As Abu Dhabi brings the three F1 title contenders together, their contrasting demeanours reveal as much about the pressure they carry as the points that separate them, says Mark Hughes

A lap-seven safety car forced a simple choice – and McLaren got it wrong, throwing away Piastri’s win and giving Verstappen a shot at the title, as Mark Hughes explains

McLaren ran its cars with a ride-height safety margin in Las Vegas, where Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri were disqualified for excessive plank wear. But, asks Mark Hughes, was that based on a more aggressive set-up to tackle Red Bull’s renewed threat?

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…

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

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

Lando Norris or Oscar Piastri could become McLaren’s first F1 world champion for many years – here’s who’s done it before for the famous team

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

There wasn’t much fighting talk from the three F1 title contenders ahead of the 2025 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. But there’s a good reason that they seemed disinterested, says a leading sports psychologist