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2023 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix - [RACE] discussion thread

ROUND 23: Abu Dhabi 🇦🇪

FORMULA 1 ETIHAD AIRWAYS ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX 2023

Circuit stats

First Grand Prix: 2009
Number of laps: 58
Circuit Length: 5.281 km
Race Distance: 306.183 km
Lap record: 1:26.103 Max Verstappen (2021)
2022 winner: Max Verstappen

Track Map

76 comments

I'm already wondering what to do for the next three months.
- Cross off the days on your Botass calendar
  
  Hahahah
- If you really can't get enough and are subscribed to F1TV, you could space out a season from the archives between now and March
  
  For years (or decades to be honest) I was dreaming of having an archive like that. Now when I finally have F1TV, I haven’t really watched the archival stuff at all. Maybe this winter I should
- Damn.... I forgot. What a depressing thought lol.
  
  I love looking forward to the new cars though :)
I'm sorry, but wtf is ferrari trying to do with Sainz? They're going for the 2 stop, but I don't think Sainz will be able to fight through the pack to get the points for the 2nd
- Apparently they're going for the "Hail Mary and hope for a safety car" strategy.
  
  Lovely
- I have no freaking idea! I thought they were going for a one stop. Maybe the saw too much deg and chickened out of it. In the process they lost the 3 positions Sainz gained at the start. I hope they know something we don’t and Carlos has a chance to get some points
SOMEONE IS DOING "NEOWWWW" NEXT TO THE MIC!!!
Does no one have the fastest lap?

EDIT: took em only 22 laps lmao
- Weird, right?
  
  They just forgor lmao
What a year for Max…
- Going to go down in history
Ferrari doesn't deserve Leclerc.
- The team improved from last year. They need to keep pushing. Let’s see if Fred’s influence makes a difference with next year’s car. They’re getting close. It’s not easy with a team as dominat as Red Bull.
The only one who can save ferrari now is Perez

EDIT: fuckin nevermind then
- Absolutely
Bro, the one day I am tifosi and they fuck this up spectacularly.
- I don't know man they did fine. Sainz was just slow. I don't see any strategy that ends up with him ahead of hamilton
Tsunoda, Stroll, Sainz the first three right now :D
- Yuki is the second Japanese driver to ever lead a GP!
Wtf???

I thought Hamilton was making that stuff up, but Alonso went off throttle/braked in the middle of the straight
- I think he just wanted DRS
  
  Ahhhh, that makes sense
The cars in the midfield train with mediums are going to suffer from high deg…
Man, we could have had a Yuki win at one point. Pain...
Looks like a strategic race
Is it just me or did Lewis overtake off track t1 l1 like every race since Austin
Joined the stream 10 minutes late. Trying to catch up.

Tsunoda doing an absolutely excellent job so far.
Naughty Fernando!
- The guy was looking for the DRS line… :D
You guys think Lando will yolo the start? The guy needs a win. Piastri has also a great opportunity. It’s a short straight…
Sainz needs to put mediums. What is Ferrari waiting for?
- For salvation
  
  Hahaha!
  
  I’m thinking… since Carlos will get no points, maybe they’re going for the fastest lap? What position he has to be to get the point? More than 15?
McLaren just unravelling.... fucking hell boys
- They cooked the tires with all the fight
Toto trying to motivate Lewis a bit.
- Lol! “You’re FAST my boy!” XDDD
Carlos needs to let Charles pass and inconvenience George as much as possible
Investigation after the race for Hamilton?
- Might be a team error, which would be a fine instead of a punishment for the driver.
  
  EDIT: apparently several crew members have not had their visors closed properly.
- And one for Gasly
This race sums up the state of F1 these days......
Lmfao Russell
Absolutely jover for ferrari
- With those 5s for Perez, no way Ferrari can opt for 2nd position
Oh, so ferrari just gambled on luck. Cool.
How convenient.
Stroll paid actor by Mercedes /s
I sure love being a Ricciardo fan :)
What a snoozer
Wow! Charles! :O
DRS may be interesting…
Norris in front of Piastri. The guy’s going for it. :)
Russell is having a great race. He may win the 2nd place for Mercedes
Sainz going for a 1 stop?
I understand strategy, but this is absolutely disgraceful.
- Really? I love this. It's pure F1. Finding ways to win by bending the rules as hard as possible.
  
  As long as F1 has had rules, teams and drivers have tried to bend them. :D
- Nah, I thought that was great
  
  If only Charles had done it maybe 1-2 laps earlier
  
  Says a lot of Ferrari strategy that Leclerc is team strategist
- Oof and George just saying thanks to Charles for playing it clean and just then learning it was actually quite dirty hahahah
Pérez is garbage. He can’t get that Red Bull past a McLaren without hitting it? What a joke. Get him out of that car, he doesn’t deserve it.
- I don't know...I'm not sure that was a deserved penalty.
  
  I don’t think he deserved the penalty, I just don’t think he should’ve been in the situation in the first place. That car is dominant, he should be sailing by everyone else like Max does.
  
  Edit: Not that I expect him to be as good as Max, but I expect him to be doing better than he has been.
  
  More of a racing incident

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