YAS ISLAND, Abu Dhabi — Crimson Bull driver Max Verstappen won the period-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in dominant type on Sunday for his second victory of the period and 10th of his job.
He concluded 16 seconds forward of Valtteri Bottas and 18.4 very clear of entire world champion Lewis Hamilton as Crimson Bull loved a unusual and substantial achievements about equally Mercedes cars and trucks. Alexander Albon done a fantastic race for Crimson Bull by ending fourth forward of McLaren’s Lando Norris.
McLaren’s garage cheered wildly right after clinching third place in the constructors’ championship forward of Racing Point.
The 23-12 months-previous Verstappen had clinched a outstanding pole posture on Saturday, and produced a fantastic start out whilst Bottas comfortably held off Hamilton. The entire world champion looked off type and commenced to drift again right after a couple of laps, and was approximately caught by Albon on the final two laps.
The race was briefly held up when the security auto arrived out right after Sergio Perez’s Racing Point pulled to the aspect of the observe with motor failure on Lap ten. When it restarted a couple of laps later, Verstappen acquired away from Bottas cleanly and posted the swiftest lap for the second time in fifteen laps.
Midway by the fifty five-lap race at the Yas Marina circuit, Verstappen looked cozy as he led Bottas by about 6 seconds and Hamilton by nine and then increased the hole under the floodlights.
Hamilton won 11 races from the 16 he entered but skipped final Sunday’s Sakhir GP in Bahrain as he recovered from the coronavirus. This denied the 7-time F1 champion the possibility to equivalent Sebastian Vettel’s solitary-period history of 13 wins, set with Crimson Bull in 2013.
Hamilton said on Saturday that he is continue to sensation aspect results, such as lessened electricity degrees and some excess weight reduction.
Several motorists ended up competing for the final time for their teams and possibly in F1.
Perez drove brilliantly to get the Sakhir GP in Bahrain final Sunday but has no seat up coming 12 months, and his race ended in irritation with his father wringing his fingers as he watched from the crew garage. Regardless of the disappointing finish, he secured fourth in the drivers’ championship.
Haas driver Kevin Magnussen is also out of F1 now and the Dane was 18th.
Vettel’s final race for Ferrari observed him down in 14th. The four-time F1 champion is changing Perez at Racing Point when it results in being Aston Martin up coming 12 months.
McLaren driver Carlos Sainz Jr., who will substitute Vettel at Ferrari up coming 12 months, concluded sixth, whilst Daniel Ricciardo — who will substitute him at McLaren in 2021 — crossed seventh and clocked the swiftest lap in his final for Renault.
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