A two-day GP2 Asia Series test was held to officially open the circuit, which was held a week before the 2009 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Yas Marina was the second of four Formula One tracks in the Middle East, with the first being in Bahrain and subsequent tracks in Qatar and Saudi Arabia. The circuit was designed by Hermann Tilke, and is situated on Yas Island, near Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates. The Yas Marina Circuit (Arabic: حلبة مرسى ياس) is the venue for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
However, Mercedes launched two protests - one for Verstappen overtaking Hamilton under safety car conditions just before the restart, and one over what they believe was officials not correctly following the rules on safety car procedures - both of which were rejected after several hours and meetings between the two teams.īut late on Sunday Mercedes announced their intention to lodge an appeal against their rejected protest.Ĭountdown fastest overall lap 1:26.103 1:26.1:26.103 ( Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing RB16B, 2021, F1)ġ:39.283 ( Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes W10, 2019, F1)ġ:37.656 ( Jules Bianchi, Dallara GP2/11, 2011, GP2 Asia)ġ:10.027 ( Olli Caldwell, Tatuus F4-T014, 2018, F4)Ġ:59.572 ( Jonathan Aberdein, Tatuus F4-T014, 2017, F4) It was in many ways a fitting end to one of the greatest and most contentious seasons in Formula 1 history - and the arguments over right and wrong will rage for some time to come.Īt the end of the race, while Verstappen screamed with delight and Red Bull celebrated, Briton Hamilton sat in his Mercedes for several minutes, disbelieving at the way events had turned against him in the final minutes. The race was restarted with one lap to go with Verstappen on fresh tyres and Hamilton on old ones and the Dutchman swept by to win the race. Hamilton had appeared in control of the race and on course for the title himself, despite controversy on the first lap, until a late safety car. Red Bull's Max Verstappen snatched his first Formula 1 world title by beating Lewis Hamilton in a thrilling finale to the season in Abu Dhabi - but only after the Briton's Mercedes team had two protests against the result rejected by stewards.
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