George Russell disrupted the title narrative in Abu Dhabi by going quickest in FP3 ahead of Lando Norris and Max Verstappen. As Mercedes finds form at the last moment, McLaren and Red Bull remain closely matched, setting up a high‑pressure qualifying session that could decide the outcome of the 2025 Formula 1 season.
Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko has warned that the team “cannot rely on mistakes” from McLaren to save its Abu Dhabi weekend. With Max Verstappen lacking confidence in his car and Lando Norris leading the way, Marko concedes Red Bull is “not in a very comfortable situation” and must find genuine performance instead of banking on a third error from its main rival.
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Lando Norris set the fastest time in both free practice sessions at Yas Marina yet insists he is “not totally confident” with his McLaren. While the Briton leads the way on paper, he and team‑mate Oscar Piastri – who struggled on the soft compound – believe there is still significant work to do before qualifying and the race at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
After the first day of running at the 2025 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Max Verstappen acknowledged that Red Bull lacked pace compared to Lando Norris’ McLaren. Despite solid long runs, the Dutchman believes the team must find performance overnight to challenge for pole and victory at Yas Marina.
Norris dominates FP2 at Abu Dhabi with 1:23.083, boosting title hopes as Piastri lags in 11th on his first run.
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Oscar Piastri confirms McLaren has not talked internally about what happens if he alone can secure Lando Norris’ title in Abu Dhabi, leaving a delicate team-orders question hanging over a three-way fight with Max Verstappen.
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Watching the three-way 2025 title fight from the sidelines, Fernando Alonso insists results in Formula 1 can never be disconnected from car performance, stating that “we all say we can be champion with the best car” as the season builds to its Abu Dhabi climax.
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Max Verstappen approaches the 2025 Abu Dhabi title showdown with a strikingly calm mindset, saying that whether he wins the championship or not “doesn’t really matter” because he already considers his season outstanding from a personal performance point of view.
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Despite recent strategic setbacks, McLaren team principal Andrea Stella affirmed the team will uphold driver equity through the Abu Dhabi season finale, allowing Norris and Piastri to race freely unless one falls out of contention.
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errari endured a frustrating and dull weekend at the 2025 Qatar GP. Charles Leclerc described his race as boring, focusing instead on tracking and calculating the title fight gaps between Lando Norris, Max Verstappen, and Oscar Piastri from inside the cockpit.
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