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2019 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix articles archive
Leclerc would welcome Hamilton as Ferrari team mate
2019 F1 season
Posted onCharles Leclerc says he would enjoy the chance to go up against Lewis Hamilton if the world champion decides to join Ferrari.
Vettel aiming for small improvements and fewer mistakes in 2020
2019 F1 season
Posted onSebastian Vettel accepts he needs to improve following his disappointing 2019 campaign, but believes he only needs to make minor changes to his approach.
Perez praises Norris’s driving after last-lap pass
2019 F1 season
Posted onSergio Perez was impressed by Lando Norris’s clean driving in their final-lap fight in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Dominant Hamilton shows F1’s new generation the way in 2019 finale
2019 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix review
Posted onLewis Hamilton and Mercedes dominated the final race of 2019, while two of the season’s other stars scrapped over second place.
Hamilton ends 2019 with a grand slam and three new records
2019 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onLewis Hamilton broke three records in the final Formula 1 race in 2019 and scored the sixth ‘grand slam’ of his career.
Verstappen hit by turbo lag problem after pit stop
2019 F1 season
Posted onA turbo lag problem slowed Max Verstappen after his pit stop in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has confirmed.
Paddock Diary: Abu Dhabi Grand Prix day four
2019 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onA year since Haas protested Racing Point at Yas Marina, Dieter Rencken discovers their prize money wrangle isn’t likely to end soon. Here’s his final Paddock Diary of 2019.
Not enough time to issue verdict on Leclerc before race start – Masi
2019 F1 season
Posted onFIA race director Michael Masi says there wasn’t enough time to issue a verdict on Ferrari’s fuel weight infringement on Charles Leclerc’s car before the race began.
Hamilton ‘75% likely’ to stay at Mercedes, says Wolff
2019 F1 season
Posted onMercedes team principal Toto Wolff believes there is a “75 percent” chance Lewis Hamilton will stay at Mercedes beyond 2020, amid rumors he could join Ferrari.
Hamilton didn’t expect dominant Abu Dhabi victory
2019 F1 season
Posted onLewis Hamilton didn’t expect to dominate the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix as emphatically as he did, after pulling almost 19 seconds clear of his closest rival during the race.
Last year before Alpha Tauri rebrand was Toro Rosso’s “most successful season” – Tost
2019 F1 season
Posted onToro Rosso team principal Franz Tost said the team enjoyed its best season to date in 2019, ahead of its rebranding as Alpha Tauri next year.
Vote for your 2019 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Driver of the Weekend
2019 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onWho was the best driver during the 2019 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix weekend? Compare how they did and vote for the best.
2019 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix interactive data: lap charts, times and tyres
2019 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onFor the second year in a row the driver on ‘new tyre pole’ won the midfield fight. At the sharp end, Lewis Hamilton delivered a grand slam.
Ferrari: Leclerc’s extra 5kg of fuel was due to a ‘measurement discrepancy’
2019 F1 season
Posted onFerrari team principal Mattia Binotto has said the extra fuel found in Charles Leclerc’s car before the start of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was due to a ‘measurement discrepancy’.
Leclerc keeps Abu Dhabi GP podium as Ferrari are fined for fuel infringement
2019 F1 season
Posted onCharles Leclerc has kept his podium finish in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix following the stewards’ investigation into the starting fuel weight information supplied by his team.
Server crash caused DRS black-out during Abu Dhabi GP
2019 F1 season
Posted onA data server crash led to DRS being disabled for 17 laps at the start of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, FIA race director Michael Masi explained.
Sainz disappointed TV missed his last-lap pass for sixth in championship
2019 F1 season
Posted onCarlos Sainz Jnr was disappointed the last-lap pass which earned him sixth in the championship wasn’t shown on TV during the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Final F1 race “could have been really good” – Hulkenberg
2019 F1 season
Posted onNico Hulkenberg said he could have had a good result in his final F1 race had he not been overtaken by Valtteri Bottas at an opportune moment.
Vettel says his 2019 performance was not “as bad as it looks”
2019 F1 season
Posted onSebastian Vettel admitted that he and Ferrari fell short of expectations in 2019 but said it hasn’t been as bad a year as it seems.