As the chequered flag fell at the F1 Abu Dhabi GP, Charles Leclerc ended his 2024 season on a bittersweet note. Despite his storming recovery drive to the podium and his teammate Carlos Sainz finishing P2, Ferrari fell short of the championship by just 14 points. The Monégasque driver started the race weekend on the…
An early debut Jack Doohan made his official Formula 1 debut at the Abu Dhabi GP. The Australian was set to make his full-time debut for Alpine next season, but a late season driver switch saw Doohan taking the seat of Esteban Ocon prematurely. The 21-year-old finished his first Formula 1 race in 15th, finishing…
Pierre Gasly ended his 2024 F1 season on a high in Abu Dhabi, helping Alpine secure sixth in the Constructors’ and taking tenth in the Drivers’ Standings. As the curtain fell on the 2024 Formula 1 season, Pierre Gasly’s performance at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix encapsulated a year of hard work and progress for…
Nico Hülkenberg ended his partnership with Haas on a positive note, achieving his tenth top ten finish of the season in the Abu Dhabi GP. In spite of it being a rather positive position and his best starting spot of the whole season, his happiness is marred by the fact that he had received a…
Red Bull heads towards Christmas with decisions to be made as Christian Horner and the other key figures in the team decide on whether Sergio Pérez remains with the team in 2025. Pit Debrief learned last week that the Mexican is set to be dropped due to his awful run of form since a P4…
With the Drivers’ Championship title already secured, Max Verstappen came into the final race weekend of the 2024 season without much pressure. Still, the Dutchman managed to cause quite a tension when he made contact with Oscar Piastri on the first lap of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. This dramatic start prolonged McLaren’s anticipation and…
A 26-year long partnership with Mercedes ended today for Lewis Hamilton at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix with style. The british driver managed to climb from P16 on the grid to P4. Hamilton: “I’ve always had the confidence” A collision with a bollard during qualifying led to Hamilton’s premature exit in Q1, leaving him at…
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff believes that Lewis Hamilton could have been in the mix to win the season finale at a the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The chance was there but drama in qualifying made it difficult to make it possible. Hamilton has qualified P18 for the final race of year, after picking up…
Lando Norris delivered a dominant performance and Oscar Piastri made a strong recovery during the F1 Abu Dhabi GP as McLaren Racing, led by Team Principal Andrea Stella, claimed their first F1 World Constructors’ Championship (WCC) title since 1998. Going into the Abu Dhabi GP weekend, McLaren, who had been top of the championship standings…
Despite missing out on a fifth career win, Carlos Sainz ends his time at Scuderia Ferrari on a high. The Spaniard started the 2024 F1 Abu Dhabi GP from P3 behind McLaren’s Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri. However, he gained a position in the opening lap of the race after a collision between Piastri and…
