{"id":43,"date":"2023-11-27T00:03:55","date_gmt":"2023-11-27T00:03:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alnasnews.com.jo\/en\/?p=43"},"modified":"2023-11-27T00:03:55","modified_gmt":"2023-11-27T00:03:55","slug":"max-verstappen-completes-majestic-season-with-record-breaking-triumph","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alnasnews.com.jo\/en\/?p=43","title":{"rendered":"Max Verstappen completes majestic season with record-breaking triumph"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-highlight\">\n<ul>\n<li>The three-time world champion came home 17.993 seconds ahead of Ferrari\u2019s Charles Leclerc<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\" data-io-article-url=\"https:\/\/www.arabnews.com\/node\/2415541\/sport\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1581407060539-5\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden\">\n<div class=\"field-items\">\n<div class=\"field-item even\">\n<p>ABU DHABI: Max Verstappen completed a majestic and record-breaking season in familiar style on Sunday when he cruised to a record-increasing 19th win of the year for Red Bull at an action-packed Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The three-time world champion came home 17.993 seconds ahead of Ferrari\u2019s Charles Leclerc whose bold drive was not enough for the Italian team to claim the runners-up place in the constructors\u2019 championship.<br \/>\nThat went, finally, to Mercedes by just three points as although Sergio Perez came home second behind Verstappen on the road he was relegated to fourth with a five-second penalty, for a mid-race clash with McLaren\u2019s Lando Norris, which promoted George Russell to third.<br \/>\nNorris was fifth ahead of his McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri, Aston Martin\u2019s Fernando Alonso, Yuki Tsunoda of Alpha Tauri and seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton in the second Mercedes.<br \/>\nVerstappen ended the season as the only driver to complete every lap of the season, more than 1000 laps led, and also broke Jim Clark\u2019s 1963 record for the highest percentage of laps led in a season.<br \/>\n\u201cAn incredible season,\u201d said Verstappen, who also paid tribute to retirement-bound Alpha Tauri boss Franz Tost who nurtured his early F1 career. \u201cI felt quite emotional on the in-lap as it\u2019s the last time in this car that has given me such a lot.<br \/>\nRussell said: \u201cIt was really tense at the end as the tires were dropping off, but it\u2019s a massive relief to bring the car home P3. It means a huge amount to so many people back at the factory.\u201d<br \/>\nLeclerc, who slowed to allow Perez to pass him in the closing laps, said: \u201cHe had a penalty and we had to help him finish in front of George with the five seconds&#8230; but, unfortunately, it wasn\u2019t enough&#8230; It\u2019s a shame we finished third.\u201d<br \/>\nThe race began in hot conditions, with an air temperature of 27 degrees Celsius and the track cooling rapidly as the sun went down and the floodlights blazed on the Yas Marina Circuit. The top 12 cars started on medium compound tires.<br \/>\nThe Dutchman led from pole and fended off three early challenges from Leclerc to open up a one second lead before Drag Reduction System (DRS) was enabled on lap three when Perez swept inside Hamilton for ninth and Norris passed Piastri for third, having already passed Russell.<br \/>\nAs the leaders all pitted for hards, Yuki Tsunoda took over on lap 18, giving Alpha Tauri and Tost a memorable moment, only the second time a Japanese driver had led a Formula One race.<br \/>\nHe stayed there as Verstappen weaved his way back to the front, finally taking control again on lap 23 when Tsunoda pitted, returning in 12th behind Hamilton, who survived an early bump into the rear of Pierre Gasly\u2019s Alpine with front wing damage.<br \/>\nBy lap 30, it was a familiar story. Verstappen led Leclerc by 6.5 seconds with Russell 2.1 behind in third and Norris fourth. Hamilton was eighth and Sainz 14th.<br \/>\nAs the second stops began, Norris pitted again on lap 34, taking fresh hards. He re-joined 10th. Mercedes responded, bringing Russell in \u2014 and he came out in P9 while Hamilton battled Alonso for ninth and Sainz, on an aggressive strategy, rose to eighth.<br \/>\nAs it stood, it was advantage Ferrari again while, at the front, Verstappen came in again on lap 44, retaining his lead to emerge with a 15-lap cruise to the flag before Hamilton passed Sainz for ninth with 10 laps to go.<br \/>\nIt was advantage Mercedes again, but when Russell was passed by Perez, for third, the \u2018silver arrows\u2019 hopes hung on the five-second penalty the Mexican was given for an earlier clash with Norris as the flag came out for Verstappen.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The three-time world champion came home 17.993 seconds ahead of Ferrari\u2019s Charles Leclerc ABU DHABI: Max Verstappen completed a majestic and record-breaking season in familiar style on Sunday when he cruised to a record-increasing 19th win of the year for Red Bull at an action-packed Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. 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