Label: Abu Dhabi

Nov32023 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments
Abu Dhabi 1 F2023 race not in danger despite imminent war

Abu Dhabi 1 F2023 race not in danger despite imminent war

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F1 insists on holding the race in Abu Dhabi, despite some questions about the danger, given the imminent war in Israel. Rumors of the cancellation of the race, scheduled for November 24-26, have swirled after the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) issued a warning about the increased possibility of terrorist attacks in the United Arab Emirates, as terrorists are said to threatened to attack settlements, military targets, transport infrastructure, restaurants, hotels, beaches, shopping centers and other places where large numbers of people gather. But F1 warns that the predicted risk level in the UAE is at the same level as in Germany, France, Belgium or Bahrain, so there should be no fears of a cancellation.
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Nov202022 by Blaž Štremfelj1 How
Verstappen's record 15th win of the season in Abu Dhabi

Verstappen's record 15th win of the season in Abu Dhabi

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Max Verstappen ended the 2022 season in Abu Dhabi with a record 15th win. The Dutchman led a routine race from start to finish, and Charles Leclerc and Sergio Perez also finished the race on the podium, finishing second and third in the final classification of the championship. Fourth was Carlos Sainz with Ferrari, who was involved in a collision with Lewis Hamilton at the beginning of the race, and fifth was George Russell, who finished his first season in a Mercedes race car ahead of teammate Hamilton. The seven-time world champion finished the season without a win for the first time in his F1 career. Ferrari ended the season in second place among the constructors with the race at Yas Marina. https://twitter.com/F1/status/1594338093544472579
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Nov192022 by Blaž Štremfelj1 How
Perez praised Verstappen's team play

Perez praised Verstappen's team play

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Sergio Perez will start the final race of this year's F1 Championship from second place, giving him a good chance of securing second place in the Drivers' Championship. Although the Mexican expected help from his teammate in the previous race in Brazil in vain, this time the current world champion offered him help from the lee without hesitation. "We won a good starting point for the race," said Perez. "I didn't manage to improve my time in the last part. The first attempt wasn't good, so we were a bit behind, but in the end we locked the first row for tomorrow. Max helped me a lot. We worked really well together in this last lap, so we're looking forward to it tomorrow, when the points will be awarded."
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Dec12019 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments
Hamilton finals in Abu Dhabi

Hamilton finals in Abu Dhabi

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Lewis Hamilton won the last race of the year in Abu Dhabi. He was joined on stage by Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc. Valtteri Bottas, who started the race completely from the start, finished fourth ahead of Sebastian Vettel and Alexander Albon. The best of the rest was Sergio Perez this time ahead of Land Norris. Daniil Kvyat and Carlos Sainz also finished in the top ten. Nico Hulkenberg for whom this was the last Formula 1 race, just behind teammate Daniel Ricciard. Lance Stroll was the only racer who didn’t see the finish line. The race was best started by Lewis Hamilton, who took the lead ahead of Charles Leclerc, who beat Max Verstappen in the first lap. In the background, he broke his middle wings in a collision with Sergio Perez. Among the leaders, they are the first to change pn
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Nov302019 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments
Hamilton got his last qualifier this year

Hamilton got his last qualifier this year

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Lewis Hamilton won the best starting position before the last race of the year in Abu Dhabi. Team colleague Valtteri Bottas will start the race from the first starting line, but he will start the race from the beginning due to penalties. The third time was set by Max Verstappen ahead of Charles Leclerc and Sebastian Vettel. Alexander Albon will start the race from sixth place. The best of the rest this time was Lando Norris ahead of Daniel Ricciard. Carlos Sainz and Nico Hulkenberg finished in the top ten. Sergio Perez finished just behind the top ten ahead of Pierre Gasly and teammate Lanco Stroll. The fourteenth time was set by Daniil Kvyat and the fifteenth by Kevin Magnussen. As expected, both Williams racers said goodbye in the first part, as well as both Alfa Romeo and Ro racers.
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Nov282018 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments
The second day at the top of Leclerc

The second day at the top of Leclerc

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Charles Leclerc finished at the top of the second day of testing Pirelli tires for next season. The young Monaco already improved the time set by Sebastian Vettel yesterday morning. In the afternoon, he slightly improved this time to the fastest time of 1: 36.450, which is 1,7 seconds slower than the best qualifying time of Lewis Hamilton from Saturday's qualifiers. Pierre Gasly came closest to the Ferrari racer in second place. Lance Stroll finished his second day at Racing Point Force India third. He set his fastest time of 1: 38.044 in the morning. The fourth this time was Valtteri Bottas, who also set his fastest time in the morning. Carlos Sainz finished his first day at McLaren as fifth. The Spaniard was half a tenth of a sec
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Nov272018 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments
The first day of testing at the top of Vettel, Raikkonen's problems

The first day of testing at the top of Vettel, Raikkonen's problems

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Sebastian Vettel set the fastest time of the first day after seasonal testing of Pirelli tires, while Kimi Raikonen finished off the track due to race car problems. Sebastian Vettel flew off the track in the morning in the first turn, which caused the training to be interrupted by the red flag. In the afternoon, he set the best time with a time of 1: 36.812, thus pushing Valtteri Bottas to second place. Finch's time of 1: 37.231, which he set in the morning, was enough for second place. Max Verstappen, who was 1,135 seconds behind in fourth place, did not improve his time in the afternoon. Kimi Raikkonen did 102 laps, but his day did not end well, as he ended up on the track due to problems with the car. Lance Stroll is for Racing Point Forc
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Nov252018 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments
Bottas: Today’s race reflects my season this year

Bottas: Today’s race reflects my season this year

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Valtteri Bottas said today’s race was a reflection of his season this year. Like the season, this race started very well for him, but ended much worse. The Finn won second place in the qualifications, which he also kept at the start of the race. Although the first part of the race was very good for him, in the second part on supersoft tires he completely gave up and slipped for Sebstian Vettel and both Red Bull racers. "Today's race reflects this year's season. It started well and in the end it was a disaster," Bottas said. "In the fifth turn, my front wheels blocked, then Sebastian managed to overtake me on the plane with the help of DRS. At first I thought it was my fault, which it was, but also the wind suddenly changed direction which made me had to brake a few pr
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