Verstappen won on Vettel’s last appearance (Dan Estienne/Getty)
Asdal Dutchman Max VerstappenThe driver of the Red Bull team, and the world champion for the last two years, opened the curtain on the season of the World Championship for first-class cars (Formula 1), on Sunday, by crowning the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix title.
And the Yas Marina circuit was a scene of excitement from the start of the race until its end, not at the level of the champion, but with regard to the competition for the runner-up position, which was the main focus of this final round, following the Dutchman decided the fate of the championship.
Verstappen succeeded in completing the 58 laps of the race in an hour, 27 minutes, 45 seconds, and 914 thousandths of a second, while the second place went to Charles Leclerc, the Ferrari driver, whose team also took second place in the “constructors” title, behind Red Bull, and in front of the Ferrari team. Mercedes. As for the third place, it went to the Mexican Sergio “Chico” Perez, the driver of the Red Bull team.
This is the 15th victory for Verstappen this season, which is a record, to confirm his eligibility for the World Championship title for the second year in a row, as last season he had waited for the last round to be crowned, but this season the title was decided without much competition, and this award was the last appearance of the German Sebastian Vettel. in the world of Formula 1.