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Summary and highlights of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Race in Formula 1
Thank you all.
Thank you all for joining us in this intense race with an exciting finish, it has been a pleasure to be with you all. See you all again!
THIS WAS THE FAREWELL OF VETTEL LEAVING FORMULA 1 TODAY
END OF THE RACE: VICTORY FOR MAX VERSTAPPEN, SECOND LECLERC AND THIRD SERGIO PÉREZ
Last lap
Sergio Pérez will have to settle for third place in the end;
Lap 57
With two laps to go, Sergio Pérez will have a chance to finish second;
Lap 55
Carlos Sainz is going to overtake Hamilton, who will have to abandon the race.
Lap 52
6 laps to go for now Mexican Pérez is 6.2
Lap 49
Stroll overtakes Vettel, who bids farewell to Formula 1 today
Lap 46
Checo Pé rez overtakes and moves up to third, now nine seconds behind Leclerc
Here is the accident between Mick Schumacher and Latifi
Lap 42
Mick Schumacher receives five-second penalty after accident with Latifi
Lap 40
Stop by Carlos Sainz and Russell, who fulfills the penalty with the stop;
Lap 39
Accident of Latifi and Mick Schumacher
Lap 37
Sergio Pérez is warned that Ferrari is considering the option of not stopping;
Lap 34
For Sergio Pérez ahead of Norris in sixth position, while Leclerc stays on track and begins to squeeze
Sixth retirement for Fernando Alonso
The Spanish driver retires for the sixth time in the season, here is the moment of his retirement
Lap 31
Charles Leclerc is closing in on Sergio Pérez, now 2.3 seconds behind;
Lap 28
Fernando Alonso retires in his last race with Alpine, next season he will be an Aston Martin driver;
This was the reason for Rusell's sanction.
Lap 25
Fernando Alonso overtakes Tsunoda and now has his future teammate Lance Stroll ahead of him.
Lap 22
Sainz close behind Leclerc after the Monaco driver's pit stop
Lap 21
Russell's five-second penalty for his incident at bosex
Lap 20
For Fernando Alonso who starts 14thº losing several positions
Lap 17
Sergio Pérez overtakes Vettel and moves into fifth position
Lap 16
Mexican Sergio Pérez enters to protect himself from Leclerc, the Mexican starts in sixth position ahead of Fernando Alonso.
Lap 15
Ocon and Tsunoda enter bosex
This was the overtaking of Carlos Sainz
Lap 9
Now it's George Russell overtaking Lewis Hamilton
Lap 8
Carlos Sainz takes it back and overtakes Lewis Hamilton and is now three seconds behind Charles Leclerc.
Lap 5
Lewis Hamilton overtakes Carlos Sainz, Rusell overtakes Norris
This is how the race began
Lap 3
Carlos Sainz overtook Hamilton and the British driver went through the apex and won the position, although the FIA has decided to give the position back to the Spanish driver;
THE RACE BEGAN
Max Verstappen and Sergio Pérez are still leading, while Leclerc attacks Sergio Pérez, but for now the Ferrari driver can not overtake.
Warm-up lap
Start of the formation lap, where the first 15 drivers start with medium tire.
Starting Grid
Finally Ricciardo will be penalized by three positions with respect to qualifying;
This will be the composition of pilots in 2023
All the seats for the 2023 Formula 1 are already in place, just waiting to find out who will join Albon at Williams.
Max Verstappen backs down and will help Sergio Perez
The Mexican driver is playing to be second in the World Championship and his rival will be Charles Leclerc, both drivers are in the absence of a race with 290 points and everything will be decided in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. After Max Veratappen did not let Sergio Pé rez pass in Brazil seems to have recalculated and these were his statements after the end of qualifying
Lewis Hamilton in his worst year
The British driver is not having a good year and this is the first season in which Lewis Hamilton does not achieve at least one pole position and could end up with zero victories if he avoids it in this race, remember that in 2021 he won 8 Grand Prix. In addition, Hamilton will race today his 200th Grand Prix as a Mercedes driver.
Farewell day
Today it will be the turn of Sebastian Vettel to say goodbye to Formula 1, who retires after four world championships. Also the farewells will be momentary as they do not have a car for next year, these will be Latifi, Mick Schumacher and Ricciardo. This was the tribute received by the German driver on his last day as a Formula 1 driver.
1 hour
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What time is the Formula 1 race at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix?
This is the starting time for the race in several countries:
Argentina: 8:00 AM
Bolivia: 8:00 AM
Brazil: 9:00 AM
Chile: 8:00 AM
Colombia: 7:00 AM
Ecuador: 7:00 AM
USA (ET): 8:00 AM
Spain: 14:00 PM
Mexico: 7:00 AM
Paraguay: 8:00 AM
Peru: 8:00 AM
Uruguay: 8:00 AM
Venezuela: 8:00 AM
England: 13: 00 AM
Australia : 22:00 AM
India: 17:30 AM
20th pole position for Max Verstappen
The two-time Formula 1 world champion will start for the seventh time this season from the pole position and ahead of his teammate, Sergio Pérez
Qualifying at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
1. Max Verstappen (1'23.824)
2. Sergio Pérez
3. Charles Leclerc
4. Carlos Sainz
5. Lewis Hamilton
6. George Russell
7. Lando Norris
8. Esteban Ocon
9. Sebastian Vettel
10. Daniel Ricciardo
11. Fernando Alonso
12. Yuki Tsunoda
13. Mick Schumacher
14. Lance Stroll
15. Guanyu Zhou
16. Kevin Magnussen
17. Pierre Gasly
18. Valtteri Bottas
19. Alexander Albon
20. Nicholas Latifi
Checó Perez goes for second place without Max Verstappen's help
Troubled waters at Red Bull after the driver from the Netherlands did not let him pass on the last lap in Brazil to help him take second place. The Mexican driver made this curious statement after the end of the race: "If he has two world championships, it's thanks to me". Red Bull then wanted to ease tensions with a statement: "Unfortunately, Max was only informed in the final corner of the request to give up his place without all the necessary information being passed on. This put Max, who has always been an open and fair team player, in a compromising situation with little time to react, which was not our intention. After the race, Max spoke openly and honestly, which allowed both drivers to resolve any outstanding issues or concerns. The team accepts Max's reasoning, the conversation was a personal matter that will remain private between the team and no further comment will be made."
Mick Schumacher already knows his replacement driver
The German will not be in Formula 1 next year, unless he signs for Williams next year because Haas has decided not to renew him. This driver has only scored 12 points this year. Mick announced the news on his social media with a statement: "This is going to be my last race with Haas F1 Team. I don't want to hide the fact that I am very disappointed by the decision not to renew my contract. However, I would like to thank both Haas and Ferrari for giving me this opportunity. These years together have helped me to mature both technically and personally. And especially when things become difficult, I have realized how much I love this sport." Finally Niko Hülkenberg will be the driver who will ride in the Haas
Background
These have been the winners at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix:
2009: Sebastian Vettel
2010: Sebastian Vettel
2011: Lewis Hamilton
2012: Kimi Raikkonen
2013: Sebastian Vettel
2014: Lewis Hamilton
2015: Nico Rosberg
2016: Lewis Hamilton
2017: Valtteri Bottas
2018: Lewis Hamilton
2019: Lewis Hamilton
2020: Max Verstappen
2021: Max Verstappen
The driver who has won most times at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix has been Lewis Hamilton who has won on five occasions, while Mercedes is the team with the most wins here, exactly with six triumphs.
Venue: The race will be held at the Yas Marina Circuit, located in the United Arab Emirates. It was inaugurated in 2009 and has a capacity for 60,000 spectators. It has 16 turns and a length of 5281 meters.
Race Preview
This Sunday the 2002 Formula 1 season comes to an end with the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, where it will be a day of farewells. The World Championship is already decided, although there is still the fight for the second place between Sergio Pé rez and Charles Leclerc, where both have the same points, therefore the runner-up will be decided in this race;
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