Red Bull’s Max Verstappen won the season finale in Abu Dhabi, while Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc finished second to the Dutchman’s teammate Sergio Perez.
Leclerc, who was Verstappen’s title rival before Ferrari’s season imploded in a flood of errors and reliability failures earlier this year, held off Perez on divergent strategies to take second place.
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Sebastian Vettel’s final race ended in disappointment, with the four-time champion bemoaning Aston Martin’s poor strategy.
After Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes retired from fourth place with three laps to go, Vettel took the final point for tenth place.
Hamilton’s result means he has finished a season without a win for the first time in his career, breaking a record held by only one other driver.
Max Verstappen’s victory was his 15th of 2022, extending his new record for wins in a single season set this year.
“It was a good race,” said Verstappen. “It was all about tyre management. I think we looked after the mediums quite well and then on the hard tyres managing until the end.
“A 15th victory of the season is incredible.” Working with the entire team and being able to accomplish something like this has been a lot of fun. I know it will be difficult to replicate, but it is also very motivating to try again next year.”
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“You know how it is. I wish I could have got a couple more points. I enjoyed the race. Bit of a different warm up to get to the race but when the lights went off, it was just the race,” Vettel said
“It’s a big day, a big thank you to everyone. Lots of smiley faces which is nice. I’m sure I will miss it more than I feel right now.”
