In the last race of the Formula 1 season, Max Verstappen took first place with a record
Verstappen, who declared his championship for the third consecutive time in the Formula 1 World Championship in the 18th stage, crossed the checkered flag first in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, which was held over 58 laps on the Yas Marina circuit. , 5.3 kilometers. .
Verstappen, who finished at the top of the drivers’ standings with 575 points, broke a record by accumulating more than twice as many points as his closest follower and teammate, the Mexican Sergio Pérez (285). While the 26-year-old driver has won 19 of the 22 races this season, Sergio Pérez has 2 wins and Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz has one victory.
The sixth stage of the season, the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix, was canceled due to adverse weather conditions.
Unable to break Red Bull’s dominance in the team standings, Mercedes finished a season without winning a race for the first time since the 2011 season. British Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton, who has 7 world championships in his career, did not He was able to climb to the top of the podium in the last two seasons.
The top 5 positions in the classification of drivers and teams in Formula 1 are the following:
- pilots
- one. Max Verstappen (Netherlands): 575
- 2. Sergio Pérez (Mexico): 285
- 3. Lewis Hamilton (Great Britain): 234
- 4. Fernando Alonso (Spain): 206
- 5. Charles Leclerc (Monaco): 206
- equipment
- one. Red bull: 860
- 2. Mercedes: 409
- 3. Ferrari: 406
- 4. McLaren: 302
- 5. Aston Martin: 280 (millimeters)