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DRIVERS 1 – Max VERSTAPPEN (Red Bull Racing) 2 – Oscar PIASTRI (McLaren)3 – Lando NORRIS (McLaren)  TRACK INTERVIEWS  (Conducted by David Coulthard)    Q: Lando Norris, you are a world champion! The world champion!Lando NORRIS: The world champion. Oh, God. I’ve not cried in a while. I didn’t think I would cry, but I did. It’s a long journey. First of all, […]

George Russell went quickest in the final hour of practice for the 2025 FIA Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, outpacing championship leader Lando Norris by just 0.004s with title contender Max Verstappen in third. Oscar Piastri was fifth in a session that also Lewis Hamilton bring out the red flags.  The session, held in the […]

Max Verstappen grabbed pole position for the championship-deciding 2025 FIA Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, finishing two tenths of a second ahead of title rivals Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri.  Verstappen goes into the final race of the season 12 points behind championship leader Norris and with blistering pace in Q3 of the hour-long […]

DRIVERS1 – Max VERSTAPPEN (Red Bull Racing) 2 – Lando NORRIS (McLaren)3 – Oscar PIASTRI (McLaren)  PARC FERMÉ INTERVIEWS (Conducted by James Hinchcliffe)  Q: Max, first of all, congratulations – 48th career pole. You found an enormous amount of lap time in Q3 there. Where did that come from? Max VERSTAPPEN: Well, in Q2 I stayed on scrubbed tyres and I think those […]

Lando Norris went quickest in opening practice for the 2025 FIA Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, finishing just 0.008s ahead of title rival Max Verstappen on thew weekend on which the Drivers’ Championship will be decided. The third contender for the crown, Oscar Piastri sat out the session with his McLaren car being taken […]

Championship-leading McLaren driver Lando Norris made it a clean sweep in Friday practice for the 2025 FIA Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, beating Red Bull title rival Max Verstappen by almost four tenths of a second, as Oscar PIastri could only manage the 11th fastest time of the second practice session in the other McLaren. The […]

TEAM REPRESENTATIVES: Jonathan WHEATLEY (Kick Sauber), Zak BROWN (McLaren), Laurent MEKIES (Red Bull Racing)  Q: Now, Zak, perhaps we could start with you. It’s a huge weekend for both of your drivers. Have you sensed the tension go up a notch inside the garage so far? Zak BROWN: No. It’s kind of business as usual. Of course, it’s […]

PART ONE – George RUSSELL (Mercedes), Isack HADJAR (Racing Bulls), Charles LECLERC (Ferrari) Q: Charles, can we start with you? It was a very tough weekend for you and Ferrari last time out in Qatar. Having had all the post-race debriefs, do you understand a little better the cause of all the problems?Charles LECLERC: Well, we have […]

DATE TIME DRIVER / TEAM MEMBER Thursday, 4 December 1430hrs  1500hrs Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)George Russell (Mercedes) Isack Hadjar (Racing Bulls)  Lando Norris (McLaren)Oscar Piastri (McLaren)Max Verstappen (Red Bull) Friday, 5 December Press Conference: 1530hrs TV Pen: 1600hrs Jonathan Wheatley (Kick Sauber)Zak Brown (McLaren)Laurent Mekies (Red Bull) Saturday, 6 December Post-Qualifying Top three fastest drivers Sunday, 7 December Post-Race First three finishing […]

   

DRIVERS 1 – Max VERSTAPPEN (Red Bull Racing) 2 – Lando NORRIS (McLaren) 3 – Carlos SAINZ (Williams)   TRACK INTERVIEWS (Conducted by Martin Brundle)    Q: Max, unbelievable. Congratulations. You’ve been the reigning world champion since Abu Dhabi 2021. And you still are. You’re still in the game for this year’s world championship. Max VERSTAPPEN: Yeah. This was […]

Max Verstappen took a perfectly executed Qatar Grand Prix, beating Oscar Piastri to rise to second place in the Drivers standing and to close to just 12 points behind championship leader Lando Norris, a strategic fumble cost McLaren dearly. The final podium position at Lusail went to Williams’ Carlos Sainz.  Polesitter Piastri got away well […]

DRIVERS 1 – Oscar PIASTRI (McLaren) 2 – George RUSSELL (Mercedes) 3 – Lando NORRIS (McLaren)   TRACK INTERVIEWS (Conducted by Jolyon Palmer)   Q: Well, down here with the top three. First things first, welcome back, Oscar. What a weekend it’s been for you so far and that looked like a really controlled drive. Oscar PIASTRI: Yeah, […]