Red Bull’s Max Verstappen ended the Formula 1 season in type as he cruised to a record-extending nineteenth victory of 2023 with one more dominant show on the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc completed second with Mercedes-Benz driver George Russell in third.
The three-time world champion, who has been far and away the perfect driver on the grid and has led for greater than 1,000 laps in the course of the 2023 season, began from pole place and was by no means any any actual stress as he secured a third-straight win at Yas Marina Circuit, in response to Red Bull Content Pool.
MAX VERSTAPPEN PROVED HE IS ONE OF THE GREAT FORMULA 1 DRIVERS
Verstappen’s teammate Sergio Pérez additionally produced a elegant drive as he crossed the end line in second, although he was pushed again to fourth resulting from a five-second penalty for inflicting a collision with McLaren’s Lando Norris.
Red Bull’s sister group, Scuderia AlphaTauri, noticed their driver Yuki Tsunoda have a race to recollect as he was one of many final drivers to pit and located himself main the grand prix after 19 laps.
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The Japanese driver would ultimately end in eighth place and was voted the driving force of the day, whereas teammate Daniel Ricciardo was simply exterior the factors as he got here eleventh.
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After the ultimate race of the season this what the 2 Red Bull drivers needed to say:
“It’s been an unforgettable season. It was emotional on the in-lap driving the RB19 for the last time, this car and Team has given me so much. I have to say a big thank you to everyone at Red Bull, we’ve had an incredible year. It will be hard to replicate a year like this but we always want to do better and to improve so let’s see what we can do next year. In the meantime, I think the whole Team and everyone in the paddock needs a rest and to spend some time with friends and family. It’s been a simply lovely year,” Verstappen mentioned.
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“Overall, we had a good race today. I think I could have maybe stretched it to a one stop, it’s something to look at and review. It probably would have been possible, but we will never know! My honest opinion is it was just a racing incident with Lando but unfortunately, the stewards didn’t agree with that and I got the penalty and lost second place in the final race of the season. I have learnt this season to never give up, we have had some tough times, ups and downs but it only matters where you finish when the season ends here. I am happy with the whole Team, they have done a tremendous job and we deserved a lot more today and at times this season. We have had the best season in our history and so much credit to Max, he has been outstanding. Next year we have another chance and we go for it,” Perez mentioned.
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