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The F1 Abu Dhabi GP was not a walk in the park for Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli. After Qualifying P14, the Italian had a rough race and finished the last race of the season in P15. The weak race pace was not what the team had hoped for. Starting on the hard, the young Italian…
Liam Lawson’s F1 Abu Dhabi GP concluded with a P18 finish after receiving a five-second time penalty for driving erratically. The Racing Bulls driver struggled for pace throughout the race and battled on an unsuccessful strategy. Despite the challenging result, Racing Bulls secured P6 in the Constructors’ Championship. Lawson spent much of the race battling…
Red Bull’s Yuki Tsunoda was ranked 18th in Pit Debrief’s 2025 F1 Drivers’ Rankings. Tsunoda enjoyed a strong start to the season with Racing Bulls. Despite this, a promotion to Red Bull in Japan saw the young Japanese driver become the latest victim of the now infamous second Red Bull seat. Strong showings from Tsunoda…
Carlos Sainz rounded off his first F1 season as driver for Williams with a P13 in the F1 Abu Dhabi GP. It was an unfortunate point-less end to a spectacular season, during which the former Ferrari driver had managed to score two rather impressive podiums for the British team. Neither Williams driver managed to score…
19th in Pit Debrief’s Driver Rankings for the 2025 F1 season is Aston Martin driver Lance Stroll. It was another extremely underwhelming year for the Canadian driver. A great start to the season for Lance Stroll As the 2025 F1 season started, Aston Martin struggled for pace. However, in a chaotic Australian GP, great tyre…
Helmut Marko has revealed the reasoning behind his shock F1 departure from Red Bull at the end of this year’s Formula 1 season. The Austrian left the team earlier this week following the conclusion of the F1 Abu Dhabi GP, having served as an adviser to Red Bull Racing (and its sister teams) since its…
F1 and the FIA confirmed that both parties have signed the 2026 Concorde Governance Agreement. All 11 Formula 1 team for 2026 have reached an agreement. The Concorde Agreement defines the regulatory framework and aims to align the key stakeholders in Formula 1. It aligns both the commercial and governance structures. The agreement will support…
Alex Albon’s season ended with a disappointing trip to the F1 Abu Dhabi GP, where the Williams driver qualified 17th and finished 16th. Two-stop strategy fails to pan out at F1 Abu Dhabi GP He was one of the drivers adopting a two-stop strategy, including Nico Hulkenberg, who started 18th. While the Sauber driver parlayed…
Following Lando Norris’ first World Drivers’ Championship win at the F1 Abu Dhabi GP, McLaren Team Principal Andrea Stella discussed in a print media session how Lando Norris’ title-winning season as a driver compared to the ones with Michael Schumacher and Kimi Räikkönen. Before Andrea Stella moved to McLaren in 2015 and became Team Principal…
Helmut Marko has opened up on his very close bond with Max Verstappen following his decision to leave the Red Bull F1 squad after two decades, alongside confirming that GianPiero Lambiase remains at the team. The Austrian advisor brought many talents through throughout this century. Sebastian Vettel, Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo were the biggest…
