After a valiant effort, Ferrari had to settle for third in the Constructors’ Championship at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix finale after Mercedes managed to beat them to P2 by just three points. All eyes were on the fight for second in the standings ahead of the final race of 2023, as just four points
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Ex-Formula 1 driver turned pundit Martin Brundle completed another iconic gridwalk at the 2023 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, which brought the season to a close. Being the final race of the year, the grid was full of A-listers, with Brundle having done his best to speak to as many as possible. Key celebrities that the
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Charles Leclerc did everything that he could on Sunday at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix to try and help Ferrari defeat Mercedes in the Constructors’ Championship, something the Italians ultimately failed to do. With Red Bull and Max Verstappen having sealed both titles a lifetime ago, all the attention at the Yas Marina Circuit was
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Max Verstappen’s race engineer Gianpiero Lambiase asked the Dutchman to apologise to his car after claiming pole position on Saturday at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, something the 26-year-old failed to do. Verstappen wasn’t expected to claim pole position on Saturday, after he struggled for outright pace throughout free practice. At one point during Free
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It’s been revealed that 2009 Formula 1 World Champion Jenson Button flew to several races using budget-airline EasyJet, whilst racing for Brawn GP. Button famously claimed his maiden F1 title with Brawn GP, who were founded by the legendary Ross Brawn. The 2009 World Champion was set to be without a drive in 2009 after
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George Russell secured Mercedes second in the Constructors’ Championship on Sunday at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, after surviving a late scare at the Yas Marina Circuit. Mercedes entered the finale just four points ahead of Ferrari; however, the Italians had Charles Leclerc starting from the front row of the grid. Russell started in fourth,
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff found himself in trouble with the FIA before the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix even got underway, as he was summoned to see the stewards on Friday. Wolff and Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur were both slapped with official reprimands by the governing body, for swearing during the recent Las Vegas
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Daniel Ricciardo has brushed off an accusation made by Carlos Sainz, following qualifying on Saturday at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. In the final qualifying session of the 2023 season, Sainz was embarrassingly eliminated in Q1 after only managing to set the 16th fastest time. He blamed his poor final lap on Pierre Gasly blocking
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Following last Friday’s meeting of the Formula 1 Commission ahead of this weekend’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, several teams are believed to be unhappy with AlphaTauri closing their ties with Red Bull, both physically and politically. It’s been reported by German publication Motorsport Magazin that the paddock is unhappy at AlphaTauri returning to being a
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Ex-Formula 1 driver Ralf Schumacher believes that Mercedes Junior driver and Formula 2 star Frederik Vesti is being watched “closely” by Williams, with the German believing this is why Logan Sargeant hasn’t been given a new deal yet. Sargeant is the only driver on the grid yet to be retained for 2024, with Sunday’s Abu
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