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Álex Palou insists Max Verstappen would have bagged F1 title ages ago.

IndyCar champion Palou backs Verstappen’s remarks of winning F1 title in McLaren “two months ago”

Ewout Albrecht1 hour ago1 hour ago04 mins mins

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…

McLaren's fan livery at Abu Dhabi transforms the 2025 F1 finale into a celebration of team identity and calm amid championship pressure.

McLaren’s livery brings fans into F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Kavi Khandelwal1 day ago1 day ago03 mins mins

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…

Wolff, remembering the championship battle with his own drivers, Hamilton and Rosberg, understands the weight now bearing down on McLaren F1.

Wolff on McLaren’s F1 championship fight: “It’s more theirs to lose than Max’s to win”

Rachel Stephens2 days ago2 days ago03 mins mins

Starting second at the F1 Qatar GP, a victory for Lando Norris would have sealed the 2025 Formula 1 World Championship. After 57 laps, though, things didn’t go quite his way. A Verstappen win, alongside some strategic missteps for McLaren, means the title fight will now be decided at the final race in Abu Dhabi. Norris…

McLaren are backing both drivers at the Abu Dhabi GP

Andrea Stella on backing both McLaren drivers in championship fight at F1 Abu Dhabi GP

Chloe Meehan2 days ago2 days ago04 mins mins

Andrea Stella has spoken after the F1 Qatar GP, stating that he will continue to support both drivers, as the championship showdown heads into Abu Dhabi. There was disappointment for McLaren at the F1 Qatar GP. The weekend provided the opportunity for Lando Norris to win his first World Championship. However, things didn’t go to…

Sebastian Vettel celebrates victory at the 2010 F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix as he came from third in the standings to steal the Formula 1 World Drivers' Championship away from Fernando Alonso at the season finale.

15 years on: When four drivers entered the 2010 F1 Abu Dhabi GP with a chance at the World Championship

Dillon Rigby2 days ago2 days ago07 mins mins

As we approach a season finale in which Lando Norris, Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri can still win the 2025 Formula 1 World Drivers’ Championship, it’s important to look back on the last time more than two drivers still had a chance at the world title coming into the final race; the 2010 F1 Abu…

McLaren Racing has announced that 2025 FIA F2 Champion Fornaroli and Verschoor will join the Driver Development Programme.

McLaren F1 announces Fornaroli and Verschoor joining Driver Development Programme

Karishma Persad2 days ago2 days ago04 mins mins

The McLaren F1 Team have announced that 2025 FIA Formula 2 Champion Leonardo Fornaroli and multiple-time race winner Richard Verschoor have joined their Driver Development Programme. Championship success in back-to-back seasons Fornaroli arrives at McLaren following a remarkable weekend in Lusail, where he secured the F2 title with one round remaining. The Italian built his…

Mekies explains Red Bull’s Qatar GP turnaround as Verstappen beats McLaren with improved pace and Safety Car strategy

Mekies reflects on F1 Qatar GP as Verstappen claims crucial win for Red Bull

Chiara Schulte genannt Hobein3 days ago3 days ago05 mins mins

Max Verstappen turned a difficult weekend into a crucial victory under the lights at the F1 Qatar GP. Red Bull started on the back foot, several tenths slower than McLaren on Friday. The team worked through set-up changes, closed the gap, and gave Verstappen a car he could fight with. In the race, he delivered…

Oscar Piastri in his #81 McLaren during the F1 Qatar GP, P2 finish.

Piastri reviews frustrating strategy mistake that cost him the win at F1 Qatar GP

Ana-Maria Andronic4 days ago4 days ago05 mins mins

With an almost perfect race weekend, Oscar Piastri closed out the F1 Qatar GP with a P2 after a dreadful strategy call from McLaren. Maximising his results, the Australian pushed hard all the way to the chequered flag. Despite keeping the lead into Turn 1, Piastri suffered after a decision by the team to stay…

McLaren's Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris on track during the 2025 F1 Qatar GP.

Stella: McLaren “didn’t expect” everyone to pit in early safety car at F1 Qatar GP

Nicolas Lopes4 days ago4 days ago05 mins mins

McLaren endured a difficult 2025 F1 Qatar GP after going in a different strategic avenue to the rest of the grid in the early safety car on lap 7, when basically the entire field piled into the pits for a new set of tyres, and only the two papaya cars stayed out. That meant they…

Lando Norris on track during the 2025 F1 Qatar GP.

Norris: “Nothing wrong” with McLaren’s approach to F1 Qatar GP strategy

Nicolas Lopes4 days ago4 days ago04 mins mins

Lando Norris finished fourth at the 2025 F1 Qatar GP, after a strategic blunder from his McLaren team left him down the order and needing to fight back for a podium position, which he couldn’t quite recover in the closing stages. An early safety car – crucially on lap 7 – for a clash between…