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Russell: "Scrappy" F1 2023 "one of the worst seasons of my career"

Russell believed he had a realistic shot at pole position at Yas Marina after topping the final practice session on Saturday afternoon, but he wound up fourth in the evening shootout - lapping 0.343 seconds shy of Red Bull polesitter Max Verstappen.

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Norris says he is doing a "shit job" in F1 qualifying sessions

The McLaren driver had looked on course to emerge as Max Verstappen's main challenger in the fight for pole position on Saturday, but a lurid slide through the hotel complex at the Yas Marina circuit ruined his chances.

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Norris rues “s*** job” he is doing in F1 qualifying after Abu Dhabi Q3 slide

The McLaren driver had looked on course to emerge as Max Verstappen’s main challenger in the fight for pole position on Saturday, but a lurid slide through the hotel complex at the Yas Marina circuit ruined his chances.

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"Weird" for Verstappen to claim F1 Abu Dhabi GP pole after struggles

The three-time champion signed off his season’s qualifying efforts with a 12th pole, having pipped Ferrari rival Charles Leclerc by 0.139 seconds despite failing to improve with his final Q3 attack.

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Max Verstappen claims Abu Dhabi F1 GP pole as Lewis Hamilton struggles

The Red Bull driver delivered a brilliant lap at Yas Marina to claim his 12th pole of the year with Hamilton only 11th for Mercedes

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Leclerc: F1 Abu Dhabi GP front row a "big surprise" having feared Q1 exit

Leclerc ultimately lapped only 0.139 seconds shy of polesitter Max Verstappen in the final part of the shootout, with the Red Bull driver failing to improve on his last flying lap.

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Leclerc: F1 Abu Dhabi GP front row a “big surprise” having feared Q1 exit

Leclerc ultimately lapped only 0.139 seconds shy of polesitter Max Verstappen in the final part of the shootout, with the Red Bull driver failing to improve on his last flying lap.

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2023 F1 Abu Dhabi GP qualifying results: Verstappen takes pole

Verstappen will start ahead of Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and McLaren’s Oscar Piastri after the one-hour qualifying session, which is split into three segments with five cars each being knocked out in Q1 and Q2 before the top-10 shootout of Q3.

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Abu Dhabi Grand Prix: Lewis Hamilton suffers disastrous qualifying as Max Verstappen lands pole

Mercedes under threat from Ferrari in Constructors' battle for second place

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F1 Abu Dhabi GP: Verstappen beats Leclerc for final pole

In a final qualifying session where the soft tyres were good for just a single flying lap – unlike the multiple fliers seen last week in Las Vegas – Lewis Hamilton was also knocked out in Q2 for Mercedes and Sergio Perez rued a track limits mistake in the other…

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F1 Abu Dhabi GP: Verstappen grabs pole as Hamilton, Sainz miss Q3

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MotoGP Valencia GP: Martin keeps title hopes alive with sprint win, Bagnaia fifth

With 21 points splitting Bagnaia and Martin coming into this weekend’s finale in Valencia, the former could have won the championship in the sprint by outscoring his rival by at least four points.

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MotoGP Valencia GP: Martin wins sprint race to keep title hopes alive

With 21 points splitting Bagnaia and Martin coming into this weekend's finale in Valencia, the former could have won the championship in the sprint by outscoring his rival by at least four points.

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F1 season-finale stats

Max Verstappen has re-written the history books in many ways in 2023, with an astonishing performance for Red Bull that has seen him dominate the field and leave the rest of the drivers battling for seconds.

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F2 Abu Dhabi: Vesti victory sets up final day title showdown

Vesti arrived at the Yas Marina Circuit with a 25-point deficit to championship leader Theo Pourchaire, meaning he had to score at least two more points than the ART driver on Saturday to take the matter to Sunday.

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McLaren: Staying with Mercedes in F1 straightforward after "reassurance"

McLaren announced on Friday that it would extend its current deal with Mercedes for five more seasons, from 2026 until 2030.

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What would this season look like without Max Verstappen?

The impressive dominance delivered by Max Verstappen this season has masked what is actually a very competitive field in Formula One. Heading into this weekend’s season-ending event, Verstappen has won all but three of the 21 main races and collected more than double the points of his closest rival and…

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F1 Abu Dhabi GP: Russell heads final practice from Norris

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Alpine lacked "enthusiasm" and "drive" to progress in F1 - Fry

Fry worked at the team in its Benetton days from 1987 to 1993, before embarking on a career that encompassed two spells at McLaren, and one at Ferrari.

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F1 Abu Dhabi GP: Russell heads final practice ahead of Norris

Russell overhauled an early benchmark from Sergio Perez to put his car on top with a 1m25.163s, and later increased the pace as the circuit improved over the course of the session; on his second soft-tyre run, he put together a 1m24.829s.

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MotoGP Valencia GP: Vinales takes pole as Bagnaia heads Martin for title showdown

The factory Aprilia rider put in the first ever 1m28s lap at Circuit Ricardo Tormo with a 1m28.931s to take his first pole since Assen in 2021, two days prior to announcing he was quitting Yamaha a year early.He led from factory Ducati rider Bagnaia, who dominated Q1 before finishing…

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McLaren: Staying with Mercedes for F1 2026 straightforward after receiving "reassurance"

McLaren announced on Friday that it would extend its current deal with Mercedes for five more seasons, from 2026 until 2030.

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Wolff 'applauds' FIA for F1 swearing crackdown after official warning

The Mercedes team principal and his Ferrari opposite number, Fred Vasseur, were called to face the FIA stewards ahead of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix for incidents of swearing during an official press conference in Las Vegas.

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What was behind the Hamilton/Red Bull F1 soap opera

The story first emerged in the Daily Mail, claiming that Hamilton himself held talks with Red Bull before he signed his new Mercedes contract.

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Supercars Adelaide: Kostecki seals title as Waters leads Ford 1-2-3-4

While three Ford Mustang drivers, Cam Waters, David Reynolds and Thomas Randle fought for the win in the penultimate race of the year Kostecki, who started from pole position in his Erebus Motorsport Chevrolet Camaro, drove to a conservative sixth place, to assure himself of the title with Sunday’s race…

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