2020 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix race result

14 comments on “2020 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix race result”

1. 

   Jere (@jerejj)
   13th December 2020, 14:56

   Stroll in this race, LOL, although a decent effort by Albon for a change.
   1. 

      Dave
      13th December 2020, 15:14

      Stroll just couldn’t do anything. Just an average driver in my opinion.
2. 

   Dean Franklin (@deanfranklin)
   13th December 2020, 14:58

   Get in there Max!

   We really missed Russell in the Merc today. Would have taken it to Max. I suspect Max would have been too good still.

   Hamilton out of contract and without a drive for 2021 as of right this minute.

   Based on Russell’s performance last week and Hamilton’s today, it would be difficult to justify paying $50 million per year for Hamilton.
   1. 

      melanos
      13th December 2020, 15:41

      You are just as good as your last race, they say, so you have a point. But no, not really
   2. 

      AJ (@asleepatthewheel)
      13th December 2020, 15:53

      In the FIA provisional entry list for 2021, Lewis has been entered with Mercedes.
   3. 

      OOliver
      13th December 2020, 16:31

      Based on Perez’s performance at the last race, from the back to the win, he should get the Mercedes drive and the team will make even more money as he will both pay his own salary and pay for the seat. Win win.
3. 

   OOliver
   13th December 2020, 16:28

   Ferrari 13th
   Ferrari 14th
   Williams 15th
4. 

   melanos
   13th December 2020, 16:29

   Last race of the 2020 season, in the narcoleptic Abu Dhabi Circuit. It was ruined by Checo’s mechanical failure eliciting first a VSC and then a full SC. We lost his progression from the end of the grid, and Racing Point lost the WCC bid. Furthermore, the VSC came at the opening of the pitstop window for those who started the race on soft tyres. This was unfortunate for those who started on mediums, e.g. Sainz, whose strategical advantage on his teammate Norris was lost as they both pitted under the VSC.

   From pole position, Albon was unchallenged for the whole race and came close to a grand slam but a last minute flap for Ricciardo prevented it. Norris and Sainz came way behind him, then Ricciardo who did a huge first stint with his hard tyres. But he needed a podium position for the WDC and only came fourth. Gasly, Ocon, Stroll, Kvyat Raïkkönen and Leclerc completed the point positions, while Vettel finished just out of the points, followed by Russell, Giovinazzi, Latifi, Magnussen and Fittipaldi, while Perez was not classified.

   Perez gets the 2020 WDC but only just, with Ricciardo 1 point behind. The final classification is:

   01 Perez 206 points
   02 Ricciardo 205 points
   03 Albon 182 points
   04 Norris 178 points
   05 Sainz 165 points
   06 Leclerc 157 points
   07 Gasly 138 points
   08 Stroll 134 points
   09 Ocon 117 points
   10 Kvyat 079 points
   11 Vettel 076 points
   12 Raïkkönen 025 points
   13 Hülkenberg 020 points
   14 Giovinazzi 020 points
   15 Grosjean 011 points
   16 Latifi 008 points
   17 Russell 008 points
   18 Magnussen 004 points
   19 Aitken 000 points
   20 Fittipaldi 000 points

   The WCC goes to Red Bull Racing, easily the fastest car this season, although Albon’s irregular performance almost lost it to Racing Point. Albon’s quasi-stellar performance today, along with Checo’s mechanical demise and a poor effort by Stroll gave it back to RBR. The final classification is:

   1 Red Bull Racing 364 points
   2 Racing Point 360 points
   3 McLaren 343 points
   4 Renault 322 points
   5 Ferrari 233 points
   6 Alpha Tauri 217 points
   7 Alfa Romeo 045 points
   8 Williams 016 points
   9 Haas 015 points

   As a consolation prize, Albon gets the 2020 Medal Championship (Bernie’s style), as the only driver with four wins. The final Medal clasification is:

   01 Albon 4 wins
   02 Ricciardo 3 wins 3 seconds
   03 Perez 3 wins 2 seconds
   04 Leclerc 3 wins 3 thirds
   05 Stroll 2 wins
   06 Norris 1 win 3 seconds
   07 Gasly 1 win 3 fourths
   08 Sainz 2 seconds 5 thirds
   09 Ocon 2 seconds 2 fourths
   10 Vettel 2 seconds 1 fourth
   11 Kvyat 1 second
   12 Hulkenberg 1 fourth
   13 Giovinazzi 1 sixth
   14 Raïkkönen 2 seventh
   15 Grosjean 1 seventh
   16 Latifi 1 eight
   17 Russell 4 ninth
   18 Magnussen 2 ninth
   19 Aitken 1 fourteenth
   20 Fittipaldi 1 fifteenth

   And Ricciardo wins the fastest lap classification with his flap today (Albon’s flap in the Emilia Romagna GP does not count, as he was classified 13th):

   1 Ricciardo 4 flaps
   2 Norris 3 flaps
   2 Albon 3 flaps
   4 Sainz 2 flaps
   5 Perez 1 flaps
   5 Stroll 1 flaps
   5 Gasly 1 flaps
   5 Grosjean 1 flaps
   1. 

      OOliver
      13th December 2020, 16:35

      If you remove Mercedes from F1 then you also remove last year’s Mercedes.
      Plus lazy calculations with the constructors.
      1. 

         melanos
         13th December 2020, 16:41

         You call it lazy, but how can you calculate the constructors better? Max being out RBR cannot compete with just a driver, so Albon’s points are doubled.
         And you can call Racing Point “last year’s Mercedes” to your heart’s content (it really isn’t) but RP is well in the mix, one of the best teams but not a dominant one.
      2. 

         melanos
         13th December 2020, 18:01

         And of course no penalty points for the WCC have been applied; you cannot copy stuff from as non-existing team
         1. 

            OOliver
            14th December 2020, 17:20

            Likewise you cannot take design cues from a non existent team.
   2. 

      melanos
      13th December 2020, 16:35

      this was N2M2F1 of course
5. 

   CC78AMG
   13th December 2020, 19:26

   Raikkonen beat both Ferrari cars. Good race from him.

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