(motorsport.com)
Max Verstappen (No. 1 Oracle Red Bull Racing) won the 2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in comfortable fashion – but Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc (No. 16 Scuderia Ferrari) took P2 to finish ahead of Sergio Perez (No. 11 Oracle Red Bull Racing) for second in the championship. Verstappen fended off Perez into Turn 1 and swapped his medium compound tires for hards on Lap 20, with the Dutchman using hard tires until the end to take his record-extending 15th win of the season. As for Perez and Leclerc, who were tied on points for P2 in the championship heading into this race, they produced a nail-biting battle. Perez pitted early for both of his stops, while Leclerc reacted by extending his second stint and ensuring a one-stop strategy. The Red Bull driver closed in on the Ferrari with four laps remaining but couldn’t make his way past for P2, and therefore finished third and fell to third in the championship behind Leclerc. Watch two videos here and here. (Thank you to Formula1.com)
 
(Formula1.com)

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