Charles Leclerc ended his season on a high, others showed why they won't be on the F1 grid in 2023.
Abu Dhabi GP driver ratings: Leclerc ruins Red Bull’s hopes of a perfect seasonA summary of the 2022 season seemed to be the consensus regarding the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, the championship’s top three drivers standing on the podium in the same order.
It completed an Abu Dhabi hat-trick for the Dutchman – three straight wins from pole position. And inevitably a much less contentious one than 49 weeks earlier.: Nobody could begrudge Leclerc ending a turbulent season on a high note, doing exactly what was necessary to pip Sergio Perez for the runner-up’s spot in both the race and the championship.
Ultimately, the championship margin between Leclerc and Perez was three points, so at least this was the key result rather than Verstappen’s refusal to hand the place back to Perez in Brazil – not that it will be any consolation for this year’s Monaco and Singapore winner.: After an early dice with Hamilton which led to him passing the Mercedes on lap eight, Sainz was about to repeat that manoeuvre when the Briton suffered a terminal problem with his W13 in the closing stages.
The proximity between the duo is also reflected by the fact that between them, Norris and Ocon have finished P7 in exactly half of this season’s races.: It would have done Stroll’s popularity no good at all when he passed his team-mate Sebastian Vettel for the final points-paying position with nine laps remaining, but by the finish line everything made sense.
However, 19 laps on that compound looked a big ask and Tsunoda fell away from the Ricciardo-Vettel duel in the closing stages.: Another to go for the soft tyres for his final stint, Zhou had them on for a more manageable 13 laps.
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