Colapinto ended the season point-less. With an underperforming Alpine A525, Colapinto did not have room to grow. Lack…
Lando Norris has spoken warmly of Max Verstappen following a thrilling end to the 2025 F1 championship between the pair of them and Oscar Piastri. From Australia until Las Vegas, it looked like the title battle was between the Brit and Australian in their McLarens. However, a double DSQ in the final US race of…
The FIA World Motor Sport Council (WMSC) concluded its final 2025 meeting on F1’s 2026 sporting regulations. Several regulatory updates were formalised to structure the upcoming 2026 F1 season and beyond. The decisions reflect a push for greater efficiency, safety and preparedness for the new generation of cars. FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem acknowledged the…
21st and last in Pit Debrief’s Driver Rankings for the 2025 F1 season is Jack Doohan. The Aussie only got six rounds before getting booted by Alpine. He was replaced by Franco Colapinto. While the Argentine driver did not score any points either, the A525 was less competitive as the year went on. Jack Doohan…
Red Bull’s Yuki Tsunoda has opened up about his incident with Lando Norris, the penalty he received, his attempts to back up the McLaren driver, and him bowing out of a full-time F1 seat following his point-less finish at the Abu Dhabi GP on Sunday. And after sacrificing his opening lap in Q3 to play…
For Isack Hadjar, the final race of his 2025 Formula 1 season with Racing Bulls at the F1 Abu Dhabi GP delivered far less than he had hoped for. Hadjar looked set for a strong race after making it into Q3 and securing P9 in qualifying, with the top 15 cars separated by just 0.367s….
Nico Hülkenberg completed his 250th F1 Grand Prix in style, charging from P18 on the grid to finish the Abu Dhabi GP in P9 in the last race for the Sauber team, which will become Audi next season. Sauber looked fast in the practice sessions ahead of the Abu Dhabi GP, sparking hopes that the…
Mercedes ruled the initial part of the hybrid engine era, winning every F1 Constructors’ Championship between 2014 and 2021. The ground effect era, however, wasn’t nearly as kind to the Silver Arrows. From 2022 to 2025, the Brackley-based outfit failed to bag another championship. As the 2025 F1 Abu Dhabi GP marked the end of…
