Max Verstappen lost out on the 2025 driver’s title win under extremely disappointing circumstances. The Dutchman suffered from a rollercoaster of a year in the final season of the ground-effect era.
Heading into the season, Oscar Piastri was an afterthought on most fans' minds regarding the 2025 Drivers' Championship, who most people thought would be won by either McLaren teammate Lando Norris or four-time champion Max Verstappen.
Helmut Marko does not know whether he will still be part of Red Bull next year. Paddock sources indicate that the exact role of Gianpiero Lambiase, who was emotional in Abu Dhabi, isn’t fully clear yet for 2026 Red Bull has turned its 2025 season around in impressive fashion.
Captured on Mercedes’ social channels, Verstappen’s warm response to Antonelli’s apology stands in stark contrast to the death threats and toxic messages
Nico Rosberg and Martin Brundle have urged Lewis Hamilton not to give up on his Ferrari project 2016 Formula 1 champion Nico Rosberg has urged his former Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton not to give up on Ferrari or retire from the series after his tough first season with the Maranello outfit.
Here are our winners and losers from Formula 1's 2025 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, which crowned a new world champion for the first time in four years For the first time since 2021, Abu Dhabi played host to an F1 title decider, and just like last time a new name is written into the history books.
Max Verstappen refused to blame his road-rage with George Russell at this season's Spanish Grand Prix for costing him a fifth consecutive world championship.
McLaren team principal Andrea Stella has praised the squad for 'responding to the call to elevate' performance after a double Formula 1 world championship success was confirmed at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Lando Norris has officially become the next British driver’s champion after Lewis Hamilton won the latest championship back in 2020. Hamilton dominated for many years before the ground-effect era proved to be extremely difficult for him.
Max Verstappen went from pole position to a victory lap at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday, but the real winner was Lando Norris, who secured his first Formula One world championship.
Lando Norris secured a first Formula 1 world drivers' championship after an enthralling Abu Dhabi Grand Prix won by Max Verstappen. Red Bull driver Verstappen led from pole to make it 11 conversions for polesitters from the past 11 races at the Yas Marina Circuit.
The season finale at the Yas Marina Circuit delivered its first major moment of controversy when Yuki Tsunoda received a five-second penalty during the F1 Abu Dhabi GP.
Team principal reflects on growing tensions at Mercedes and the timing of Lewis Hamilton’s departure. Lewis Hamilton’s decision to leave Mercedes for Ferrari is one he may already be questioning.
McLaren Racing has made a point of treating its drivers fairly to give them every opportunity to win the Drivers championship. However, that may not be the case for Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris - two drivers fighting for the top spot -- at this weekend's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, according to McLaren CEO Zak Brown.