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Mercedes withdraw Abu Dhabi appeal, congratulate Verstappen on championship

Mercedes have decided to withdraw their appeal against the result of the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, confirming Max Verstappen as champion. Sir Lewis Hamilton and Verstappen entered the final round of the season level on points following a thrilling season of racing, and Verstappen took pole for the final grand prix of 2021. Hamilton

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Charles Leclerc hoping for stronger Ferrari next year

Charles Leclerc is hoping for a stronger car next year, after missing out on P5 in the F1 Drivers’ Championship due to a poor final race of the 2021 season in Abu Dhabi. His Ferrari team-mate, Carlos Sainz, meanwhile celebrated a podium in the UAE capital and thus secured fifth in the standings, outscoring the

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‘I feel like I lost:’ Bottas feels pain of Hamilton defeat

Valtteri Bottas took Sir Lewis Hamilton’s championship defeat to Max Verstappen as a personal loss for himself, with the Finn “gutted” that Mercedes were unable to seal both titles in Abu Dhabi. Bottas contested his final race as a Mercedes driver on Sunday, but was unable to involve himself in the leading pack, to the

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Horner brands Mercedes appeal ‘a little bit desperate’

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has taken aim at Mercedes following their decision to lodge an appeal against the result of Sunday’s season-ending and Championship-deciding Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Following a late crash for Williams’ Nicholas Latifi, race director Michael Masi deployed the safety car, bunching the pack up. There were lapped cars and

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Red Bull fearful of ‘nigh-on unbeatable’ Mercedes engine in Abu Dhabi

Mercedes could decide to put a fresh engine in Sir Lewis Hamilton’s car for the Championship-decider in Abu Dhabi, Sky F1 pit-lane reporter Ted Kravitz has warned. Following Hamilton’s victory last time out in Saudi Arabia, he and Verstappen head to the season finale in the UAE capital level on 369.5 points. The Brit has

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