Title hopefuls Lando Norris, Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri go for pole position ahead of the all-important 2025 F1 season finale in Abu Dhabi... with Verstappen coming out on top at the Yas Marina Circuit
We spoke about the many team changes abound in 2026 as names exit and others arrive, but on the driver front there will be just one newcomer in Arvid Lindblad, who was officially confirmed with Racing Bulls for next season.
Fittingly, the Briton has just won the F2 Sprint race in Abu Dhabi having also taken part in an F1 rookie practice session on Friday. It's proving to be quite a week for the youngster
Qualifying for the 2025 Abu Dhabi GP gets underway in just under an hour's time
It was fairly plain sailing for the trio of title hopefuls in FP3 this morning, though they weren't top of the timesheets with Mercedes' Russell just pipping Norris
Of the big three though, Norris has the quickest title contender in all three FP sessions.
Remember, third place will be enough for Norris to win the title , regardless of who wins the race - but he will remain firmly focused on that top spot in qualifying either way
The final qualifying session for the 2025 F1 season is almost upon us as Lando Norris, Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri bid to give their title hopes an extra boost with pole position at the Yas Marina Circuit
