The 2022 season of the Formula 1 World Championship ended at the Yas Marina circuit, with a new victory for the Dutchman reaching 15 on the year.
The Formula 1 closed his season 2022 along with the career of Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, develop at the Yas Marina circuit, taken by pilot Max Verstappen. So ends an unparalleled year for Red Bull, which retains the constructors’ championship, and the Dutchman reaffirmed what he achieved last year and became a two-time champion.
Along with this, Checo Pérez, with runner-up in his hand, was left empty-handed after finishing third, behind Charles Leclerc. The Mexican was unfortunate that on lap 34, 24 from the end, Red Bull hastily decided to put him in the pits, instead of waiting for what Ferrari did to Leclerc and copy him.
This is the end of the Guadalajara pilot. Traffic is unpredictable and so is the possible fall of tires for Ferrari with a deposit that has lost weight, which is less than expected. In the end, he doubled himself and was a lap short of passing his rival.
Sebastian Vettel, four-time world champion, also said goodbye to the racefollowing a stellar 15-year career scoring a point for Aston Martin by finishing tenth, although he and his teammate Lance Stroll were unable to prevent Alfa Romeo from overtaking the team in sixth in constructors’ championship.
VERSTAPPEN WINS AND THE CZECH REMAINS WITHOUT A SUBCHAMPIONSHIP
Max Verstappen took his fifteenth victory of the year. From behind, Charles Leclerc had a good Grand Prix, gritted his teeth and pulled from where there was no way to keep the second place and runner-up in Formula 1. Sergio Pérez left his soul in vain , as he failed to chase down the Monegasque driver from Ferrari. Checo had to settle for third place.
Lap 57/58: Checo goes for runner-up
“You can catch Leclerc on the last lap,” they told Sergio Pérez from Red Bull. Checo is third, +3,098 behind Charles Leclerc. The drivers’ sub-championship is still being contested.
Lap 50/58: the first 10, a little from the end
- 1) Verstappen
- 2) Leclerc
- 3) Perez
- 4) Hamilton
- 5) Sainz
- 6) Russell
- 7) Norris
- 8) ocon
- 9) Ricciardo
- 10) Go for a walk
Lap 42/58: this is the top 10
- 1) Verstappen
- 2) Leclerc
- 3) Hamilton
- 4) Perez
- 5) Sainz
- 6) Norris
- 7) ocon
- 8) Russell
- 9) Go for a walk
- 10) Ricciardo
Lap 30/58: Alonso has to retire
Fernando Alonso withdrew from the final Grand Prix of the season, thus adding six withdrawals to the current course. Alonso was in tenth place when Alpine asked him to return the car to the garage.
Lap 25/58: this is the top 10
- 1) Verstappen
- 2) Perez
- 3) Leclerc
- 4) Sainz
- 5) Russell
- 6) Hamilton
- 7) Norris
- 8) Vettel
- 9) ocon
- 10) Go for a walk
Lap 16/58: first stop begins
The first stops began to be made: Alexander Albon, Mick Shumacher, Esteban Ocon, Lance Stroll and Yuki Tsunoda were the first drivers to stop in their respective garages to ditch the medium compound and ride hard specification.
Lap 10/58: this is the top 10
- 1) Verstappen
- 2) Perez
- 3) Leclerc
- 4) Sainz
- 5) Hamilton
- 6) Russell
- 7) Norris
- 8) ocon
- 9) Vettel
- 10) Alonso
Lap 3/58: Verstappen maintains the lead
Max Verstappen maintains the first position of the Abu Dhabi F1 GP, +0.502 behind Sergio Pérez. Behind, Charles Leclerc is +2,277 behind the Mexican’s second-placed disputed runner-up for Formula 1 drivers.
The Abu Dhabi GP race has started
The pilots are already circling the Yas Marina Circuit.
The starting grid in Abu Dhabi
- 1. Max Verstappen (1’23.824)
- 2. Sergio Perez (+0.228)
- 3.Charles Leclerc (+0.268)
- 4. CARLOS SAINZ
- 5. Lewis Hamilton
- 6. George Russell
- 7. Lando Norris
- 8. Esteban Ocon
- 9. Sebastian Vettel
- 10. FERNANDO ALONSO
- 11. Yuki Tsunoda
- 12. Mick Schumacher
- 13. Daniel Ricciardo
- 14.Lance Take a Walk
- 15. Guanyu Zhou
- 16. Kevin Magnussen
- 17. Pierre Gasley
- 18. Valtteri Bottas
- 19. Alexander Albon
- 20. Nicholas Latifi
The race is coming to Abu Dhabi
In less than 10 minutes the race will start.
What are the characteristics of the Yas Marina circuit, home of the Abu Dhabi Formula 1 GP
- Circuit name: Yas Marina
- Length: 5,281 kilometers
- Race distance: 58 laps (306.183 km)
- Curves: 21 (12 left, 9 right)
- Fastest lap record: 2021, Max Verstappen – 1’26.103
What is the Yas Marina Circuit, where the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix is held?
Changes were made to the Yas Marina Circuit last year: two curves at the end of the first sector are omitted; the same thing happened at the start of the last sector. After two long back straights, the familiar switchback with its 90 degree bend is gone.
In exchange, a left-hand curve was created -the new curve 9- characterized by strong braking and fluid traction output reminiscent of variants of the past, although bearing the stamp of German engineer Hermann Tilke.
Due to these two important changes, the number of Grand Prix laps was extended to 58 laps, keeping the race distance of 306.183 kilometers. The changes mean, in turn, that the circuit now has a shorter route: 5,281 km. Also, they go from having 21 curves to 16.
Formula 1 LIVE: which broadcasts the race in Argentina on TV and online
Broadcasts in the country can be seen on the premium channel Star Action or through F1 TV Pro, an on-demand platform that costs $60 a year. Some GPs are also on ESPN, although not all are live. And the cable operators, offers streaming services such as Cablevisión Flow and DIRECTV Go.
F1, LIVE today: watch the Abu Dhabi GP on TV and ONLINE
The race can be seen live in Argentina via Fox Sports:
- channels 25 (SD) and 106 (HD) by Cablevisión Digital, HD and Flow
- channels 105 (SD) and 1605 (HD) from DirectTV
- channels 101 (SD) and 1013 (HD) Telecentre
In turn, it will be available online via Star +, like all Grand Prix of the 2022 Formula 1 season.
What time is the Abu Dhabi GP F1 race
- Argentina: 10 hours (58 laps).
- Brazil: 10 hours
- Paraguay: 10 hours
- Uruguay: 10 hours
- Chile: 10 hours
- Bolivia: 09 hours
- Venezuela: 09 hours
- Ecuador: 08 hours
- Peru: 08 hours
- Colombia: 08 hours
- Mexico: 07 hours
F1: Verstappen takes the final classification of the year at the Abu Dhabi GP
The Dutchman, who in the last stage achieved a time of 1:23:824, was followed by Sergio Pérez and Charles Leclerc, who will start in the first positions tomorrow at 10 am to close the season.
The first stage was also taken by the champion of the season. While the best second half was his teammate Sergio Pérez.
Source: Tycsports
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