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Verstappen expects ‘to claim his seat’ in third after F1 Abu Dhabi practice
Max Verstappen suspects Mercedes will be out of reach after trailing Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton in second F1 practice for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Mazepin F1 test omission “nothing to do with his actions” - Wolff
Toto Wolff says Mercedes’ decision not to run Nikita Mazepin in the post-season Abu Dhabi F1 test is “nothing to do with his actions” earlier in the week.

Bottas heads Hamilton in F1 Abu Dhabi GP FP2, Raikkonen’s car catches fire
Valtteri Bottas edged out Mercedes F1 teammate Lewis Hamilton by two-tenths of a second during second practice for the season-ending Abu Dhabi GP.

Mick Schumacher was already ‘pushing the limits’ on Haas F1 practice bow
Mick Schumacher says he was beginning to push the limits of his Haas F1 car as he made his practice debut on Friday morning at the Abu Dhabi GP.

2020 F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix: Friday Practice - As it happened
FOLLOW CRASH.NET'S LIVE COVERAGE OF THE 2020 ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX

Horner: Perez's Sakhir GP win won't speed up Red Bull decision for F1 2021
Christian Horner says Sergio Perez's F1 victory at the Sakhir Grand Prix last weekend will not speed up Red Bull's decision in deciding Max Verstappen's teammate for the 2021 season.

Verstappen tops F1 Abu Dhabi GP first practice as Hamilton returns in fifth
Max Verstappen sets the pace for Red Bull in opening practice for F1's Abu Dhabi GP, with Lewis Hamilton returning to action for Mercedes and a debut for Mick Schumacher.

de Vries and Vandoorne to drive for Mercedes in Abu Dhabi F1 young drivers test
Mercedes Formula E drivers Nyck de Vries and Stoffel Vandoorne will each sample the team’s F1 world championship-winning W11 car during the post-season young drivers’ test in Abu Dhabi.

Perez and Magnussen set for back-of-the-grid starts at F1 Abu Dhabi finale
Sergio Perez and Kevin Magnussen are set to start on the back row of the grid for F1’s season-ending Abu Dhabi GP after exceeding their respective power unit allocations for 2020.

Haas F1 team taking Mazepin video incident “seriously" - Steiner
Haas F1 boss Guenther Steiner says the team is taking Nikita Mazepin’s recent video incident “seriously”.

Fernando Alonso to demo title-winning Renault R25 F1 car in Abu Dhabi
Fernando Alonso will demonstrate his title-winning R25 F1 car across the Abu Dhabi GP weekend as part of a Renault celebration ahead of its 2021 rebrand.

Ferrari CEO Louis Camilleri retires from position with immediate effect
Louis Camilleri, the CEO of Ferrari and chairman of Philip Morris, has announced he is retiring from both roles with immediate effect.

Lewis Hamilton cleared to race in F1 Abu Dhabi GP after negative COVID-19 tests
F1 world champion Lewis Hamilton will return to action to race at this weekend’s season-ending Abu Dhabi GP after testing negative for coronavirus on multiple occasions.

No single reason behind ‘rollercoaster’ six-year Ferrari F1 tenure - Vettel
Sebastian Vettel says his six years at Ferrari were “a rollercoaster ride” as he heads into his final race with the team at the 2020 F1 season-ending Abu Dhabi GP.

Russell expects to remain with Williams F1 in 2021
George Russell says he expects to remain with Williams F1 Team in 2021 after playing down his “throwaway remark” which hinted at a Mercedes drive for next season.

Leclerc: “I’ll try to choose the fights better” after Sakhir F1 incident
Charles Leclerc admits he needs to ‘choose his fights better’ after another opening lap collision in the Sakhir F1 Grand Prix.

Sainz criticises “no logic” decision from FIA to prevent Abu Dhabi F1 test run
Outgoing McLaren F1 driver Carlos Sainz has criticised the FIA’s decision to reject Ferrari’s request for him to take part in the post-season Abu Dhabi test.

Valtteri Bottas ‘avoided looking at the headlines’ after “tough” F1 Sakhir GP
Mercedes F1 driver Valtteri Bottas says he purposely avoided social media and looking at news stories in the media following what he described as a “tough” Sakhir GP.

Verstappen doesn’t want “bitch fight” with Leclerc over Sakhir F1 GP incident
Max Verstappen says he wants to move on from the incident with Charles Leclerc after the pair exchanged words in the media following their opening lap incident in the Sakhir F1 Grand Prix.

Unwell Ferrari F1 boss Mattia Binotto to skip Abu Dhabi GP
Ferrari F1 team principal Mattia Binotto will skip this weekend’s season-ending Abu Dhabi GP after falling unwell with a non-COVID-19 related illness.

Red Bull’s Marko messaged Perez to congratulate him for Bahrain F1 win
Sergio Perez has revealed Red Bull’s motorsport chief Helmut Marko was one of the many team bosses to send their congratulations after winning his first F1 race last time out in Bahrain.

F1 and FIA support Haas over Nikita Mazepin’s “inappropriate” behaviour
F1 and the FIA have issued a joint-statement supporting Haas in its response to Nikita Mazepin’s “inappropriate” behaviour in a video posted on social media earlier this week.

Jack Aitken ‘desperate’ to have another F1 shot with Williams in Abu Dhabi
Jack Aitken says he is raring to get another opportunity to impress Williams at this weekend’s F1 Abu Dhabi GP, but he remains in the dark about whether he will race or not.

WRC legend Loeb signs to race for F1 champion Hamilton’s Extreme E team
Nine-time World Rally champion Sebastien Loeb will race for F1 world champion Lewis Hamilton’s Extreme E team in 2021.