Verstappen ends F1’s most dominant season on top
The 2023 Formula One season concluded on Sunday in Abu Dhabi with Max Verstappen's 19th victory from the year's 22 races. As so often has been the case since March, the Red Bull RB19 was peerless at the front, fending off an early Charles Leclerc threat, before setting off down the road once the champion switched to Pirelli's hard compound tyre. Although the Grand Prix didn't have any last-race desperation or fatigue, with no crashes, retirements, or Safety Car slowdowns, many championship permutations played out throughout the 58 laps. Much like in 2021, although in far less spectacular and controversial fashion, the last lap saw the standings changing almost corner by corner in a dramatic end to an often predictable season.
November 28, 2023