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Norris “surprised” to be two-tenths away from F1 pole in Abu Dhabi
Lando Norris says he was “surprised” to have come so close to a maiden F1 pole position during qualifying for the season-ending Abu Dhabi GP.

Bottas explains Wolff’s ‘all you have’ F1 qualifying radio message
Valtteri Bottas has played down the significance of Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff’s radio message during Abu Dhabi GP qualifying as simply being a “personal thing”.

F1 champion Hamilton “not 100 percent” fit due to “nasty” COVID-19
Lewis Hamilton says he is “not 100 percent” fit on his return to F1 action at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix following his battle with coronavirus.

Verstappen's Abu Dhabi F1 pole “a phenomenal performance” - Horner
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has described Max Verstappen’s F1 qualifying performance in Abu Dhabi as ‘phenomenal’ after securing pole position.

Verstappen beats Mercedes duo to final pole of 2020 F1 season in Abu Dhabi
Max Verstappen claimed his first pole position of the 2020 F1 season to become the first non-Mercedes powered driver to top qualifying this year at the Abu Dhabi GP.

2020 F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix - Follow Qualifying LIVE!
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McLaren looking at Formula E team entry for 2023
McLaren CEO Zak Brown says the team is considering entering Formula E when its new generation of car is introduced in 2023.

Verstappen half a second clear in Red Bull 1-2 in F1 Abu Dhabi GP final practice
Max Verstappen sets the pace in the final practice session of the 2020 F1 season, leading a Red Bull 1-2 ahead of qualifying for the Abu Dhabi GP.

Mercedes has fix in place for F1 radio “loophole” that led to tyre mix-up
Mercedes is confident it will avoid a future repeat of its pit stop blunder at F1’s Sakhir GP after implementing fixes for its radio “loophole”.

Ferrari: Camilleri’s sudden retirement took F1 team by “surprise”
Former Ferrari CEO Louis Camilleri’s sudden retirement from his position came as a shock to the entire F1 team, says sporting director Laurent Mekies.

‘Danke Seb’ - Leclerc pays tribute to Vettel with special helmet at F1 finale
Charles Leclerc has paid tribute to outgoing Ferrari F1 teammate Sebastian Vettel with a special helmet livery for this weekend’s season-ending Abu Dhabi GP.

Kimi Raikkonen brushes off F1 practice fire: ‘There was nothing scary about it'
Kimi Raikkonen has downplayed his dramatic-looking fire which caused second practice for F1’s season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix to be red-flagged.

Hamilton says Russell did an “amazing job” on Mercedes F1 debut
F1 world champion Lewis Hamilton has praised George Russell for doing “an amazing job” standing in for him in Bahrain.

Bottas struggling to get soft F1 tyre “into the window” in Abu Dhabi
Valtteri Bottas admits he struggled to get Pirelli’s softest F1 tyre compound “into the window” in Friday practice for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

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.

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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”.