Sebastian Vettel admits he felt emotional before embarking on his final qualifying session as a Formula 1 driver and claiming a top 10 start.
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Rossi threatened to replace Alonso and Ocon for final race over Brazil clashes
2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onAlpine CEO Laurent Rossi revealed he threatened to replace drivers Fernando Alonso and Esteban Ocon as punishment for clashing in Interlagos.
“Bouncing is back” admits Hamilton after Mercedes’ qualifying struggle
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Posted onLewis Hamilton says he will never drive Mercedes’ troubled W13 again after next week, as the team’s dreaded bouncing problem recurred in Yas Marina.
2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix qualifying day in pictures
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Posted onPictures from qualifying and final practice for the 2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at Yas Marina.
Verstappen reveals “scare” in pits delayed his start to Q3 before he took pole
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Posted onMax Verstappen revealed he took pole position for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix after his car had to be “rebooted” at the start of the final phase of qualifying.
Verstappen beats Perez to Abu Dhabi pole ahead of Ferraris
2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix qualifying
Posted onMax Verstappen beat Red Bull team mate Sergio Perez to take pole position for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, ahead of the two Ferraris.
2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix grid
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Posted onMax Verstappen has taken provisional pole position for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix for Red Bull ahead of Sergio Perez and Charles Leclerc.
Hamilton avoids penalty for passing Magnussen under red flag
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Posted onLewis Hamilton has avoided a penalty after he was investigated for speeding under red flags.
Live: 2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix qualifying
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Perez heads Red Bull one-two over Mercedes in final Abu Dhabi practice
2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix third practice
Posted onSergio Perez headed a Red Bull one-two ahead of Mercedes in final practice for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at the Yas Marina circuit.
Hamilton faces investigation for failing to slow for red flag
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Posted onLewis Hamilton faces an investigation ahead of qualifying today over whether he failed to slow sufficiently in response to a red flag during final practice.
Mercedes open to hiring Schumacher as Ferrari ‘do not have a seat for him’
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Posted onMercedes team principal Toto Wolff says his team can “look after” Mick Schumacher if he wants a place within the team.
Make your 2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix predictions
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Posted onWho will claim the grand prize in the 2022 RaceFans F1 Predictions Championship? It’s time to make your last predictions of the season.
Live: 2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix third practice
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No need for investigation over Perez’s Monaco crash, say Ferrari and Mercedes
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Posted onMercedes team principal Toto Wolff says Sergio Perez’s Monaco crash does not need to be investigated because ‘we’ve had enough PR crises around that team’.
Ricciardo yet to sign contract for Red Bull role – Horner
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Posted onDaniel Ricciardo’s return to Red Bull as a reserve driver has not yet been officially confirmed, team principal Christian Horner has said.
Immediate switch from F1 practice to F2 qualifying was “too much” – Drugovich
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Posted onFelipe Drugovich admitted he was caught out when he had to make a rapid transition from testing a Formula 1 car to qualifying his regular Formula 2 machine.
Yas Marina ‘suits Red Bull to a tee’ but Mercedes are giving chase
2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Friday practice analysis
Posted onMax Verstappen looks on course for a third consecutive Yas Marina pole position with Mercedes in chase and Ferrari lagging slightly.
O’Ward aims to pounce on any chance for F1 switch after Friday practice run
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Posted onMcLaren SP IndyCar racer Patricio O’Ward says he is “very keen” to move into racing in Formula 1 after he drove a 2022 car for the first time in Abu Dhabi.
F1 grid penalties face rethink over teams’ “strategic power unit changes”
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Posted onThe FIA is re-evaluating the grid penalty system which governs power unit use in Formula 1 amid concerns over its effectiveness.