F1 Today – 16/12/2020
The latest news and analysis behind the headlines from across Formula One, exploring the day’s events from a global perspective.
The latest news and analysis behind the headlines from across Formula One, exploring the day’s events from a global perspective.
Vettel admits he wasn’t “at the top of my game” Sebastian Vettel has admitted that this season he was not “at the top of my game” at times, but says that he knows where he and Ferrari must improve for next season. At the halfway point of the season, the four times champion lead the
Abu Dhabi Test – Leclerc makes Ferrari debut going fastest Charles Leclerc ended the second day of the postseason tyre test in Abu Dhabi fastest. The Monacan making his debut as a Ferrari race driver, improved his teammates Sebastian Vettel’s time from Tuesday by three and a half tenths. Pirelli had both 2018 and 2019
Abu Dhabi Test – Vettel sets the pace on day one Sebastian Vettel was fastest on the first day of the post-season test in Abu Dhabi. The Ferrari driver was four tenths faster than the Mercedes of Valtteri Bottas with Lance Stroll third fastest driving the Force India. Vettel’s time was two seconds off Lewis
Lewis Hamilton took victory in the season finale the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, beating Sebastian Vettel by two seconds to secure his eleventh win of the season. The five-times champion was in total control of the race following an early stop. Hamilton’s victory allowed him to extend his lead over the German, who got past
Lewis Hamilton has beaten his Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas by a tenth of a second to take pole position for tomorrow’s final race of the season, the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The five-times looked very strong in the middle sector to pull out a few tenths over his teammate. It looked as if Bottas had
Mercedes Valtteri Bottas was fastest in the second practice for this weekends season-closing Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The Finn who hasn’t won since this race last year edged out the Red Bull by four-hundredths of a second. Red Bull had looked very strong in the afternoon session, but under the twilight condition’s Bottas proved that
Max Verstappen headed a Red Bull one-two in the first practice for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The Dutchman was four and a half tenths faster than his teammate Daniel Ricciardo, however, FP1 is the most unrepresentative session as it takes place in the daylight. The Red Bull’s used the softest compounds the hypersofts which
Kubica announced as Williams race driver Robert Kubica will return to Formula One next season with Williams to a race seat, eight years after life-changing injuries in a rally accident. The Polish driver suffered a partially severed right arm among many other injuries in the crash and still has partial movement in that limb. The
Ocon’s flippant attitude lead to the altercation Max Verstappen says that the altercation with Esteban Ocon in parc ferme at the Brazilian Grand Prix was provoked by the Frenchman’s flippant response and attitude. The Dutchman has been given two days ‘public service’ for pushing and arguing with the Force India driver after the duo had