F1 has learned from its worst day. This weekend at the 2025 Abu Dhabi GP, can it avoid the ghosts of its most notorious race?

F1 fans react as AD21 officials return for the 2025 finale, including a steward recently suspended as Norris, Verstappen, and Piastri's title battle heats up.

The viewing of the 2025 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix as a ‘reflection’ of the 2021 event will depend completely on how the season finale will be remembered was it thrilling racing or was it an unforgettable twist?

Formula One will return to the Portuguese city of Portimao for the 2027 and 2028 seasons, replacing the Dutch Grand Prix – held at Zandvoort – on the schedule for the two-year agreement. The Algarve International Circuit previously staged races in 2020 and 2021, stepping in amid disruption to the calendar caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

The engine supplier reaffirms its long-term ambitions under the 2026 rules, emphasizing shared vision, sustainability, and championship goals.

Portugal will rejoin the Formula 1 calendar in 2027 and 2028 as part of wider changes to the championship schedule, with Portimao stepping in for the departing Dutch Grand Prix.