The Guide | F1 in 2026
Everything you need to know about the 2026 F1 season, driver line-up, races, testing and all the information we know so far. This will continue to be updated in the build-up to the start of the 2026 season
This Year – Review 2025
A review of the biggest stories on and off track from the 2025 season, looking at what they meant and what they could mean for the year ahead and the future of Formula One
ABU DHABI TEST – Jak Crawford fastest in young driver & tyre test, with Kimi Antonelli fastest on 2026 tyres
Lando Norris unveiled a golden helmet at the one-day post-season tyre and young driver Abu Dhabi Test. The new world champion was wearing a special gold crash helmet for the occasion – returned to his title-winning MCL39 at the Yas Marina Circuit as all teams hit the track with two cars. Norris was still running
2025 Constructors Championship
Po Team Nat Points 1 McLaren – Mercedes GBR 833 2 Mercedes GER 469 3 Red Bull – Honda RBPT AUT 451 4 Ferrari ITA 398 5 Williams – Mercedes GBR 137 6 Racing Bulls – Honda RBPT ITA 92 7 Haas – Ferrari USA 89 8 Aston Martin – Mercedes GBR 79 9 Sauber
2025 Drivers Championship Standings
Po Name Nat Team Points 1 Lando Norris GBR McLaren – Mercedes 423 2 Max Verstappen NED Red Bull – Honda RBPT 421 3 Oscar Piastri AUS McLaren – Mercedes 410 4 George Russell GBR Mercedes 319 5 Charles Leclerc MON Ferrari 242 6 Lewis Hamilton GBR Ferrari 156 7 Andrea Kimi Antonelli ITA Mercedes
This Grand Prix – Abu Dhabi
Analysis, reaction and talking points, plus the story of the weekend’s —- Grand Prix, at Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi. Plus the biggest news stories from the last seven days looking at what they mean for F1, both on and off track
Abu Dhabi GP – Result
Po Name Nat Team Time Points 1 Max Verstappen NED Red Bull – Honda RBPT 01:26:07.469 25 2 Oscar Piastri AUS McLaren – Mercedes +00:12.594 18 3 Lando Norris GBR McLaren – Mercedes +00:16.572 15 4 Charles Leclerc MON Ferrari +00:23.279 12 5 George Russell GBR Mercedes +00:48.563 10 6 Fernando Alonso ESP Aston Martin
ABU DHABI GP – Max Verstappen takes a dominant victory by twelve and a half seconds, as Lando Norris seals maiden title with third
Max Verstappen took a dominant victory, beating Oscar Piastri by twelve and a half seconds to win the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, but Lando Norris’s third place was enough for the Englishman to secure his maiden championship. The outgoing world champion did everything he could to retain his title, but it wasn’t enough to stop
Abu Dhabi GP – Qualifying Result
Po Name Nat Team Q1 Q2 Q3 1 Max Verstappen NED Red Bull – Honda RBPT 01:22.877 01:22.725 01:23.207 2 Lando Norris GBR McLaren – Mercedes 01:23.178 01:22.804 01:22.408 3 Oscar Piastri AUS McLaren – Mercedes 01:22.605 01:23.021 01:23.437 4 George Russell GBR Mercedes 01:23.247 01:22.730 01:22.645 5 Charles Leclerc MON Ferrari 01:23.163 01:23.948 01:22.780
ABU DHABI GP – Max Verstappen beats championship rivals to pole by two tenths with sublime laps
Max Verstappen has beaten Lando Norris to pole by two tenths for the championship-deciding Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The reigning champion set a 22.207, delivering two sublime laps that would have beaten both his championship rivals in Q3. Verstappen found a lot of time improving by nine hundredths on his final run. The top three