Lando Norris acknowledged he will have to do better when he fights Max Verstappen on-track than he has done this year. McLaren clinched the constructors’ championship yesterday but Norris lost the drivers’ title fight to the Red Bull driver two rounds earlier. Norris had never won a grand prix before the season began. He said
Lewis Hamilton’s bizarre incident with a bollard during qualifying cost him a chance to win his final race for Mercedes, team principal Toto Wolff believes. Wolff fumed over the team’s strategy after Hamilton was eliminated in the first round of qualifying, which left him 16th on the grid. Mercedes sent both their drivers out late
There were many ‘lasts’ on the starting grid for the 2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. It was the last time either Sauber driver would start a Formula 1 grand prix for the foreseeable future. The same was also true for Kevin Magnussen and, it seems increasingly likely, Sergio Perez as well. Franco Colapinto seems likely
Lewis Hamilton’s recovery from 16th on the grid to finish fourth allowed him to leave Mercedes on a greater high than seemed likely after his Saturday setback. But he took the chequered flag one place behind a driver he started three places ahead of. Does Charles Leclerc’s strategy show Hamilton, like the Ferrari driver, should
The stewards have issued a five-place grid penalty to Valtteri Bottas which he may never serve. The Sauber driver collected two penalties during the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix for collisions with different drivers. His second, with Kevin Magnussen, led to his retirement. The stewards held Bottas responsible for the collision and handed him a five-place
Lewis Hamilton was satisfied with his final grand prix as a Mercedes driver after finishing fourth in Abu Dhabi. The seven-times world champion, wbo won six of those titles with Mercedes, is leaving the team after 12 seasons with them, to join Ferrari. Hamilton had to work hard for his fourth place from 16th on
Oscar Piastri revealed Max Verstappen apologised for the collision between the pair on the first lap of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The Red Bull driver tried to pass Piastri on the inside of turn one immediately after the start, but made contact with the McLaren, knocking both he and his rival into a spin.
Sergio Perez admitted he will have to “see what happens” about his seat at Red Bull in 2025 after a dismal end to the championship in Abu Dhabi. The Red Bull driver’s woeful season ended on a low note when he retired from the final race at Yas Marina on the opening lap. Perez was
Lewis Hamilton said an emotional farewell to his Mercedes team at the end of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The seven-times world champion won six of his titles with Mercedes since joining them in 2013. No driver in F1 history has started as many consecutive seasons with one team. Sunday’s race marked Hamilton’s 245th grand
Which Formula 1 driver made the most of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix weekend? It’s time to give your verdict on which driver did the best with the equipment at their disposal over the last three days. Review how each driver got on below and vote for who impressed you the most at Yas Marina.
