Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali is confident Red Bull’s rivals will tackle a key area of their superiority next season.
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2023 post-season F1 testing at Yas Marina in pictures
F1 pictures
Posted onThe final day of official Formula 1 running this year is underway at the Yas Marina in Abu Dhabi, where all 10 teams are participating.
Verstappen could have missed the last 10 races and still won the title
F1 statistics
Posted onMax Verstappen could have stayed at the beach instead of returning from the summer break and still won the title by a point. Here’s the key stats from his dominant season.
Fifth in points for Aston Martin ‘hurts because we were better than that’ – Alonso
Formula 1
Posted onAston Martin deserved to finish higher than fifth in the constructors’ championship said Fernando Alonso, after the team failed to overhaul McLaren for fourth.
Wolff has no doubt Hamilton can be champion again despite second win-less season
Formula 1
Posted onLewis Hamilton will be ready to compete for the world championship again once Mercedes give him a competitive car, team principal Toto Wolff believes.
19 Hypercars entered for 2024 WEC season including third Ferrari with Kubica
WEC
Posted onThe FIA has confirmed its Hypercar class will swell to 19 entries for the 2024 World Endurance Championship season.
Ferrari ‘only half-did the job’ using Leclerc to keep Perez ahead of Russell – Horner
Formula 1
Posted onFerrari didn’t go far enough in their efforts to use Charles Leclerc to hold up George Russell, says Red Bull team principal Christian Horner.
Hamilton ‘can guess where Red Bull will be next year’ after 17-second win
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Hamilton expects Red Bull to stay ahead in 2024 • Ben Sulayem will take “extreme measures” on schedule • Ocon hopes to be fit for test
Why Ferrari doubt any strategy would have got Sainz the points they needed
2023 Abu Dhabi GP data
Posted onWhile one Ferrari finished second, the other couldn’t even reach the eighth place they needed to secure second in the championship. Did they get Sainz’s strategy wrong?
Hamilton would have gone straight on if he hadn’t crashed into me – Gasly
Formula 1
Posted onPierre Gasly said Lewis Hamilton “destroyed” his diffuser by running into him, which ended his chance of a points finish.
Norris ‘tried to let Perez past and somehow he crashed into me’
Formula 1
Posted onLando Norris was baffled by his collision with Sergio Perez during the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, saying he was trying to let his rival by when they tangled.
2023 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in pictures
F1 Pictures
Posted onA selection of pictures from the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at the Yas Marina circuit.
Alonso says Hamilton ‘brake test’ was Canada 2013 repeat: ‘In both cases I won’
Formula 1
Posted onFernando Alonso admitted he was trying to avoid giving the benefit of DRS to Lewis Hamilton when he slowed abruptly in front of his rival.
Perez given formal warning after saying “the stewards are a joke” on radio
Formula 1
Posted onSergio Perez has been given a formal warning by the stewards of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix for insulting them after he was given a penalty.
No point putting up harder fight against Verstappen at start – Leclerc
Formula 1
Posted onCharles Leclerc said there was no point putting up a fight against Max Verstappen at the start of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix as he was unlikely to stay ahead of his rival.
Vote for your 2023 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Driver of the Weekend
Formula 1
Posted onWho was the best driver during the 2023 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix weekend? Compare how they did and vote for the best.
2023 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix race result and championship points
Formula 1
Posted onMax Verstappen has won the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix for Red Bull ahead of Charles Leclerc and George Russell.
Rate the race: 2023 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Formula 1
Posted onWhat did you think of today’s race? Share your verdict on the 2023 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Why F1 drivers are unlikely to get the Yas Marina track change they still want
Formula 1
Posted onMax Verstappen and Charles Leclerc say Yas Marina needs to change its off-camber corners in order to improve racing at the track.
Ferrari are the Q3 masters but Sargeant takes a pasting: 2023 qualifying in stats
F1 Statistics
Posted onWhile Ferrari reached Q3 more than any other team, Logan Sargeant never once out-qualified his team mate. We analyse the qualifying stats of 2023.