2019

FIA Formula 2 - Abu Dhabi - Sprint Race Results Pos Driver Nat Team Laps/Gap 1

Michael van der Mark has given a glowing review following the Jerez test as he and the Pata Yamaha team aim to get the new YZF-R1 up to speed ahead of the 2020 World Superbike championship.

Alex Lowes has adjusted his braking style to gel with the Kawasaki ZX-10RR as he continues to adapt having joined the reigning World Superbike champions this winter.

- There was a lack of productivity in the media centre on Saturday as an auction of sports cars and F1 cars was shown on the screens where we usually watch the race. The event was held in the main straight, with the cars being showcased on the track.

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff says he’s “totally relaxed” about the increasing speculation between Lewis Hamilton and a potential move to Ferrari in 2021.

The final qualifying of the year in Abu Dhabi acted as a tidy, condensed precis of the 2019 Formula 1 season as a whole. Hamilton leads convincingly; Bottas close, but lacking that extra something ; Verstappen punching above his weight; Ferrari trips over itself, again.

The FIA has confirmed recomendations from the crash investigation on the accident which claimed the life of Anthoine Hubert at Spa-Francorchamps will be announced next week.

McLaren Formula 1 junior Sergio Sette Camara clinched his second victory of the 2019 Formula 2 Championship as DAMS wrapped up the teams’ title in the Abu Dhabi feature race.

FIA Formula 2 - Abu Dhabi - Feature Race Results Pos Driver Nat Team Time 1 Se

Max Verstappen does not believe he had the pace to compete with the Mercedes drivers in the final stage of qualifying for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, settling for third place.

Valtteri Bottas hopes the “many compromises” Mercedes has made to his strategy during the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix weekend will help him recover through the field in the race.

George Russell says closing the performance gap to the rest of the Formula 1 teams while also outqualifying teammate Robert Kubica at every race are the “small victories from today” which Williams can enjoy after a tough season.

Ferrari Formula 1 team principal Mattia Binotto says his side was fully aware of the risks it was taking after admitting it “screwed up” during Abu Dhabi Grand Prix qualifying.

Romain Grosjean says he’s looking forward to saying goodbye to his 2019 Haas Formula 1 car given the frustrating season he’s endured which struck again during qualifying for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix leading him to describe the VF-19 as undriveable.

Lewis Hamilton felt glad to end his Formula 1 pole position drought in qualifying for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, saying it felt like a “long slog” after a string of Saturday defeats.

Lewis Hamilton topped the final qualifying session of the 2019 Formula 1 season at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix to end his pole position drought.

2019 Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix - Qualifying Results Pos Driver Nat Team Time Q3

Toro Rosso’s planned change of name to Alpha Tauri for the 2020 Formula 1 season has been confirmed. An official provisional entry list for next year has been released by the FIA, in which the Toro Rosso name has been replaced by ‘Scuderia Alpha Tauri’.

Reigning World Superbike champion Jonathan Rea has laid down a marker to his rivals with a stunning late time attack during the final track action of 2019 on the second day of the Jerez test as he also got to grips with a thumb-operated rear brake on his Kawasaki.

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Daniel Ricciardo says Renault is feeling a “bit of tension” in its bid to end the 2019 Formula 1 season ahead of Toro Rosso at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Max Verstappen pipped the Mercedes pair of Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas to top spot in final practice for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix as the leading three drivers were covered by less than one-tenth of a second.

2019 Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix - Free Practice 3 Results Pos Driver Nationality Team Laps/Time 1

Scott Redding says he has a firm direction for setup with his World Superbike-specification Ducati V4 R but concedes he’s still getting to grips with the differences from his British Superbike-specification Ducati.