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World Champion Max Verstappen Wins Season-Closing Abu Dhabi Grand Prix | Formula 1 News

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World Champion Max Verstappen Wins Season-Closing Abu Dhabi Grand Prix | Formula 1 News

[ad_1] Two-time world champion Max Verstappen claimed a record-extending 15th win this year with a "sublime" performance for Red Bull in Sunday's tight and strategic Abu Dhabi Grand Prix as Sebastian Vettel headed into retirement with a point. The 25-year-old Verstappen dominated from start to finish, but he was unable to assist his Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez in his bid to beat Ferrari's Charles Leclerc and take second place behind him in the drivers' title championship.Leclerc, driving with great precision and awareness, made his one-stop strategy succeed by resisting Perez, on fresher tyres after two stops, in the closing laps to confirm Ferrari finished second in the constructors' contest as he did in the drivers'.Carlos Sainz came home fourth in the second Ferrari ahead of Merce...

Sergio Perez Outstrips Max Verstappen In Final Abu Dhabi Practice | Formula 1 News

[ad_1] Sergio Perez outpaced Red Bull team-mate and world champion Max Verstappen in setting the fastest time in Saturday's third and final practice for the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The Mexican, whose relationship with the two-time world champion is strained following the latter's refusal to obey team orders and let him pass in last Sunday's Brazilian Grand Prix, clocked a best lap of 1minute 24.982 seconds. This was enough to take him 0.152 seconds ahead of the Dutchman.Mercedes duo seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton and last Sunday's winner in Interlagos victor George Russell maintained their fine end of season form, coming in third and fourth fastest respectively.Hamilton was only two-tenths off the pace and Russell four-tenths, but the former faced a visit to the stewards ...

Lewis Hamilton Heads George Russell As Mercedes Duo Top Opening Practice In Abu Dhabi | Formula 1 News

[ad_1] Lewis Hamilton topped the times ahead of his Mercedes team-mate George Russell in Friday's opening practice at this weekend's season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, the 'silver arrows' continuing where they left off after a one-two triumph in Sao Paulo last Sunday. Returning to the scene of his acrimonious and controversial defeat by Max Verstappen of Red Bull in last year's title-deciding race, Hamilton produced a best lap in one minute and 26.633 seconds to outpace Russell by 0.220 seconds.On a hot day with temperatures touching 34 degrees Celsius at the Yas Marina Circuit, Charles Leclerc was third for Ferrari ahead of the Red Bulls of Sergio Perez and Liam Lawson, the young New Zealander standing in for two-time world champion Max Verstappen.It was a convincing performance by the...