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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, […]

Oscar Piastri made it a hat-track of Qatar Sprint wins as he dominated the 19-lap event at Lusail, comfortably finishing five seconds clear of Mercedes’ George Russell and with title rival team-mate Lando Norris in third place. Max Verstappen, level on points with Piastri ahead of the weekend in Qatar finished fourth.  When the lights […]

DRIVERS 1 – Oscar PIASTRI (McLaren) 2 – Lando NORRIS (McLaren) 3 – Max VERSTAPPEN (Red Bull Racing)   PARC FERMÉ INTERVIEWS (Conducted by James Hinchcliffe)   Q: Front row lockout for McLaren. Oscar, you said after the Sprint Race win, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” Did you have to fix anything on this McLaren to […]