Yuki Tsunoda said he “destroyed” his team mates at RB, yet Red Bull have passed him over for promotion. Should they have picked him to partner Max Verstappen?
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Perez’s final score against Verstappen – and how he compared to his predecessors
Formula 1
Posted onWas Sergio Perez a better match for Max Verstappen than Alexander Albon, Pierre Gasly, Daniel Ricciardo or Carlos Sainz Jnr? Examine the data.
Ranked: Sergio Perez’s 10 best drives in Formula 1
Top ten
Posted onSergio Perez’s Formula 1 career appears to be at an end following Red Bull’s decision to replace him for 2025. We picked 10 of his best drives.
Did Piastri fall back or gain on Norris in his second season at McLaren?
2024 F1 team mates head-to-head
Posted onThe qualifying score line between Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri widened in 2024, but the second-year driver still showed clear signs of improvement.
24 telling stats on every driver from the 2024 Formula 1 season
Formula 1
Posted onWho was the best at starts this year? Who contributed the least to their team’s points tally? Here are telling stats on each of this year’s 24 F1 drivers.
Vote for your 2024 Formula 1 Driver of the Year
Debates and Polls
Posted onThe 2024 Formula 1 season was one of its most thrillingly open contests in a long time. Who is your pick for best driver of the year?
Russell pipped Hamilton over three seasons – but lost points battle on last lap
2024 F1 team mates head-to-head
Posted onGeorge Russell beat Lewis Hamilton in many key areas over their three years together at Mercedes – but the seven-times champion narrowly out-scored him.
Verstappen says he would have won the title in a Ferrari. Is he right?
Debates and Polls
Posted onMax Verstappen says he could have won the drivers’ championship in a Ferrari or a McLaren this year. We put that claim to the test in this week’s poll.
Caption Competition 254: Perez delivers
Caption Competition
Posted onRed Bull driver Sergio Perez turned up at the team’s base with 2,000 bottles of tequila. Can you come up with the best caption for this picture?
10 startling statistics from Perez’s worst season yet at Red Bull
2024 F1 team mates head-to-head
Posted onRed Bull extended Sergio Perez’s contract for two more seasons earlier this year. But will they really tolerate a repeat of his 2024 performance?
The last driver to better Leclerc’s 11-place lap one charge isn’t in F1 anymore
Formula 1
Posted onCharles Leclerc passed more than half the field on the first lap in Abu Dhabi. It’s three years since a driver made a better start than that.
McLaren are world champions with fewest grand prix wins in 25 years
2024 Abu Dhabi GP stats and facts
Posted onMcLaren won the constructors’ championship with the fewest grand prix victories since Ferrari in 1999. Here are the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix stats and facts.
Leclerc quickest in F1’s post-season, Antonelli fifth after reduced day
Formula 1
Posted onCharles Leclerc was quickest in Formula 1’s sole day of post-season testing, while unwell Andrea Kimi Antonelli returned to set the fifth-quickest time.
2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix weekend F1 driver ratings
Formula 1
Posted onThe Formula 1 season ended with some great performances and a few utter howlers. We run the rule over them all for the last time in 2024.
Tributes and cheeky doughnuts: How departing F1 drivers signed off on their radios
Formula 1
Posted onFormula 1 drivers paid tribute to their teams, performed unauthorised doughnuts and received special messages on their steering wheels after the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Red Bull left it as late as possible to tell Verstappen about his latest penalty
Formula 1
Posted onMax Verstappen picked up his fifth penalty in five races in Abu Dhabi. Red Bull waited as long as possible before telling him.
Norris achieves feat which eluded Hamilton by taking McLaren to constructors’ title
2024 Abu Dhabi GP report
Posted onWhile Lewis Hamilton said goodbye to Mercedes in style, Lando Norris ended McLaren’s long wait for the constructors’ championship with a classy win.
Vote for your 2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Driver of the Weekend
Formula 1
Posted onWho was the best driver during the 2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix weekend? Compare how they did and vote for the best.
Rate the race: 2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Formula 1
Posted onWhat did you think of today’s race? Share your verdict on the 2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in pictures
F1 Pictures
Posted onThe 2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at Yas Marina in pictures.