Red Bull's Max Verstappen during Friday practice for the 2025 F1 Abu Dhabi GP
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Verstappen P2 in Friday practices as Red Bull fights to the finish at F1 Abu Dhabi GP; Lindblad P15, Tsunoda P17

Opening the final weekend of the 2025 season, Red Bull drivers Max Verstappen and Yuki Tsunoda continued to fight drivability issues in Friday practice for the F1 Abu Dhabi GP. For the defending champion and dark horse contender Verstappen, though, this difficulty didn’t show on the timesheet. He put up the second-fastest time in both…

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Lando Norris F1 Abu Dhabi GP in the fight for his first World Drivers' Championship with McLaren.
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Norris “not completely happy” after topping Free Practice at F1 Abu Dhabi GP

McLaren driver Lando Norris started his F1 Abu Dhabi GP weekend strongly, topping both Free Practice sessions. Teammate Oscar Piastri struggled during his sole practice session of the day, finishing six tenths behind Norris. Max Verstappen remains in fight, finishing P2 across both sessions. The past two races have been difficult for McLaren and Norris….

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Lando Norris tops FP2 at the F1 Abu Dhabi GP, leading Max Verstappen and George Russell. Oscar Piastri struggles, while Bearman shines.
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F1 | FP2 | Abu Dhabi GP | Norris leads Verstappen and Russell under the lights as Piastri struggles

It’s business as usual for FP2 at the F1 Abu Dhabi GP. After a rookie-heavy FP1 session, the focus now shifts to race-representative conditions. Every lap matters, especially for those who missed the opening session. Lando Norris enters the session as the benchmark after topping Free Practice 1 by just 0.008s over title rival Max…

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Lando Norris discusses his 2025 season and whether he wants McLaren to initiate team orders ahead of the F1 Abu Dhabi GP.
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Lando Norris discusses championship hopes ahead of the 2025 F1 Abu Dhabi GP

McLaren driver Lando Norris leads the Drivers’ Championship by 12 points from Max Verstappen coming into the F1 Abu Dhabi GP. During the drivers’ press conference, the Briton discussed how he feels heading into the final race of the season and how he is dealing with the pressure. Norris reflects on his 2025 season with…

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Álex Palou insists Max Verstappen would have bagged F1 title ages ago.
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IndyCar champion Palou backs Verstappen’s remarks of winning F1 title in McLaren “two months ago”

Ahead of the final showdown for the 2025 F1 Drivers’ title, four-time IndyCar champion Álex Palou thinks Max Verstappen would have bagged the title a while ago. The Catalan driver echoed Verstappen’s own recent remarks in an interview with Mundo Deportivo, in which he also commented on his own missed opportunity at McLaren. Verstappen would…

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McLaren's fan livery at Abu Dhabi transforms the 2025 F1 finale into a celebration of team identity and calm amid championship pressure.
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McLaren’s livery brings fans into F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

With the 2025 F1 season culminating in a high-stakes, multi-driver championship battle, the final race in Abu Dhabi requires meticulous management not just of the car, but of the team identity and external pressure. McLaren introduced a special livery for Abu Dhabi as the Drivers’ Championship is firmly on the line for Lando Norris and…

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