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Verstappen couldn’t do it all on his own – Abu Dhabi GP takeaways
From Verstappen’s solo masterclass to Norris’s composed title win; Piastri’s late-season spark; Ferrari and Hamilton’s struggle; and the final DRS farewell, Abu Dhabi summed up F1 2025
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Brilliant Norris deserved better stage than soulless Yas Marina: Up/Down in Abu Dhabi
Lando Norris and McLaren made F1 history in the desert – shame about the track though…
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A dramatic F1 title showdown needs a better circuit – What you missed at the Abu Dhabi GP
From quiet goodbyes and regulatory slip-ups to a finale that still couldn’t conjure much excitement, here’s everything you may have missed amid Lando Norris’s title celebrations in Abu Dhabi
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Mark Hughes: Piastri pass on Norris was part of McLaren’s bold strategy to foil Verstappen
Mark Hughes explains how McLaren’s pre-planned lap-one swap and split-tyre strategy blunted Verstappen’s threat and laid the groundwork for Norris’s title-winning drive
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Norris credits mid-season turnaround as key to maiden F1 title
The new world champion feels bouncing back from a slump showed the most of him
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Norris takes 2025 F1 title as Verstappen wins Abu Dhabi GP
Verstappen did all he could, but it was Norris who secured the F1 2025 title
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Who has won the F1 title for McLaren? Every driver champion from Fittipaldi to Norris
Lando Norris has become McLaren’s first F1 world champion for 17 years – here’s who’s done it before for the famous team
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Today’s F1 starting grid for the 2025 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Max Verstappen claimed pole position for the 2025 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, ahead of boith title contenders Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri on the starting grid. Here’s the full line-up for Sunday’s race
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Season Review Awards: vote for your best F1 moments of 2025
Who stood out in Formula 1 this year? Vote now to have your say on the highlights of the 2025 season
F1
Verstappen couldn’t do it all on his own – Abu Dhabi GP takeaways
From Verstappen’s solo masterclass to Norris’s composed title win; Piastri’s late-season spark; Ferrari and Hamilton’s struggle; and the final DRS farewell, Abu Dhabi summed up F1 2025
Opinion
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Brilliant Norris deserved better stage than soulless Yas Marina: Up/Down in Abu Dhabi
Lando Norris and McLaren made F1 history in the desert – shame about the track though…
F1
A dramatic F1 title showdown needs a better circuit – What you missed at the Abu Dhabi GP
From quiet goodbyes and regulatory slip-ups to a finale that still couldn’t conjure much excitement, here’s everything you may have missed amid Lando Norris’s title celebrations in Abu Dhabi
F1
Mark Hughes: Piastri pass on Norris was part of McLaren’s bold strategy to foil Verstappen
Mark Hughes explains how McLaren’s pre-planned lap-one swap and split-tyre strategy blunted Verstappen’s threat and laid the groundwork for Norris’s title-winning drive
F1
Norris credits mid-season turnaround as key to maiden F1 title
The new world champion feels bouncing back from a slump showed the most of him
F1
Norris takes 2025 F1 title as Verstappen wins Abu Dhabi GP
Verstappen did all he could, but it was Norris who secured the F1 2025 title
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Who has won the F1 title for McLaren? Every driver champion from Fittipaldi to Norris
Lando Norris has become McLaren’s first F1 world champion for 17 years – here’s who’s done it before for the famous team
F1
Today’s F1 starting grid for the 2025 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Max Verstappen claimed pole position for the 2025 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, ahead of boith title contenders Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri on the starting grid. Here’s the full line-up for Sunday’s race
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MPH: F1’s big fears fade as a new era begins smoothly
Mark Hughes dissects F1’s first shakedown, revealing why the opening signs are far more positive than expected
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MPH: McLaren set out 2026 F1 ‘battlegrounds’ – they’re just 200mm long
F1’s 2026 regulations severely restrict designers, says McLaren. But the reigning champions have identified small areas of this year’s car where there’s an opportunity to find the ‘performance honey’
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MPH: How FIA can intervene immediately over ‘trick’ Mercedes F1 engine
Mercedes is rumoured to have an engine innovation promising a significant advantage over other Formula 1 power units. It could mean rivals are allowed extra benefits to catch up, explains Mark Hughes
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Jamie Chadwick shines at the Silverstone 4 Hours
IDEC Sport Silverstone 4 Hours 14/9/25 A home win for Jamie Chadwick capped a happy return for contemporary Le Mans Prototype racing to the UK, as the European Le Mans…
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McLaren drivers swapped tips ahead of Chinese GP. Norris also quietly planned attack
Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris worked together ahead of the 2025 Chinese GP, finding the pace that delivered a 1-2 finish, while Norris also prepared to attack his team-mate during the race. Brake issues denied him, says Mark Hughes but the F1 title duel is coming
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One race to prove himself at Alpine? Heat is on Jack Doohan as Ocon signs off
Esteban Ocon’s Alpine stint ended at the 2024 Qatar GP, giving Jack Doohan a make-or-break F1 chance in Abu Dhabi. Elsewhere FIA boss Mohammed Ben Sulayem dismissed driver concerns and mechanics just wanted a kip: Chris Medland‘s paddock diary
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How the Barcelona test went for every F1 team
The Barcelona Formula 1 ‘shakedown’ came to an end on Friday with varying fortunes for the teams who were putting this year’s all-new cars through their paces for the first time
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When an accountant fired Adrian Newey and doomed an F1 team
An accountant sacked F1’s future design legend in 1990 – then watched helplessly as Newey’s final creation proved the accountant spectacularly wrong
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Eau Rouge: The corner that could not be built today
From ‘the most challenging corner of the post-war period’ to a sequence that’s lost its soul – the evolution of Spa’s defining corner has divided the racing world
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