On Lap 5, Norris made an early move on his teammate, taking P3 from the rookie, leaving Piastri vulnerable to the Mercedes behind.įurther down the field, Sainz had made up three places and was running in P13 after demoting Daniel Ricciardo and Nico Hulkenberg, and inheriting a place as a result of Alex Albon’s poor start. Once DRS had been enabled, Oscar Piastri started creeping towards Leclerc, with Lando Norris joining the DRS train. The Mexican was displeased with the move, begging his team to make the Mercedes driver give the position back. Lewis Hamilton ran wide at the first corner, passing Sergio Perez in the process. Max Verstappen leads Charles Leclerc and the rest of the field into Turn 1 at the Abu Dhabi GP. As they crossed the line to start the second lap, the Monegasque had slightly lost touch with Verstappen, instead falling closer to the McLaren duo behind. It wasn’t an instant breakaway, however, with Charles Leclerc challenging the 2023 champion into Turn 6, and again into Turn 9. Lining up from the lead grid box, it was Max Verstappen who held the lead into the final corner. As for the remaining two drivers, both Lance Stroll, Valtteri Bottas and the out-of-position Ferrari of Carlos Sainz in P16 elected to run the hard compound tyre with hopes of extending into the 58-lap race. Max Verstappen rounded out a record-breaking season by securing his 19th Grand Prix victory in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, with Mercedes claiming P2 in the constructors’ championship despite Charles Leclerc’s best strategic efforts.Īfter 21 rounds of hard-fought racing and tiresome weekends, ‘lights out’ for the final time in 2023 had finally arrived.ġ8 of the 20 drivers started the first stint of the Abu Dhabi GP on the medium compound tyre.
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