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After 246 days, the 2022 Formula 1 season reached its conclusion with an Abu Dhabi Grand Prix full of small intrigues and big farewells.
Sebastian Vettel dominated Yas Marina off track on the final weekend of his Formula 1 career, but on the circuit it was Max Verstappen resumed regular programming after his Brazil blip.
The non-existent battle for first wasnât the story of the race, however. That minor accolade belonged to the fight for second on the road and in the drivers standings between Sergio Perez and Charles Leclerc.
Continue reading on FOX SPORTSMax Verstappen took a comfortable victory at the grand prix of the season in Abu Dhabi ahead of a nail-biting battle for second place between Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz.
Verstappen controlled the race from pole with ease, managing his tires to perfection to make it to the checkered flag with a single pit stop when heâd originally intended to make two.
It was the Dutchmanâs 35th career victory and extended his record for most wins in a season to 15.
Continue reading on RACERThe 2022 season is at its close, but before the sun sets literally and metaphorically on the campaign, thereâs some unfinished business needing addressing.
The top three teams are arranged in pairs on the grid in championship order, but after a year of development, theyâre all roughly within striking distance of one another. And given all three teams â and of course Charles Leclerc and Sergio Perez in particular â have title skin in the game, this will be no simple dead-rubber fixture to end the year.
The same goes for the entire grid in fact. Only first and last in the constructors championship are set in stone, with all other places up for grabs.
Continue reading on FOX SPORTSMax Verstappen lead Sergio Perez in a Red Bull front-row lockout for the Abu Dhabi grand prix.
Red Bullâs qualifying supremacy never looked in doubt throughout the hour-long session, the only hiccup in Verstappenâs run plan was his car suddenly switching itself off at the beginning of Q3, delaying him joining the session.
But the interruption didnât perturb the Dutchman, who was in sparkling form in the final pole shootout of the season.
Continue reading on RACERSergio Perez led a Red Bull one-two in final practice at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in a close contest with Mercedes.
In a quiet session in unrepresentative daytime conditions Perez set the benchmark at 1m 24.982s on a set of soft tires to beat teammate Max Verstappen by 0.152s.
Lewis Hamilton was a close third for Mercedes at 0.24s off the pace. The Brit set 17 laps for the session, among the most of any driver, as he sought to verify overnight fixes targeted at an unbalanced W13 on Friday.
Continue reading on RACERAnyone hoping for a repeat of the unpredictable SĂŁo Paulo Grand Prix ought to reset their expectations.
With a regular grand prix weekend format at a well-manicured circuit with stable and predictable weather, Red Bull Racing was back at its best ahead of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in both single-lap pace and during the race simulations at the end of second practice.
Max Verstappen, despite missing first practice to give rookie Liam Lawson a run, was right on the pace from the moment he jumped in the car for the twilight session, sweeping from minds the memory of Mercedesâs one-two finish in first practice â and the teamâs strong result one week ago in Brazil.
Continue reading on FOX SPORTSDaniel Ricciardo will rejoin Red Bull Racing as the teamâs third driver in 2023, according to team motorsport adviser Helmut Marko.
The team hasnât formally confirmed the news, but Marko told Sky Sport Deutschland on Friday at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix that the Australian would be returning to Milton Keynes in a promotional and ambassadorial role next season.
âRicciardo will be our third driver,â Marko said. âWe have so many sponsors, we have to do show runs and the like, so of course heâs one of the most high profile and best suited.â
Continue reading on FOX SPORTSMax Verstappen has ended Friday practice at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix with he fastest time after rocketing to top spot in FP2 in Yas Marina.
Verstappen took control of the time sheet a quarter of the way through the session on his first soft tire run but improved that time twice more, including with another fresh set of tires, to secure top spot with a time of 1m 25.146s.
It gave him a 0.341s buffer over George Russellâs Mercedes, which was suffering significant cuts in engine power down the straights before switching to race runs in the second half of the session.
Continue reading on RACERLewis Hamilton led teammate George Russell in a Mercedes one-two in opening practice for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Both drivers surged on soft tires to take the top two spots with around 15 minutes remaining, with Hamilton 0.22s ahead of Russell.
Charles Leclerc was a close third, 0.035s adrift in his Ferrari, while Sergio Perez was 0.334s off the pace for Red Bull.
Continue reading on RACERThe 2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix could be Daniel Ricciardoâs last race in Formula 1.
Whether or not this is his final drive is predicated on an enormous gamble with a slim chance of success.
You know the story by now. Ricciardoâs two years and McLaren have been so battering and bruising that the team will pay him not to race next year.
Continue reading on FOX SPORTSThe last race of the season is finally upon us, and while we donât have the tense showdown of last year â some may say thankfully so given the aftermath â the sport arrives in Abu Dhabi with a surprising number of loose ends to tie up.
The battle for second in both championships has attracted renewed interest after the chaos of Brazil. Red Bull Racing has done its best to prevent an internal feud from forming after Max Verstappen denied Sergio Perez a chance to take the upper hand over Charles Leclerc for second place, and this weekend weâll find out the extent of the damage done last weekend.
But while Ferrari is on the attack in the drivers standings, itâs on the defensive against Mercedes in the teams championship. The German marque is on the move and Ferrari has been caught out focused on 2023. Could it really slip to third after such a dominant start to the season?
Continue reading on FOX SPORTSEarlier this month Mercedes principal Toto Wolff said heâd rather win a grand prix than finish second in the constructors championship.
Victory, he said, would be a bigger achievement for a car thatâs proved so troublesome all year.
But why not both?
Nico Hulkenberg will return to Formula 1 next season with the Haas team, ousting Mick Schumacher from the sport.
The 35-year-old German last raced in F1 in 2019 for Renault, and despite not racing in any category since then, he said he felt like heâd ânever really leftâ.
âIâm very happy to move into a full-time race seat with Haas F1 Team in 2023,â he said. âIâm excited to have the opportunity to do what I love the most again and want to thank Gene Haas and Guenther Steiner for their trust.
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