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ANALYTICAL: CAN OSCAR PIASTRI OVERCOME FP1 LOSS TO WIN F1 TITLE
Oscar Piastri's F1 title hopes face a hurdle as he must sit out FP1 in Abu Dhabi due to rookie rules, giving rivals an edge. McLaren confirms free racing with Lando Norris.
Oscar Piastri might face a small disadvantage in the Formula 1 season's final race. He'll be stepping aside during a practice session in Abu Dhabi to let a rookie driver take the wheel.
Last weekend in Qatar, Piastri had a good shot at closing the gap with Lando Norris in the Drivers' Championship. A bad strategy from McLaren, which chose not to pit during a safety car period, cost him a spot on the podium.
Max Verstappen was able to get ahead, and Piastri couldn't catch him, finishing second. Norris ended up fourth after a difficult race. It wasn't the best result for Piastri. He was quick all weekend and could have gone into the Abu Dhabi race with a good chance of winning the title.
He still has a chance, but it will be harder because he has to sit out FP1 due to F1 rules. At the Mexico Grand Prix, Norris and eight other drivers gave up their seats to a young replacement.
F1 rules say a team must have a rookie driver in the car for two practice sessions a year—two for each car. Norris did this one last time in Mexico.
Piastri still needs to give up a practice session. It will be at the Abu Dhabi GP. The timing isn't great since Piastri is still in the title race.
Pato O'Ward replaced Norris in Mexico and will now replace Piastri. The Mexico event is good for rookie drivers because it's a track with no sprint events.
The same is true for Abu Dhabi, but it doesn't seem to help Piastri. It gives his rivals a practice session to get used to the track. Neither Norris nor Verstappen has to give up their seat.
Seven other teams still need to have a rookie driver in FP1 at the final event. If a team starts the season with a rookie driver, they only have to hand over one car twice.
Fans feel bad for Piastri. McLaren said the drivers can race freely in the final race. Verstappen could still finish as champion in 2025, even though it didn't look like it halfway through the season. He's 12 points behind Norris and four ahead of Piastri. If Norris doesn't get a podium finish and Verstappen wins, he'll take the title.
Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris can race without team orders.
This has led to questions about whether McLaren will ask Piastri to support Norris during the race. But McLaren boss Andrea Stella said their approach won't change for the final race.
Our approach will not change, he said after Qatar. We will let both Oscar and Lando compete.
Stella brought up the time three drivers were in the running to win, only for an unlikely winner to appear. It happened with Kimi Raikkonen in 2007 and Sebastian Vettel in 2010.
Oscar can win the title, Stella said. We've seen a third driver win before.
We saw it in 2007 and 2010, and Oscar is fast. He deserves to perform well. We will let the drivers race each other. It's important for us that we can beat Verstappen with one of our drivers.
THE 2026 ULTIMATUM: WHY NEXT SEASON IS "MAKE OR BREAK" FOR LEWIS HAMILTON
After a winless 2025 debut, Lewis Hamilton faces a pivotal year. See why Steiner believes the 7x champ is nearing the F1 exit.
Guenther Steiner, who used to run the Haas team, thinks Lewis Hamilton might quit Formula 1 if Ferrari can't get to the top of the Driver's Championship by 2026—he thinks that season will be super important for the racing star.
Hamilton had a tough first year with Ferrari, ending up sixth in the F1 rankings with 156 points.
That was 86 points behind his teammate, Charles Leclerc, and he didn't even get on the podium once, which is a first for him in a full season.
He often said he was bummed out about how his Ferrari debut was going.
Back in November, after the Las Vegas Grand Prix, he told Sky Sports, I feel awful. This has been the worst season ever, and it just keeps getting worse no matter how hard I try. I'm trying everything I can, both in and out of the car.
Hamilton looked pretty sad a lot during the season because he couldn't really fight for race wins.
Steiner told Sports Krone, I think if Ferrari has a good car next season, Hamilton might be able to turn things around. If they are more competitive, Lewis might find his drive again. But if things stay the same, next season will probably be his last in Formula 1. He's not going to go through that again. The situation is tough for him, and you could see that in every interview. So, the next season will be key for him.
What's Hamilton saying about quitting?
When the media asks Hamilton about his F1 future, he doesn't want to talk about retiring.
At the end of the season, when someone asked him what he would say to those who think he might retire soon, the 40-year-old said, I wouldn't say anything to them. None of them have done what I've done, so they don't know anything more than I do.
Last summer, after some rumors that he might leave early, Hamilton said he's staying at Ferrari until his contract is up.
He said, For those writing stories about me thinking about not racing, I've just started here with Ferrari. I've been here for a few years, and I'm in it for the long run, so there's no question about what I'm focused on achieving with this team. There are zero doubts, so please stop making stuff up.
In 2026, everyone will still be wondering about Hamilton's future in F1, mainly if Ferrari keeps struggling with the new rules. And if Steiner is right, another year of not competing for a championship could be the end for him.
MAX VERSTAPPEN NAMED PEER-VOTED DRIVER OF THE YEAR FOR FIFTH CONSECUTIVE SEASON
Max Verstappen wins his 5th straight F1 peer award, beating champion Lando Norris. Lewis Hamilton drops out of the top 10 for the first time.
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Max Verstappen copped his fifth straight driver-of-the-year award in Formula 1's secret peer vote, even though he almost grabbed a fifth title in 2025 but didn't quite make it.
The drivers all voted in secret, except for four guys. The Red Bull driver beat out Lando Norris, who just won the world championship, for the number one spot.
The voting worked like the normal F1 points system. Drivers ranked their top 10 rivals. Verstappen got 25 points from six votes to win.
Norris, who won his first championship after a crazy season, came in second in the driver rankings for the second year running.
The McLaren driver won the title after fighting off pressure from Verstappen and his teammate, Oscar Piastri, all season long.
George Russell took third, moving up one spot from last year. The Mercedes driver had a killer season with two wins and seven more podiums.
Piastri was fourth, up one spot, even though his championship hopes fizzled out near the end. The Aussie was leading by 34 points at one point before his performance dropped off.
Charles Leclerc finished fifth, down two spots, even though he got everything he could out of Ferrari's SF-25. The Monegasque driver had seven podiums during a tough season that saw Ferrari finish fourth.
Carlos Sainz held onto sixth after a great comeback at Williams. After a rough start, the Spaniard grabbed two podiums in a strong second half of the season.
Fernando Alonso jumped two spots to seventh, and the two-time world champion had some crazy drives in Aston Martin's AMR25.
Alex Albon took eighth after his best season with Williams, while rookies Oliver Bearman and Isack Hadjar rounded out the top 10, getting props for their awesome first seasons.
Pierre Gasly almost made the list, even with 10 Q3 appearances in Alpine's tricky A525.
Lewis Hamilton, who's won seven world championships, didn't show up in the rankings, which is a first since they started doing this poll. It shows how rough his first season at Ferrari was.
The four drivers who skipped the vote were Hamilton, Nico Hulkenberg, Lance Stroll, and Yuki Tsunoda.
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