WE have come to the end of what has been a thrilling F1 season as the drivers prepare for the Abu Dhabi GP – and it was complete domination by Max Verstappen.
The Red Bull legend goes into the final race of this campaign a staggering 276 points ahead of second-place Sergio Perez.
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And Verstappen avoided Lando Norris’ horror crash in Las Vegas last weekend to win and take his tally up to 18 for the calendar year.
Meanwhile, Lewis Hamilton blew his chance of jumping up to second by finishing seventh on the Sin City circuit.
However, the British mogul is guaranteed to secure a spot on the podium no matter what the final result is.
But only four points separate Mercedes in second and Ferrari in third which makes it interesting.
When is the F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2023?
- The F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix will take place on Sunday, November 26.
- It is scheduled to get underway at 1pm GMT – 5pm local time.
- Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi is the allocated track for this final event and it can host approximately 60,000 spectators.
- Max Verstappen finished in pole position during the 2022 edition.
What TV channel is the F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2023 on and can it be live streamed?
- The F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix will be broadcast LIVE on Sky Sports F1.
- Subscription members of Sky Sports can stream the entire action on the Sky Go app or Sky Sports website.
- The race will also be available to NOW TV users via all mobile devices and tablets.
- Alternatively, SunSport will have lap-by-lap coverage of the whole race including podium reaction.
FULL schedule
Friday, November 24
- Practice 1 – 9:30am
- Practice 2 – 1pm
Saturday, November 25
- Practice 3 – 10:30am
- Qualifying – 2pm
Sunday, November 26
Race times in GMT which is +4 hours ahead of Abu Dhabi
Complete F1 2023 race calendar – details on every Grand Prix this year
Driver standings
Here are the current F1 Driver standings:
- Max Verstappen / Red Bull Racing / 549
- Sergio Perez / Red Bull Racing / 273
- Lewis Hamilton / Mercedes / 232
- Carlos Sainz / Ferrari / 200
- Fernando Alonso / Aston Martin / 200
- Lando Norris / McLaren / 195
- Charles Leclerc / Ferrari / 188
- George Russell / Mercedes / 160
- Oscar Piastri / McLaren / 89
- Lance Stroll / Aston Martin / 73
- Pierre Gasly / Alpine / 62
- Esteban Ocon / Alpine / 58
- Alexander Albon / Williams / 27
- Yuki Tsounda / Alphatauri / 13
- Valtteri Bottas / Alfa Romeo / 10
- Nico Hulkenberg / Haas / 9
- Daniel Ricciardo / Alphatauri / 6
- Zhou Guanyu / Alfa Romeo / 6
- Kevin Magnussen / Haas / 3
- Liam Lawson / AlphaTauri / 2
- Logan Sargeant / Williams / 1
- Nyck De Vries / Alphatauri / 0
