Lawson in the dark over F1 future

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Lawson at the hours of darkness over F1 future

Lawson ran tenth early in yesterday’s race earlier than being handed by potential future staff mate Max Verstappen. His night fell aside when his staff didn’t safe his front-left wheel at a pit cease and he acquired a 10-second stop-go penalty.

Requested afterwards whether or not he would return to F1 for his first full season subsequent 12 months, Lawson mentioned: “I don’t know.

“I’ve given it every thing, actually, in each single session that I’ve pushed the automotive,” mentioned the RB driver. “So the choice is as much as them. We’ll see.”

Gasly proud to finish season with out harm

Pierre Gasly mentioned he was happy to attain three targets within the ultimate race of the season, considered one of which was finishing the season with out incurring any harm.

“We had one goal coming in Abu Dhabi, which was to safe that sixth within the constructors’ [championship],” he mentioned. “The goal was achieved.

“There was additionally the drivers’ championship with Nico [Hulkenberg], we had been inside two factors coming into the final race, so we knew whoever would beat the opposite will get that tenth spot within the championship, which I managed to get ultimately.

“And we saved our nostril clear the complete season for no harm. So it was the three targets accomplished.”

Haas dejected after sturdy first lap

Haas staff principal Ayao Komatsu admitted he was upset by the staff’s stoop in fortunes in the course of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

“On the finish of lap 1 it was wanting nice as a result of Nico was in P5 and Kevin [Magnussen] had one other wonderful first lap from P14 to P7. Then sadly on Kevin’s first cease it was gradual and that’s unlucky as our pit crew has been wonderful this 12 months, however on this crucial second it meant Kevin got here out in visitors, so that actually compromised his race.

“As Kevin was caught in visitors, we pitted him once more and on his out-lap Bottas locked up and broken Kevin’s automotive. He was very unfortunate, I wished Kevin to log out effectively, as he’s finished a lot and he’s part of the household, however we couldn’t end with a points-scoring place with him.

“On Nico’s aspect he drove rather well, however being in visitors on a regular basis is admittedly tough. The execution of his one cease race was excellent, and in regular circumstances coming house in P8 and scoring one other 4 factors could be a factor to have fun, so I feel we did the most effective job we might with Nico.”

The outcome meant Haas completed seventh within the constructors’ championship, one place behind rivals Alpine.

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Ideas of a champion (System 2)

Gabriel Bortoleto: ‚We now have been by a whole lot of issues because the starting, the place we struggled lots in Jeddah and Australia, the place I had a really large crash. The staff by no means gave up, I by no means gave up as effectively, and from that second on, I feel we deserved each single level we achieved on this championship. We had luck, however we additionally created our personal luck, with our tempo, with our work, the additional hours we did within the sim, all the additional hours we had, the late nights engaged on the simulations for brand new issues to convey the automotive in the appropriate window for the brand new tracks that had been arising for me and for the staff as effectively. ‚

Jones to mark particular Adelaide anniversary (Auto Motion)

‚Forty years on from the primary Adelaide System 1 grand prix, (Alan) Jones will drive the identical F1 automotive on the identical streets.‘

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