Formula 1 now in the live ticker: Vettel goodbye on course for points
Created: 11/20/2022, 2:28 p.m
By: Lena Hempler
Today, Formula 1 is making a guest appearance in Abu Dhabi: Sebastian Vettel on a points course as a farewell.
All this now in the live ticker.
Mick Schumacher:
No more chance at Williams
Max Verstappen does
not have a good start!
Formula 1 in Abu Dhabi:
The current status
This ticker is
continuously updated.
16/58 laps:
The first drivers are slowly coming into the pits to change tires.
After his pit stop, Mick Schumacher is only in P19.
Among the first teams, Mercedes in particular has problems with the tyres.
That's why Russell comes straight into the pits, but doesn't have a good stop with 5.2 seconds.
Mercedes and Red Bull appear to be using a 2-stop strategy with Russell and Perez on the hard tyres.
Formula 1 in Abu Dhabi: The current status
1. Verstappen | 2. Perez | 3. Leclerc | 4. Sainz |
5.Russell | 6.Hamilton | 7. Norris | 8.Ocon |
9. Hag | 10. Alonso | 11. Tsunoda | 12. Stroll |
13. Ricciardo | 14.Zhou | 15. Albon | 16. Schumacher |
17. Gasly | 18. Magnussen | 19. Bottas | 20. Latifi |
12/58 laps:
Mick Schumacher is only in P16 after 11 laps, his teammate Magnussen is only two behind in P18.
Meanwhile, Vettel is going head-to-head with Ocon and Alonso.
The gap between Perez in P2 and Leclerc in P3 is getting bigger - now it's more than 3 seconds!
5/58 laps:
Lewis Hamilton is now being examined by the race control, he has to give back his fourth position to Sainz.
However, Hamilton was able to overtake the Spaniard again in the curve and secured fourth place again.
The gap between Perez and Leclerc is over two seconds.
Meanwhile, Vettel is driving a solid race on P9.
Verstappen didn't get off to a particularly good start in Abu Dhabi.
© IMAGO/Glenn Dunbar
1/58 laps:
Not a good start for Verstappen!
Leclerc, on the other hand, gets away well, but remains in P3 for the time being.
Lewis Hamilton was almost pushed out by Sainz in the corner, the Spaniard's action was investigated by the race control, but will not be penalized for it.
Mick Schumacher lost two places straight away and is now only in P14.
Formula 1 in Abu Dhabi: Battle for Vice World Championship between Leclerc and Perez
Update from November 22, 2022, 1:55 p.m.:
Only a few minutes left until the start of the race!
For Sergio Perez and Charles Leclerc it is about the vice world championship.
Perez definitely has the better starting position from P2, but Leclerc is right behind.
Will Max Verstappen help his teammate this time?
We will probably only see that in the race.
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Update from November 22, 2022, 1:45 p.m.:
The race starts in 15 minutes.
Fourth place in the Constructors' Championship is at stake for Alpine and McLaren today.
Lando Norris and Esteban Ocon start back-to-back.
Who will win the start?
Alpine is just ahead with 167 points to McLaren's 148 points!
First report from November 22, 2022, 1:10 p.m.:
Abu Dhabi – Logan Sargeant was able to collect enough points for his super license in the last Formula 2 race of the season.
He will succeed Nicholas Latifi at Williams.
Sargeant is the first US driver in Formula 1 since 2015. Mick Schumacher's last chance for a cockpit is gone - it's quite possible that he will drive as a reserve driver for Mercedes next season!
Abu Dhabi GP in the live ticker: Mick Schumacher to Williams?
Haas ends the collaboration with Mick Schumacher after this Formula 1 season.
They prefer to rely on Nico Hulkenberg.
"We have to pull Mick with us.
But we need someone who pulls us along," which is exactly what Günther Steiner expects from Hülkenberg in the coming season.
After all, the German has significantly more experience than Mick.
The last vacant cockpit is still at Williams, but the seat has already been promised to Logan Sargeant.
However, the American still has to score enough points in Formula 2 for his super license.
So in the race he has to be at least seventh for that to happen.
So for Mick there is still a little bit of hope for a possible cockpit in 2023.
Can Logan Sargeant collect enough Super License Points for Formula 1?
© IMAGO/Eibner/Memmler
Last Grand Prix for Formula 1 star Sebastian Vettel: farewell dinner and alpacas
299 races, 57 pole positions and 53 wins.
This statistic adorns Sebastian Vettel's CV and the numbers will probably remain the same for the time being.
With his Aston Martin, victory in the last race of the season seems unlikely.
Vettel has already been given a fitting farewell by the other drivers with a group dinner.
The entire grid was out and about on Thursday evening (17.11) and left the restaurant with a hefty bill, which Lewis Hamilton is said to have paid in full.
For Sebastian Vettel it is the weekend of farewells and gifts.
The Sky Germany team also presented the German with a rather unusual gift.
They want to give him several alpacas for Vettel's farm, with which he could go hiking.
"Hopefully I don't get spat on," he joked at the end of the interview.
But before he takes care of the alpacas, he has to do one last race!
(Ihe)