Abu Dhabi GP Archives

Villeneuve: Hamilton upset with Wolff’s antics after defeat

Jacques Villeneuve believes Lewis Hamilton has gone silent since the 2021 season deciding Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, the Canadian suggesting a rift between the Mercedes driver and his boss Toto Wolff is at the bot... Read More...

Marko: Max improves constantly, I’m excited to see what’s next.

Guaranteed Helmut Marko is still sporting a smile weeks after watching his protege Max Verstappen claim the 2021 Formula 1 World Champion crown, the Red Bull 'advisor' looks back on the triumph and is excited... Read More...

Nico Rosberg believes Mohammed Ben Sulayem has an opportunity to make changes

Rosberg: Ben Sulayem has an opportunity to make changes

After the controversies of the 2021 Abu Dhabi GP, and with Mohammed Ben Sulayem a new FIA president, succeeding Jean Todt, Nico Rosberg believes the newly elected Emirati has an opportunity to make changes in... Read More...

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - DECEMBER 12: Race winner and 2021 F1 World Drivers Champion Max Verstappen of Netherlands and Red Bull Racing celebrates with his team after the F1 Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi at Yas Marina Circuit on December 12, 2021 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Bryn Lennon/Getty Images)

Newey: We wouldn’t have won without the safety car

Adrian Newey knows a thing or two about designing Formula 1 World Championship cars, this year's Red Bull RB16B penned by his team being his 11th title-winning creation, but he admits luck and the safety car ... Read More...

Domenicali: Red Bull and Mercedes relationship must be recovered

Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali said on Tuesday that the relationship between Red Bull and Mercedes must be recovered, after the intense battle the two teams were locked in this year. The Italian was speaking... Read More...

Latifi: Hate, abuse, threats no surprise, its the world we live in

Nicholas Latifi crashing his Williams in the final stages of a controversy packed 2021 season finale Abu Dhabi Grand Prix had a major impact on where the Formula 1 title went this year. That incident turned ... Read More...

Sebastian Vettel is happier at Aston Martin than at Ferrari

Vettel: Happier at Aston Martin than at Ferrari

Sebastian Vettel admits he is happier now with Aston Martin than at Ferrari, on the back of his first Formula 1 season with the British team. Vettel finished his first season in Green 12th on the Drivers' Stan... Read More...

Reader Rights: Lewis should refuse to race in 2022 unless…

GrandPrix247 reader Nigel Marson looks back on tantalizing 2021 Formula 1 season, offering his key takes from this year's F1 Championship. Taking the season as a whole, there is no doubt that Max is a deserv... Read More...

Toto Wolff said Abu Dhabi like Maradona's Hand of God

Wolff: Abu Dhabi like Maradona’s Hand of God

Toto Wolff is not taking Lewis Hamilton's title defeat in last week's Abu Dhabi GP well, likening the situation to Maradona's 'Hand of God' goal against England during the 1986 FIFA World Cup quarter final. ... Read More...

Mattia Binotto said that Sainz's future to be discussed during winter

Binotto: Sainz’s future to be discussed during winter

Carlos Sainz has delivered an impressive first Formula 1 season with Ferrari, with team principal Mattia Binotto revealing that the Spaniard's future will be discussed over the winter break. Sainz made a seaml... Read More...

Christian Horner claimed that you didn't hear Max moaning on the radio

Horner: You didn’t hear Max moaning on the radio

Red Bull team boss Christian Horner commended Max Verstappen for his attitude during the 2021 Abu Dhabi GP, claiming the Dutchman was doing more driving, and less moaning. Horner was speaking in an interview... Read More...

Norbert Haug claims Michael Masi was ingenious and brilliant

Haug: Masi was ingenious and brilliant

One thing we can't complain about in the aftermath of the 2021 Abu Dhabi GP is the lack of opinion, with former Mercedes head of Motorsport Norbert Haug claiming Michael Masi was ingenious and brilliant. The... Read More...

Damon Hill said Verstappen's first-lap pass on Hamilton a clean one

Hill: Verstappen’s first-lap pass on Hamilton a clean one

One incident that went under the radar in the aftermath of the 2021 Abu Dhabi GP , the spotlight being on the late-race Safety Car period, was Max Verstappen's first-lap pass on Hamilton. Damon Hill believes ... Read More...

Coulthard: Hamilton’s commitment is unquestionable

David Coulthard doubted that Lewis Hamilton would retire from Formula 1 after Toto Wolff insinuated that the seven-time World Champion might be contemplating retirement due to the way his season ended in Abu ... Read More...

Ben Sulayem “no forgiveness” if Hamilton broke FIA Awards rules

Mohammed Ben Sulayem pledged to remedy Formula 1's problems after being elected FIA President but recognised he may also have to punish Lewis Hamilton for breaking the rules by not attending the sport's gala ... Read More...

Sophie Kumpen: The angels helped us with Max

Sophie Kumpen, Max Verstappen's mother, watched her son race to his first Formula 1 Title from her home, as she felt the angels helped the 24-year-old win the race. The 2021 newly crowned F1 Champion is known ... Read More...

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Would Mercedes have won in court?

Mercedes announced on Thursday that they will not see their appeal through, but had they pursued it, would they have won? Grandprix247 offers some insight with help from legal eagles. As a result, the outcom... Read More...

Inside Line: The Wolff of Wall Street

Aside from Formula 1’s superstars Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton bashing their way through the 2021 World Championship – Toto Wolff – has emerged as one of the main co-stars of this grand soap opera.