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Dec132020 by Marko HanželicNo Comments

STATEMENTS of the top three in the LAST RACE OF THE SEASON

This year's race for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix really shouldn't be one of the most exciting, but if nothing else, the winner, who acted in the style of silver arrows today and left no doubt about the winner of the race, broke the monotony. Max Verstappen (Red Bull Honda) - 1st place https://twitter.com/F1/status/1338134203616161795 "It was really fun," the winner cheerfully remarked after the race. “We didn’t make any mistakes and I was able to control the tires well,” Verstappen said. At least he was having fun, which wouldn’t necessarily be the case for the other drivers. And also not for all spectators… "When you're first, a lot of things are easier. So I could easily control my rhythm and despite the vibrations that worried me a bit, I managed to control the advantage over Mercedes without any problems." “It was really d

Dec132020 by Marko HanželicNo Comments

VN ABU DABIJA, race: Max VERSTAPPEN sovereignly WON, McLAREN third in the CONSTRUCTORS championship

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The start of the race did not bring the expected drama we were used to in some previous races. Max Verstappen easily defended the lead from Valleter Bottas and Lewis Hamilton from the pole position. There were no major rosaries of cities in the background either. The first few laps were marked by the start, so without major upheavals. Most of the racers persevered on the DRS train, with Sergio Perez gaining the most in this part of the race, who had already managed to break into 16th place, but it was the Mexican’s catching points that would help Racing Point beat McLaren in the fight for third place among the constructors, ending in the tenth lap when the oil pressure in the Mercedes engine of his race car dropped and he was forced to resign. We first saw the virtual safety car phase. https://twitter.co

Dec132020 by Bojan VrbnjakNo Comments

LEWIS HAMILTON after coronavirus: Will the lungs withstand even the RACE?

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There was no Sakhir Lewis Hamilton at the previous GP race due to coronavirus, but at the final event of the 2020 season in Abu Dhabi, he wanted to be there by all means. After yesterday’s qualifiers, the Briton acted very weakly. He spoke quietly, coughed a few times, and admitted that he was not at his best. Hamilton said: "I feel with all the people who have suffered from the coronavirus and I suffer with all the people who have lost their loved ones to this disease. It's a really horrible virus. I'm not at one hundred percent yet, I feel it in my lungs. But you know "How it is with the racers. You will also drive with one hand. Fortunately, it is not so bad for me, but it is clear to me that one of the most difficult races is ahead of me." Lewis Hamilton admitted that he was not doing his best, but he still managed a great result

Dec122020 by Bojan VrbnjakNo Comments

VN ABU DABIJA - Statements of the BEST THREE qualifications

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Although the track at Yas Marina Circuit perfectly matches the Mercedes race car, Lewis Hamilton and Vatltteri Bottas were beaten today. Faster than them was Max Verstappen with his Red Bull. Despite the fact that the differences are minimal, the Dutchman was still able to successfully complete the qualifying part of this season and put himself in front of the dominant silver arrows in a black appearance. https://twitter.com/F1/status/1337761336013578241 Max Verstappen, Red Bull - pole position: "In the last qualifiers of the year I wanted to do my best again, I am very happy to be able to give this pole to this hard-working team These were not easy qualifications, as it was difficult to put the tires into operation and drive the lap without a defect.

Dec122020 by Bojan VrbnjakNo Comments

VN ABU DABIJA, qualifications: Last pole position of the 2020 season to MAX VERSTAPPN

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Max Verstappen secured a pole position in Abu Dhabi. The Dutchman narrowly beat Mercedes duo Bottas and Hamilton. For Verstappn, this is the third best starting position in his career. Q1: Hamilton’s last-minute time https://twitter.com/F1/status/1337763114717229057 While both Haas racers opened this year’s final qualifiers, things were quickly put in place by Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton. To the latter, the commissioners deleted the best time of the lap, where the Briton in turn 20 was a little too long, and on top of that, his jumping around the curb didn’t look the healthiest for the bottom of the car. Hamilton drove one lap to recharge the batteries and immediately afterwards another quick lap and that in seventh place. Verstappen also drove another ambulance after a failed attempt

Dec122020 by Bojan VrbnjakNo Comments

VN ABU DABIJA, FP3: MAX VERSTAPPEN wins general of last qualifications 2020

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Behind us is the third free practice of the Abu Dhabi GP, the general of the afternoon qualifiers, which is of secondary importance here on the Arabian Peninsula. The fact is that the training is in daylight and the qualifications are in the evening or in the evening, which makes the conditions completely different. And since the third training - like yesterday's first - took place in daylight and the qualifications will only take place on the eve of local time, it was no surprise that the first race car went to the track only after twenty minutes. The best time in the end was achieved by Max Verstappen in front of teammates Alex Albon and Daniel Ricciard from the Renault team. https://twitter.com/F1/status/1337715295092412416 Results of today's third free practice of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The Mercedes was, probably flat

Dec122020 by Marko HanželicNo Comments

George RUSSELL on returning to WILLIAMS: “Unusual feeling”

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"Welcome home, George." Williams ’team stuck that message to the edge of the cockpit in which George Russell sat on Friday. After a weekend in a Mercedes at the Sakhir GP, the Briton has to get used to the FW43 again. "Of course, the car is something else entirely. Lap times don't lie, that's clear. Mercedes is the yardstick. I was lucky to be allowed to drive for them last weekend and now I know where we need to improve the car," Russell describes. He says he was very happy to see all his colleagues in the garage again. It wasn’t until Thursday night that it became clear that Russell would be moving back to Williams. After isolation, Lewis Hamilton passed several negative tests on covid-19 and received permission to perform in training and racing. Russell was quite disappointed after the Sakhir GP, but impressed most with his ride

Dec122020 by Bojan VrbnjakNo Comments

Premier MICK SCHUMACHER in Formula 1: I didn’t drive at the LIMIT

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The time has finally come. After Mick Schumacher was supposed to compete in the first free practice at the Eiffel GP, which was canceled due to bad weather, he celebrated his official premiere in Formula 1 here in Abu Dhabi. In the final of this season, Mick competed in the first training session. for his future team Haas, where he replaced Kevin Magnussen. He drove 23 laps, the fastest in 1: 41.235 minutes. With that, he finished in 18th place, almost three seconds faster than his colleague Pietro Fittipaldi. “We had different programs, which is why there’s such a big difference,” admitted Schumacher, who didn’t exactly have a good start to training. After leaving the pits, he came back in the same lap. "We have a sensor in the gloves that has become independent. I didn't want to throw it in the cockpit while driving, so I

Dec112020 by Marko HanželicNo Comments

VN ABU DABIJA, FP2: BOTTAS in front of HAMILTON, Kimi put out the FIRE

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Also in Abu Dhabi, at the beginning of the second free practice, the first minutes were devoted to testing tires for the new season. So far, the reactions have not been overly positive, but it should be added that the race cars are not optimally set for the mentioned tires, which will be used in the 2021 season. Today, the teams tested the mixture with the C4 mark. The advantage of testing the new tires this time was mainly in the fact that all 20 racers quickly got on the track and there was quite a bit of traffic. The best time on the test tires was set by Valtteri Bottas, who was still a second slower than Max Verstappen on FP1 with a time of 37,8: 1. https://twitter.com/F1/status/1337389671597436930 This time the Commissioners focused mainly on bend no. 21, where they drive to š

Dec112020 by Bojan VrbnjakNo Comments

VN ABU DABIJA, FP1: The first training session of the end of the season to MAX VERSTAPPN

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We have probably not witnessed such interest in the first free practice this year as here in Abu Dhabi. As Mick Schumacher drove his first kilometers on a Formula 1 racing weekend, world champion Lewis Hamilton returned to his race car, and George Russell, who held a press conference while still in a Mercedes job, returned to Williams. On the track, however, the big spectacle was absent, as is often the case in Abu Dhabi. As the first training took place in daylight and at around 40 ° C on the asphalt surface, and the qualifications and the race take place on the eve, the results from this training are far from representative. https://twitter.com/F1/status/1337345967176224775 Results The best time of the first practice of the finals of this season was achieved by Max Verstappen. The Red Bull racer is 5