Max Verstappen claimed a record-extending 15th win this yr for Red Bull in Sunday’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix as Sebastian Vettel headed into retirement with a degree.
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The 25-year-old Verstappen dominated from begin to end, however he was unable to help his Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez in his bid to beat Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and take second place behind him within the drivers’ title championship.
Leclerc, driving with nice precision and consciousness, made his one-stop technique succeed by resisting Perez, on brisker tyres after two stops, within the closing laps to verify Ferrari completed second within the constructors’ contest as he did within the drivers’.
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Carlos Sainz got here house fourth within the second Ferrari forward of Mercedes’ George Russell, Lando Norris of McLaren, Esteban Ocon of Alpine and Lance Stroll of Aston Martin.
Daniel Ricciarcdo completed ninth within the second McLaren and retirement-bound four-time champion Vettel was tenth in his final race, for Aston Martin.
“I wish it would have been a couple more points,” stated the retiring German driver.
“A big day, thank you for all the support and the smiling faces. I’m sure I’m going to miss more than I can imagine,” added Vettel who heads into F1’s sundown with 4 drivers’ world titles, 53 race wins, 57 pole positions and a refrain of tributes ringing in his ears.
Seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton, who ran in third regardless of struggling together with his Mercedes for a lot of the race, retired within the closing laps with hydraulics issues.
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Results of the Formula One season’s closing Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on the Yas Marina circuit on Sunday:
1. Max Verstappen (NED/Red Bull) 1hr 27min 45.914sec, 2. Charles Leclerc (MON/Ferrari) at 8.771sec, 3. Sergio Pérez (MEX/Red Bull) 10.093, 4. Carlos Sainz (ESP/Ferrari) 24.892, 5. George Russell (GBR/Mercedes) 35.888, 6. Lando Norris (GBR/McLaren-Mercedes) 56.234, 7. Esteban Ocon (FRA/Alpine-Renault) 57.240, 8. Lance Stroll (CAN/Aston Martin-Mercedes) 1:16.931, 9. Daniel Ricciardo (AUS/McLaren-Mercedes) 1:23.268, 10. Sebastian Vettel (GER/Aston Martin-Mercedes) 1:23.898, 11. Yuki Tsunoda (JPN/AlphaTauri-Red Bull) 1:29.371, 12. Zhou Guanyu (CHN/Alfa Romeo) 1 lap, 13. Alexander Albon (THA/Williams-Mercedes) 1 lap, 14. Pierre Gasly (FRA/AlphaTauri-Red Bull) 1 lap, 15. Valtteri Bottas (FIN/Alfa Romeo) 1 lap, 16. Mick Schumacher (GER/Haas-Ferrari) 1 lap, 17. Kevin Magnussen (DEN/Haas-Ferrari) 1 lap, 18. Lewis Hamilton (GBR/Mercedes) 3 laps, 19. Nicholas Latifi (CAN/Williams-Mercedes) 3 laps
Fastest lap: Lando Norris (GBR/McLaren-Mercedes)
Retired: Fernando Alonso (ESP/Alpine-Renault), Lewis Hamilton (GBR/Mercedes), Nicholas Latifi (CAN/Williams-Mercedes)
World championship standings
1. Max Verstappen (NED) 454 pts – champion, 2. Charles Leclerc (MON) 308, 3. Sergio Pérez (MEX) 305, 4. George Russell (GBR) 275, 5. Carlos Sainz Jr (ESP) 246, 6. Lewis Hamilton (GBR) 240, 7. Lando Norris (GBR) 122, 8. Esteban Ocon (FRA) 92, 9. Fernando Alonso (ESP) 81, 10. Valtteri Bottas (FIN) 49, 11. Daniel Ricciardo (AUS) 37, 12. Sebastian Vettel (GER) 37, 13. Kevin Magnussen (DEN) 25, 14. Pierre Gasly (FRA) 23, 15. Lance Stroll (CAN) 18, 16. Mick Schumacher (GER) 12, 17. Yuki Tsunoda (JPN) 12, 18. Zhou Guanyu (CHN) 6, 19. Alexander Albon (THA) 4, 20. Nicholas Latifi (CAN) 2, 21. Nyck de Vries (NED) 2, 22. Nico Hülkenberg (GER) 0
Constructors
1. Red Bull 759 pts – champions, 2. Ferrari 554, 3. Mercedes 515, 4. Alpine-Renault 173, 5. McLaren-Mercedes 159, 6. Alfa Romeo 55, 7. Aston Martin-Mercedes 55, 8. Haas-Ferrari 37, 9. AlphaTauri-Red Bull 35, 10. Williams-Mercedes 8