Hamilton, returning from a COVID19 fight, was not 100 percent and unusually did not have an answer for both his teammate and Verstappen, while the Red Bull driver went to claim his 10th career victory. .
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Verstappen showed a commanding display against the Mercedes duo
For a race that is traditionally the last race of the season, the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi is a painfully boring race. And once again it did not disappoint with Red Bull’s Max Verstappen winning from start to finish in a commanding display over the Mercedes duo of Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton, who finished P2 and P3 respectively. Hamilton, returning from a COVID-19 bout, was not 100 percent and unusually did not have an answer for both his teammate and Verstappen. Verstappen’s teammate Alex Albon was in Hamilton’s attacking range at the end of the race in 1.5 seconds at P4.
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McLaren managed to secure their P3 position in the constructors’ championship with Lando Norris finishing P5 and his outgoing teammate Carlos Sainz Jr driving P6. Daniel Ricciardo in his last race with Renault finished in seventh position and also stole the fastest lap from Max Verstappen on the last lap of the race. Pierre Gasly completed a very impressive season for AlphaTauri in P8, while his French partner and longtime friend Esteban Ocon finished in P9 in the second Renault.
Alex Albon finished in P4, which should increase his chances of retaining his seat
After the great victory of Bahrain and Sergio Pérez, Racing Point faced a difficult race, since it lost the opportunity to obtain the P3 in constructors; championship. Sergio Pérez, who was paralyzed by an engine change, made good moves from P20, but due to a transmission problem, he had to retire in his last race for the team. Lance Stroll couldn’t do much better either, as he managed 10th position fighting for most of the race.
Daniil Kvyat in what many consider to be his last race for AlphaTauri has just finished P1 despite qualifying ahead of his teammate Gasly. Raikkonen held the Ferraris at bay in P12 for the Alfa Romeo. Charles Leclerc once again finished ahead of Vettel in P13, although Vettel for much of the race was in the points as the Scuderia decided not to pit both cars during the safety car brought on by Perez’s retirement. It marks the end of a miserable year for the four-time world champion and the end of his tenure at Ferrari.
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George Russell found himself in familiar territory finishing P15 for the Williams ahead of Antonio Giovinazzi in the other Alfa Romeo. Nicholas Latifi achieved P17 in the other Williams, while Kevin Magnussen finished in P18 in his last race for Haas. Pietro Fittipaldi replacing Romain Grosjean in the other Haas finished off the grid with P19.
Leclerc finished ahead of Vettel once again
Provisional results
1 Max Verstappen Red Bull 1: 41.626
2 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes + 15,976s
3 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes + 18.415s
4 Alex Albon Red Bull + 19.987s
5 Lando Norris McLaren + 60,729
6 Carlos Sainz McLaren + 65.662s
7 Daniel Ricciardo Renault + 73.748s
8 Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri + 89.718s
9 Esteban Ocon Renault + 101.069s
10 Lance Stroll race points + 102,738 s
11 Daniil Kvyat AlphaTauri 1 ROUND 1
12 Kimi Raikkonen Alfa Romeo Racing 1 LAP 1
13 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1 LAP 1
14 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 1 LAP 1
15 George Russell Williams 1 ROUND 1
16 Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo Racing 1 LAP 1
17 Nicholas Latifi Williams 1 ROUND 2
18 Kevin Magnussen Haas 1 ROUND 2
19 Pietro Fittipaldi Haas 2 LAPS 3
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Sergio Pérez, Racing Point (transmission failure)
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