His 15th(!) win of the year 💪@Max33Verstappen caps an outstanding season with a lights to flag victory in AbuDhabi! #AbuDhabiGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/Nh1Y9LLjn5 — Formula 1 (@F1) November 20, 2022 Last day of term… Watch the best moments from an action-packed Abu Dhabi Grand Prix #AbuDhabiGP #F1 — Formula 1 (@F1) November 20, 2022 Max Verstappen […] More
Qualifying in Abu Dhabi took place under the lights at Yas Marina. Max Verstappen got the best out of his RB18 one last time to grab the last pole on offer in 2022. He lines up alongside his teammate Sergio Perez, who grabbed second, as Ferrari locked out the second row. But while starting on […] More
DRIVERS 1 – Max VERSTAPPEN (Red Bull Racing) 2 – Sergio PÉREZ (Red Bull Racing) 3 – Charles LECLERC (Ferrari) PARC FERMÉ INTERVIEWS (Conducted by David Coulthard) Q: Max, great way to set yourself up for the final race of the season – your seventh pole of this year and your 20th overall. Take us […] More
Red Bull Max Verstappen, 1st, 1:23.824 “It couldn’t have been better today; the tow worked out well as we managed to lock out the front row. We went out there and did our thing. As a team, we had an almost perfect qualifying, and we are very excited for tomorrow; the most important thing is […] More
Max's 20th career pole 👏#AbuDhabiGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/ILYYRVX2w7 — Formula 1 (@F1) November 19, 2022 Max Verstappen put on a show during qualifying at the Yas Marina Circuit, getting the better of Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez and Ferrari rival Charles Leclerc as the sun set and the track action ramped up in Abu Dhabi. Verstappen […] More
The fourth and final meeting of the Formula 1 Commission convened on Friday ahead of the season finale in Abu Dhabi, with a review of regulatory procedures, wet weather racing, and technical and financial regulations part of the topics under discussion. Wet weather visibility has been a topic of discussion among the drivers recently, with […] More
Red Bull’s Sergio Perez led teammate Max Verstappen in the final practice session of 2022, where drivers encountered a number of issues in the Abu Dhabi heat. Perez led 30 minutes into the session on medium compounds as the soft-shod Mercedes traded the top spot with him. Still, the Mexican driver emerged on soft tires […] More
It’s the year’s final race, and teams are fine-tuning their machines for qualifying and the Grand Prix at Abu Dhabi’s Yas Marina Circuit. Who’s looking strong for a podium finish? 1. Red Bull is the team to beat After their defeat in Brazil, Red Bull returned to form in Abu Dhabi. Their RB18 car performed […] More
Red Bull Max Verstappen – FP2: 1:24.146, P1 “I’m really happy with how that session went; I think the car came together well. Liam did a really good job in FP1; he was calm and steady, which is exactly what we needed. In FP2, we tried a few things, and in the long runs the […] More
Starting in 2023, Formula 1 is set to launch an all-female driver category, the F1 Academy, to develop and prepare young female drivers to progress to higher levels of competition – including W Series, Formula 1, Formula 2, and Formula 3. The series will consist of five teams run by current F2 and F3 […] More
Max Verstappen beat his Mercedes and Ferrari rivals to the top spot in FP2 for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, which took place in more representative evening conditions. One of eight drivers to sit out first practice for various ‘rookie’ runs, Verstappen quickly got up to speed at the Yas Marina Circuit to produce a […] More
Friday marked the beginning of the end of the 2022 F1 season as drivers took to the track at the Yas Marina Circuit during FP1. Mercedes continued where they left off in Brazil with another one-two result, and plenty of unfamiliar faces gained some track time. While Lewis Hamilton clocked a time of 1m 26.633s […] More
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