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Apr122023 by PRNo Comments
Former FIA president: After Abu Dhabi 2021, both Wolff and Horner called me

Former FIA president: After Abu Dhabi 2021, both Wolff and Horner called me

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Jean Todt has revealed he received a phone call from Toto Wolff and Christian Horner regarding the infamous 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, but told them he could not get involved. Todt, a former Ferrari team boss during Michael Schumacher's time, was then the outgoing FIA president at the conclusion of the 2021 season in Abu Dhabi. Race director Michael Masi's infamous error in applying the safety car rule resulted in Max Verstappen's first world title and the end of Lewis Hamilton's hopes of an eighth championship. "I didn't do anything, that's not the role of the FIA ​​president," Todt told Corriere della Sera. "Referees must be autonomous. Did you ever hear [FIFA president Gianni] Infantino say 'There was a foul here,
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Nov222022 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments
Alonso excited about the transfer to Aston Martin

Alonso excited about the transfer to Aston Martin

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After the first kilometers in the AMR22, Fernando Alonso was delighted with the decision to switch to the Aston Martin team. The Spaniard sat behind the wheel of the Aston Martin AMR2023, which did not wear sponsor markings due to contractual obligations, just two days after the race as an Alpine driver today, when tire tests for the 22 season took place in Abu Dhabi. The two-time world champion drove 97 laps in five hours, then handed over the steering wheel to his future teammate Lanc Stroll. "I'm really happy," he said. "I shouldn't be too confident, because next season the car will be completely different, but in the garage I got the feeling among the mechanics that these are very talented people and that the team has great potential. I am extremely excited at the moment. It is only the first day, but the team's energy is palpable
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Nov212022 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments
Mercedes: Defeat in 2022 less painful than last year's defeat in Abu Dhabi

Mercedes: Defeat in 2022 less painful than last year's defeat in Abu Dhabi

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Toto Wolff says that this year's crash from the team's season is less painful for Mercedes than the loss of the drivers' title at last year's race in Abu Dhabi. This year, the German team did not win either the drivers' or the constructors' title for the first time since 2013, but Wolff says that all the disappointments of the 2022 season are easier to bear than the defeat a year ago, when they won a record eighth constructors' title. "We were strong last year, so that defeat is all the more painful. Especially considering how the season ended and how we lost the title by a few seconds. The outcome was not in our hands. It was something that was completely against to my values." Wolff admitted that they made a mistake at Mercedes this year and that's why they accept defeat so much easier. "This year the season was not so turbulent, as far as emotions are concerned, because we
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Nov212022 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments
Verstappen: It wouldn't be right to end the season by keeping Leclerc

Verstappen: It wouldn't be right to end the season by keeping Leclerc

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Max Verstappen was happy that he was not asked by the Red Bull team to slow down Charles Leclerc and thus allow Sergio Perez to catch and pass the Monaco, as he believes that it would not have been the right end to the season. While the Dutchman easily led the race from pole position and held the lead all the way to the finish line, behind him there was a nervous battle between Leclerc and Perez for second place among the drivers. Perez closed the gap on the Ferrari driver in the final laps thanks to a change in tactics, but eventually ran out of laps to try and overtake. Verstappen revealed after the race that he had not received any instructions from the team to help his teammate, which he believes would have tarnished the season finale. "I didn't get any instructions, but it's also a very ticklish subject," he said
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Dec112021 by Marko HanželicNo Comments
Verstappen qualifier winner before the grand final in Abu Dhabi

Verstappen qualifier winner before the grand final in Abu Dhabi

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This year's last qualifiers decided which of the two protagonists for the title will have better cards at the start tomorrow. In Abu Dhabi, it was 26 degrees Celsius at the start of qualifying, and the asphalt was a good four degrees warmer. Prior to these, it was quite lively in the Red Bull team’s garage, where mechanics were working on the bodywork of a Verstappn race car. As the head of the team, Christian Horner, said, it was a preventive measure, as cracks appeared in certain parts. “The race cars are two years old, that’s normal,” the Briton added. Q1 - Kimi stays in Q1 in the last qualifiers The first part of the qualifiers was opened by Verstappen, who took a time of 1: 23,6. Hamilton waited a little longer in the pits and then drove away the essences
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Dec142020 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments
For the first time in 40 races, Mercedes did not lead a single lap

For the first time in 40 races, Mercedes did not lead a single lap

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The final race of the 2020 season in Abu Dhabi served as the dominant victory of Red Bull racer Max Verstappn, who, unlike most of this year’s races, the Mercedes racers were no match. The roles have actually been reversed this time, and spectators are already waving their hands in anticipation of next season, hoping that the race at the Yas Marina racetrack heralded a closer fight for the 2021 season title. worries about the failure of the hybrid assembly, and in addition, world champion Lewis Hamilton was not in the best of shape, as less than two weeks have passed since the corona virus infection. It was these circumstances that led to another interesting statistic, as it was only the first time after 40 races that neither one nor the other M car
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Dec132020 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments
Abu Dhabi: Verstappen won to say goodbye to the 2020 season

Abu Dhabi: Verstappen won to say goodbye to the 2020 season

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Max Verstappen is the winner of a relatively calm race for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, in which the Red Bull racer led throughout the race. The Dutchman secured the title of this year's runner-up with the victory. Mercedes racers Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton took the podium. Starting a race without drama 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 the pole position against Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton. 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 persisted in the DRS train, but Sergio Perez gained the most in this part of the race, having already managed to break into 16th place, but it was
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