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Lewis Hamilton has stated he is aiming to reach the points in his final race for Mercedes following his disastrous qualifying outing in Abu Dhabi. The seven-time world champion failed to improve on his fastest lap time at the end of Q1 when a bollard became stuck underneath his car. The bollard was pitched onto

Toto Wolff has lamented the “inexcusable” decisions at Mercedes that led to Lewis Hamilton being eliminated in the first part of qualifying for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The Austrian was clearly aggrieved by the situation, with the British driver only finishing Q1 in P18. He will be elevated to P16 due to grid penalties

Lando Norris secured pole position for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, the final round of the 202 F1 season, setting a lap time just over two-tenths clear of McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri. Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz completed the top three at the Yas Marina Circuit, with Nico Hulkenberg and Max Verstappen going fourth and fifth-fastest,

George Russell has asserted he is not seeking retribution over threats the Mercedes driver alleges Max Verstappen made to him in Qatar. The 26-year-old has claimed the Dutchman told him he would “put me on my fucking head in the wall”, an accusation Verstappen has denied. Although Russell’s account has not been verified, some have

It’s time for the final qualifying session of the year! McLaren has shown strong pace throughout the weekend in Abu Dhabi and appears to be the favourite heading into the grid-setting session. Charles Leclerc’s grid drop for a new energy store means he will start Sunday’s race no higher than 11th place. It will also

Christian Horner does not believe Max Verstappen and George Russell’s off-track feud will come to blows on the circuit at the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The saga between the two drivers was instigated by a near-miss during qualifying in Qatar, but the Red Bull team principal has shut down suggestions the pair might clash

The curse of Abu Dhabi lingered large for Ferrari after a battery failure on the power unit of Charles Leclerc’s SF-24 just before the start of Free Practice 1.  This was the most-feared scenario for the team that a reliability failure at the last race of the race would make its conquest of the constructors’

Chase Carey, who was CEO of F1 from 2017 to 2021, has been appointed to the board of the championship’s owners, Liberty Media. The 71-year-old was also chairman of the series from 2016 to 2022. He will serve on the executive committee of the Liberty Media board, effective from 1st January 2025. “Chase has been

Nyck de Vries has insisted Mahindra is “on the right track” to make significant progress in the new Formula E season but that it is “impossible to gauge” its extent The all-electric championship’s 11th campaign gets underway on Saturday in São Paulo, with Mahindra entering the event as a team being closely watched.  Mahindra looked

For the first time since 2008, one of F1’s two most successful teams will win a world championship title.  In the era of Red Bull, Mercedes and then Red Bull again (not forgetting the Brawn fairytale of 2009), McLaren and Ferrari have endured a barren run, neither winning a title since they split the 2008