Norris leads Verstappen by 0.008s as Piastri sits out Abu Dhabi FP1 Lando Norris pipped main 2025 Formula 1 title rival Max Verstappen to top spot in first practice for the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.The two, separated by just 12 points in the drivers' championship, were split by just 0.008s in an FP1 session that the third title protagonist, Oscar Piastri, sat out - handing his car over to Pato O'Ward in one of nine 'rookie' changes at the Yas Marina circ... Read more:

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Norris leads Verstappen by 0.008s as Piastri sits out Abu Dhabi FP1

Lando Norris pipped main 2025 F1 title rival Max Verstappen to top spot in Abu Dhabi Grand Prix FP1

Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2025 F1 practice results Lando Norris topped first practice for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, just 0.008 seconds clear of Max Verstappen, as their F1 title showdown rival Oscar Piastri was one of nine drivers to sit out the final FP1 of 2025 to let rookies drive.FP1 results1 Lando Norris (McLaren) 1m24.485s2 Max Verstappen (Red Bull) +0.008s3 Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) +0.016s4 Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) +0.123s5 Nico Hulkenber... Read more:

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Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2025 F1 practice results

Mercedes' George Russell upstaged the 2025 Formula 1 championship rivals in final practice for the decisive Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Ferrari underestimated the cost of its big 2025 F1 sacrifice Ferrari's disappointing 2025 Formula 1 season has been tough to stomach for all involved - but even the one potential positive from it has had a negative psychological impact that the team didn't fully anticipate.It's easy to forget, given that Ferrari not winning races has become commonplace, but the start of this season was a proper suckerpunch to Ferrari's lofty pre-season expectations, set off... Read more:

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Ferrari underestimated the cost of its big 2025 F1 sacrifice

Ferrari's disappointing 2025 Formula 1 season has been tough to stomach for all involved - but even the one potential positive from it has had a ne...

Seven things we've learned from first day of F1's Abu Dhabi GP Formula 1's first title-deciding season finale in four years kicked off with a day of media ahead of the main event. Here are our main takeaways from Thursday...Antonelli reveals Verstappen message after online abuseKimi Antonelli said the barrage of abuse in the aftermath of him falling behind Lando Norris in the Qatar Grand Prix was "not easy to get" - but appreciated Red Bull's and Max Verstapp... Read more:

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Seven things we've learned from first day of F1's Abu Dhabi GP

What we've already learned from the first day of the first Formula 1 title-deciding season finale in four years

Tsunoda: Only Red Bull regret is giving up a 'f***ing good' car Yuki Tsunoda says the only regret he has in moving to Red Bull this season was missing out on a “f***king good car” at Racing Bulls.The Japanese replaced Liam Lawson at Red Bull from this year’s Japanese Grand Prix with high hopes of getting close to team-mate Max Verstappen and bolstering the squad’s constructors’ championship hopes.However, he endured a frustrating campaign where, despite making... Read more:

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Tsunoda: Only Red Bull regret is giving up 'f***ing good' Racing Bulls

Yuki Tsunoda still feels moving up to Red Bull was the right thing - but regrets missing out on a season in a much improved Racing Bulls car

What we took from F1's title contender grilling The FIA brought out the big guns for the final Thursday press conference of 2025 with Formula 1 title protagonists Lando Norris, Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri brought together for a media grilling - sat next to the championship trophy they will fight for on Sunday.None could be said to look thrilled to be there. But a ‘get in, get it over with, get out’ philosophy is fairly common among drivers... Read more:

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What we took from F1's title contender grilling

The FIA brought Formula 1 title protagonists Lando Norris, Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri together for a media grilling - here's what we learned

Hadjar's Verstappen 2026 admission is the perfect approach Isack Hadjar will need more than just the right attitude to succeed where his five predecessors failed, in being a fully competitive team-mate and adversary to Max Verstappen within Red Bull's main Formula 1 team.But a keen awareness of the scope of the challenge he will face as a sophomore F1 driver against "the best driver in the world" - and the willingness to publicly express this awareness wi... Read more:

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What's so impressive about Hadjar's Verstappen 2026 admission

Isack Hadjar expects to be slower than Max Verstappen at the start of F1 2026...

'Not fair’ - Russell criticises McLaren’s Abu Dhabi team order stance George Russell believes McLaren’s Abu Dhabi team order stance isn’t “acceptable or reasonable”, as Oscar Piastri could be moved aside to help Lando Norris’s title bid.McLaren has resisted favouring one of its drivers despite Max Verstappen’s ever-threatening title challenge, and it won’t explicitly favour Norris for Abu Dhabi despite his 16-point advantage over Piastri, with Verstappen between the... Read more:

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'Not fair' - Russell criticises McLaren's Abu Dhabi team order stance

George Russell believes McLaren’s Abu Dhabi team order stance isn’t “acceptable or reasonable”, as Oscar Piastri could be moved aside to he...

FIA election to go ahead despite fresh court hearing A French court has ruled that the FIA presidential vote is clear to go ahead later this month, but judges will hear allegations of potential irregularities surrounding the election system early next year. Candidate Laura Villars had been granted an emergency hearing in the Paris Judicial Court to hear complaints that the process to elect the next president was unfair, as rivals to Mohammed Ben Sul... Read more:

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FIA election to go ahead despite fresh court hearing

A French court has ruled that the FIA presidential vote is clear to go ahead later this month, but judges will hear allegations of potential irregu...

McLaren opens the door to Abu Dhabi team orders McLaren’s determination that team orders are off the table heading into the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix does not mean there are not scenarios where it could ask one of its drivers to help the other win the title. With both Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris still in contention for the title, McLaren made clear after last weekend’s Qatar Grand Prix that it would leave both drivers free to race for themselves ... Read more:

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McLaren opens the door to Abu Dhabi team orders

McLaren is open to using team orders if Piastri falls out of realistic contention during F1's Abu Dhabi title decider

Bigger Toyota deal prompts Haas rebrand for F1 2026 The Haas Formula 1 team will rebrand slightly for 2026 to mark an expanded partnership with Toyota.Haas and Toyota began a technical partnership in October last year, which kicked off the team working closely with Toyota’s motorsport arm Toyota Gazoo Racing.This deal has facilitated a first ever private testing programme for Haas and is leading to the installation of its first in-house driver-in-l... Read more:

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Bigger Toyota deal prompts Haas rebrand for F1 2026

Haas's partnership with Toyota will step up another level in 2026

The clues for how F1’s three-way title showdown will go When it comes to sports stars delivering on big occasions, there is no bigger confidence boost than knowing that what you need to produce is exactly what you have done plenty of times before. So when it comes to working out who holds the best hand for this weekend’s Formula 1 title decider in Abu Dhabi, one of the best indicators is what we have already seen this season. If a driver’s hope rests o... Read more:

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The clues for how F1’s three-way title showdown will go

A look at 2025 so far (and prior three-way title fights) can give us *some* clues to how the Abu Dhabi decider will play out

The lost points that prove Verstappen's brutal McLaren claim right When Max Verstappen said a week ago that he was only in Formula 1 title contention because of McLaren's "failures", he probably did not expect one of its biggest blunders yet to open the door even more going into the season finale. Yet that is exactly what occurred in Qatar, where McLaren cost Oscar Piastri what would have been a comfortable race win. McLaren driver Lando Norris still holds a 12-p... Read more:

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The lost points that prove Verstappen's brutal McLaren claim right

Max Verstappen's comments shine a harsh light on McLaren's wastefulness in 2025

2026 signing + point-less F2 driver: Nine F1 Abu Dhabi FP1 rookies A 2026 Formula 1 rookie and a point-less Formula 2 driver are among the nine FP1-only 'rookies' at this weekend's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.All teams have to run a rookie - a driver with fewer than two grand prix starts - twice in each car during a practice session this year, and Abu Dhabi is a popular choice to do it, given it's the end-of-the-season and FP1 is run in daytime conditions, unrepresentat... Read more:

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2026 signing + point-less F2 driver: Nine F1 Abu Dhabi FP1 rookies

A 2026 F1 rookie and a point-less F2 driver are among the nine FP1-only 'rookies' at this weekend's Abu Dhabi GP

Every F1 team's 2026 launch plans The 2026 rules overhaul marks arguably the biggest reset in Formula 1 history, with both the chassis and engine regulations changing at the same time.And that means plenty of intrigue about what those challengers will look like in particular.Here's what F1 teams have confirmed about their launch plans so far:Red Bull + Racing Bulls - January 15 (livery only)Red Bull and sister outfit Racing Bulls ... Read more:

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All 11 F1 teams' 2026 car launch plans

All the details that F1 teams have revealed about their 2026 launch plans so far

What time is F1's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix? Qualifying + race times It's almost time to decide the 2025 Formula 1 title. But when is the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix?Below you'll find all the times for this weekend's action, at the end of which one of Lando Norris, Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri will be crowned champion.Abu Dhabi GP schedule (local time)Abu Dhabi, part of the United Arab Emirates, is on Gulf Standard Time and is four hours ahead of GMT (UK... Read more:

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What time is F1's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix? Qualifying + race times

All the session times you need to be aware of at the F1 2025 title-deciding Abu Dhabi GP

Free preview: Ben tackles your F1 driver rankings questions We wanted to give you a taster of what you can expect when you sign up to The Race Members' Club by giving you the first five minutes of Ben Anderson responding to your questions about his F1 driver rankings from the Qatar GP!Ben tackles your questions on why the race winner was only third and how he decided who should be in last place in the rankings on a weekend where multiple drivers were poor.... Read more:

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Free preview: Ben tackles your F1 driver rankings questions

We wanted to give you a taster of what you can expect when you sign up to The Race Members' Club by giving you the first five minutes of Ben Anders...

What everyone gets wrong about F1 stewards right now The decision-making process of Formula 1’s stewards has been back in the spotlight over recent days following the meeting between the drivers and the FIA at the Qatar Grand Prix.The now annual get-together is akin to a workshop in getting car racing’s regulator and competitors on the same page when it comes to the policing and judgement of incidents.However, in running through some of the most hot... Read more:

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The data that busts F1 2025 stewarding myths

A handful of contentious decisions have reignited the debate about F1 stewarding - and the idea of permanent stewards - but important context is be...

The Norris-like change that helped Lawson save his F1 seat Beyond all the mental fortitude that helped Liam Lawson gather himself after the shock of his early-season Red Bull demotion, there is one other detail that proved pivotal in putting him on the path to secure his Formula 1 future this week.It came at the Austrian Grand Prix in late June when, just one race after Lando Norris had been helped by a similar tweak to his McLaren, Lawson got his hands o... Read more:

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The Norris-like change that helped Lawson save his F1 seat

Things were looking bleak for Liam Lawson's F1 career in the immediate aftermath of his Red Bull demotion. In an exclusive interview, Lawson explai...

What doomed Tsunoda at Red Bull Yuki Tsunoda's Red Bull Formula 1 career will end after just 22 grands prix, having never really recovered from a mistake five races in. Given how much of a disappointment the season has generally been, as Tsunoda has been outscored 360-30 by Max Verstappen in their time as team-mates (so far), it's easy to forget that his start at Red Bull was actually pretty reasonable.He was immediately more co... Read more:

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What doomed Tsunoda at Red Bull

Yuki Tsunoda's Red Bull F1 career will end after just 22 grands prix, having never really recovered from a mistake five races in