Yuki Tsunoda said he “destroyed” his team mates at RB, yet Red Bull have passed him over for promotion. Should they have picked him to partner Max Verstappen?
2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix articles archive
McLaren were ‘0.7 seconds away from losing the title’ in Abu Dhabi – Brown
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Posted onMcLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown praised the team’s pit stop crew for their performance under pressure when they clinched the constructors’ championship last week.
Another name change for RB and new driver numbers revealed in 2025 F1 entry list
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Posted onRed Bull’s second team has changed its official name for the second year in a row on the official entry list for 2025 published by the FIA.
Ranked: The Formula 1 cars of 2024, from slowest to fastest
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Posted onDid Max Verstappen win the drivers’ championship without the fastest car? A deep dive into who really had the quickest Formula 1 machine in 2024.
McLaren are world champions with fewest grand prix wins in 25 years
2024 Abu Dhabi GP stats and facts
Posted onMcLaren won the constructors’ championship with the fewest grand prix victories since Ferrari in 1999. Here are the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix stats and facts.
Sainz spent final laps at Ferrari preparing for first Williams test
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Posted onCarlos Sainz Jnr has revealed he spent his final laps as a Ferrari driver preparing for his first test for Williams the following day.
2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix weekend F1 driver ratings
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Posted onThe Formula 1 season ended with some great performances and a few utter howlers. We run the rule over them all for the last time in 2024.
Three F1 drivers to make early start with new teams in Yas Marina test on Tuesday
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Posted onThree Formula 1 drivers will have the chance to make an early start with their new teams for 2025 in the sole day of post-season testing tomorrow.
Tributes and cheeky doughnuts: How departing F1 drivers signed off on their radios
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Posted onFormula 1 drivers paid tribute to their teams, performed unauthorised doughnuts and received special messages on their steering wheels after the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Red Bull left it as late as possible to tell Verstappen about his latest penalty
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Posted onMax Verstappen picked up his fifth penalty in five races in Abu Dhabi. Red Bull waited as long as possible before telling him.
Fights with Verstappen showed where I need to improve next year – Norris
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Posted onLando Norris says he needs to put up a stronger fight against Max Verstappen next year but admitted: “No one has a nice time racing Max.”
Bollard incident in qualifying cost Hamilton shot at final Mercedes win – Wolff
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Posted onLewis Hamilton’s bizarre incident with a bollard during qualifying cost him a chance to win his final race for Mercedes, team principal Toto Wolff believes.
Norris achieves feat which eluded Hamilton by taking McLaren to constructors’ title
2024 Abu Dhabi GP report
Posted onWhile Lewis Hamilton said goodbye to Mercedes in style, Lando Norris ended McLaren’s long wait for the constructors’ championship with a classy win.
Does Leclerc’s strategy show Hamilton should have finished higher than fourth?
2024 Abu Dhabi GP interactive data
Posted onShould Lewis Hamilton have finished even higher in his final race for Mercedes? Here’s the key data from the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Bottas handed five-place grid penalty he may never serve
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Posted onThe stewards have issued a five-place grid penalty to Valtteri Bottas which he may never serve as he has no F1 seat for 2025.
Recovery drive from 16th to fourth a “good way to end” Mercedes chapter – Hamilton
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Posted onLewis Hamilton said he brought his Mercedes career to a fitting end with a “tough, tough race” in Abu Dhabi.
Verstappen apologised for collision, his penalty “speaks for itself” – Piastri
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Posted onOscar Piastri revealed Max Verstappen apologised for the collision between the pair on the first lap of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix race result and championship points
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Posted onLando Norris has won the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix for McLaren ahead of Carlos Sainz Jnr and Charles Leclerc.
Perez will ‘discuss what’s best for everyone’ at Red Bull after dismal end to season
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Posted onSergio Perez admitted he will have to “see what happens” about his seat at Red Bull in 2025 after a dismal end to the championship in Abu Dhabi.
“From the bottom of my heart”: Hamilton’s emotional radio farewell to Mercedes
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Posted onLewis Hamilton told his Mercedes team “what started out as a leap of faith turned into a journey into the history books” at the end of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.