Max Verstappen has improved his performance to a level which his team principal Christian Horner doubts any rival could match, even in the same car.
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Tuesday run for Aston Martin vital due to short 2023 pre-season test – Alonso
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Tuesday Aston Martin test “gold” chance – Alonso • Vesti returns to Prema for second F2 season • Binotto dismisses “criticism and rumours”
Driver line-up set for final F1 test of 2022 season
2022 F1 season
Posted onFormula 1’s final day of on-track running will take place at Yas Marina tomorrow. Here’s which drivers are expected to take part.
Zhou calls unseen last-lap pass on Albon his ‘best overtake of the season’
2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onZhou Guanyu says his final-lap pass on Alexander Albon in yesterday’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, which wasn’t broadcast during the race, was “the best overtake I’ve done all season.”
First pictures: Gasly starts life at Alpine as he prepares for test debut
2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onPierre Gasly said he’s “more than ready” to get started at Alpine as he prepares to make his debut in testing for his new team tomorrow.
F1’s 2023 driver line-up is complete as Williams confirm Sargeant
2023 F1 season
Posted onSix Formula 1 teams have changed their driver pairings for 2023 including Williams, who were the last to confirm their line-up.
Ferrari claim they used a “dummy” pit stop for Leclerc to outfox Red Bull
2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onFerrari team principal Mattia Binotto says a “dummy” pit stop was the key to getting Charles Leclerc ahead of Sergio Perez in yesterday’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Hulkenberg called Haas about F1 return when ‘the desire to kick ass’ came back
2023 F1 season
Posted onSpeaking to media for the first time since his F1 comeback was announced, Nico Hulkenberg said he watched this year’s races thinking he could “do better”.
Arthur Leclerc switches to DAMS as he graduates to Formula 2
Formula 2
Posted onArthur Leclerc will make his debut in Formula 2 next year, joining the DAMS team as he steps up from Formula 3.
Ocon takes “good satisfaction” from out-scoring “very fast” team mate Alonso
2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onEsteban Ocon said out-scoring his two-times world champion team mate Fernando Alonso was a satisfying result
Hamilton’s tactics were “cheeky” but I’d have done the same – Sainz
2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onCarlos Sainz Jnr accused Lewis Hamilton of “cheeky” driving when he was told to hand a position to Ferrari driver during their tussle over the opening laps in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Ferrari reduced engine power during 2022 after reliability problems
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Ferrari reduced engine power during 2022 • People “struggle to appreciate what I’ve achieved” – Verstappen • Alfa Romeo grateful for Ricciardo
Vote for your 2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Driver of the Weekend
2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onWho was the best driver during the 2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix weekend? Compare how they did and vote for the best.
2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix interactive data: lap charts, times and tyres
2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onOne-stop strategies paid off for Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc, but Sebastian Vettel suspected his cost Aston Martin sixth place in the championship.
Leclerc praises Ferrari for “step forward” with strategies after snatching second
2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onCharles Leclerc says taking second place off Sergio Perez through the pits shows Ferrari have improved their strategies in recent races.
“Don’t do it to me again, Abu Dhabi”: Bottas feared 2021 repeat in tense final lap
2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onValtteri Bottas had “deja vu” for last year’s controversial final lap in Abu Dhabi as Alfa Romeo narrowly beat Aston Martin to sixth place.
Verstappen says holding up Leclerc to help Perez would not have been “fair”
2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onMax Verstappen says it would not have been fair for him to hold up Charles Leclerc in an effort to help his team mate take second place in the championship.
Perez says Gasly ‘would have had a penalty in normal conditions’ for delaying him
2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onSergio Perez believes Pierre Gasly held him up badly enough during the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix to deserve a penalty.
Win-less season was tough but “2011 was probably the hardest year” – Hamilton
2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton admitted his first ever win-less season has been hard, but said it wasn’t the toughest year he’s endured during his time in Formula 1.
Alonso “didn’t want to attack” Vettel in first laps, before retiring again
2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onFernando Alonso said he held back from attacking Sebastian Vettel early in today’s race, before suffering another ‘unacceptable’ retirement.