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 wasContinue 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 final practice, Tsunoda moved back to an olderContinue 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 MarinaContinue 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 LandoContinue Reading
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 forContinue Reading
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’Continue 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 toContinue Reading
Yuki Tsunoda was shocked by his underperformance in Free Practice 2 for Formula 1’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, with ‘one of the worst gaps’ to Red Bull team-mate Max Verstappen.Tsunoda had to sit out FP1 at Yas Marina as incoming Racing Bulls rookie Arvid Lindblad – the main reason whyContinue Reading
Isack Hadjar begins the next stage of his journey in the Red Bull empire on Tuesday, when his first official engagement as a newly promoted Red Bull Racing driver will be to test Pirelli’s definitive 2026 tyres for the first time.As Max Verstappen’s team-mate, Hadjar will occupy one of theContinue Reading
As McLaren goes into Formula 1’s 2025 title decider with both drivers in contention for the world championship against Max Verstappen, two words come up again and again: papaya rules.The phrase was coined by team principal Andrea Stella – “Andreas like to come up with different names for different things,”Continue Reading