Here’s a guide that tells you what you need to know about the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. It’s the 24th and final round of the 2025 Formula 1 season, and a three-way title decider between Lando Norris, Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri.

Coming into Abu Dhabi, McLaren’s Lando Norris was, if not a comfortable favorite, then at least the driver with the highest odds of prevailing. After a strong start to the season, the British driver’s form dipped at the Dutch Grand Prix.

Half of the cars sold during the RM Sotheby’s Abu Dhabi sale held on December 5, 2025, traded hands for seven- or eight-digit figures. The most expensive car was a 1994 McLaren F1, which set a new auction record for the model,

McLaren raised just under $20 million in Abu Dhabi as three future competition cars offered in a one-off “Triple Crown” auction drew significant attention from collectors. Held with RM Sotheby’s, the sale highlighted upcoming machinery from the team’s Formula 1,

GPblog brings you the latest in the F1 world directly from the paddock, including live updates from the post F1 2025 season test in Abu Dhabi. After winning the 2025 Formula 1 World Championship, Lando Norris confirmed he will switch from car number 4 to number 1 for the 2026 season.