日: 2021年12月10日

Verstappen and Hamilton will enter the final race of the season at the Yas Marina Circuit tied on points, setting up a winner-takes-all finale at the end of the 22-race campaign.
Verstappen is chasing his first F1 world title, while Hamilton is aiming to become the series’ first eight-time world champion, surpassing Michael Schumacher’s tally of seven titles.
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His Red Bull title rival Max Verstappen was quickest in FP1, but Hamilton set the fastest time of the day in FP2 at 1m23.691s.
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix FP1 results: Verstappen fastest from Bottas

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Driver
Chassis
Laps
Time
Gap

1
Max Verstappen
Red Bull
23
1’25.009
 

2
Valtteri Bottas …Keep reading

In the only practice session to take place in similar conditions to qualifying and the race, FP2 got underway in twilight conditions, with temperatures 10 degrees cooler than in FP1, which Verstappen topped earlier in the afternoon.
Kimi Raikkonen led the pack out of the pits for Alfa Romeo – the Finn establishing the first place benchmark at 1m26.603s as he ran the hard tyres.
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F1 stewarding has been in the spotlight recently following a number of incidents involving title contenders Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen, who are tied on points heading into their championship showdown.
Verstappen escaped action for his defence against Hamilton at Turn 4 in Brazil – a decision Mercedes boss Toto Wolff called “laughable” – but picked up two penalties last Sunday in Saudi …Keep reading

Verstappen is heading in to this weekend’s F1 season finale in Abu Dhabi with a clear chance of claiming his first world championship title after a thrilling year-long battle against Lewis Hamilton.
But despite a run of stellar results, which has included nine victories, Verstappen has also found himself at the centre of controversy on occasion over his aggressive approach to racing.
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Earlier this week, Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera reported that Todt could return to the Maranello squad as a ‘super consultant’, a position similar to the role the late Niki Lauda had at Mercedes in recent years.
The report said Todt, who has been FIA president since 2009, had already held discussions with Ferrari chairman John Elkann about a possible return.
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Championship leader Verstappen started the race weekend on the right foot as he finished ahead of Mercedes duo Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton in FP1, lapping almost two-tenths of a second clear.
Opening practice on Friday afternoon marked the first opportunity for drivers to sample the altered corners at Yas Marina, including the Turn 5 hairpin, the sweeping Turn 9 and the Turn 12-15 …Keep reading

The series has successfully run 22 events this year after juggling the calendar to take account of race cancellations.
An easing of restrictions in recent months, notably concerning UK red zones that impacted returning personnel, helped to smooth the path for the run of flyaway events at the end of the season.
However, the emergence of the Omicron variant in recent weeks has led to countries …Keep reading

Both drivers have huge fan bases who are active on social media, and as the fight has heated up amid a series of controversial decisions by the FIA stewards many have expressed negative views about the rival of their favourite driver.
Sainz gave his views on the subject when asked what he thought of Hamilton against Verstappen battle heading into this weekend’s Abu Dhabi finale.
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The current home of the French Grand Prix had considered making several tweaks to its layout in a bid to improve overtaking opportunities, but those plans were put on hold during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Now, as the French GP heads to 2022 for the final year of its current contract, and off the back of a spectacular race this season, it will hold fire on choosing if it makes any changes.
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