Team Radio - Leclercpublished at 13:59 Greenwich Mean Time 20 November 2022
Engineer: Can you keep this pace with plan C?
Leclerc: Yes thanks.
Engineer: Ok copy.
Summary
World champion Max Verstappen claims 15th win of season at final race of 2022 in Abu Dhabi
Four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel claims point for P10 in 299th and final race
Ferrari's Charles Leclerc finishes P2 to claim runners-up spot in championship
Lewis Hamilton retires after losing power on lap 56
Fernando Alonso retires from final race with Alpine
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Team Radio - Leclercpublished at 13:59 Greenwich Mean Time 20 November 2022
Postpublished at 13:59 Greenwich Mean Time 20 November 2022
Lap 37/58
Plan C is the strategy over Ferrari for Charles Leclerc, who is fighting it out for second lace in the championship with Red Bull rival Sergio Perez. Is this letter plan to the Monegasque driver's liking? ...
Team Radio - Verstappenpublished at 13:57 Greenwich Mean Time 20 November 2022
Engineer: Ok Max we need increase tyre management please.
Verstappen: What do you want me to do? They're getting close!
Postpublished at 13:57 Greenwich Mean Time 20 November 2022
Lap 35/58
While other drivers are complaining about their tyres, Max Verstappen is being asked to manage his compounds with great care and attention.
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End of twitter postTeam Radio - Leclercpublished at 13:55 Greenwich Mean Time 20 November 2022
Box opposite to Red Bull.
Postpublished at 13:54 Greenwich Mean Time 20 November 2022
Lap 34/58
Sergio Perez comes into the pits, which means Charles Leclerc, after instruction from his Ferrari pit wall, will stay out.
Team Radio - Russellpublished at 13:53 Greenwich Mean Time 20 November 2022
I don't want to pit too early
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Daniel Eckersley: Maybe Aston just want to show the world once and for all Vettel can in fact race wheel to wheel
Postpublished at 13:52 Greenwich Mean Time 20 November 2022
Lap 32/58
George Russell is back on the radio to tell his Mercedes pit wall he doesn't want to pit too early. The 24-year-old is in fifth place, on his 16-lap old hard tyres.
'Not surprising for Alonso'published at 13:51 Greenwich Mean Time 20 November 2022
Sam Bird
Formula E driver on BBC Radio 5 LiveIt's not surprising is it. Fernando Alonso has had one of those years. He has shown amazing pace in that Alpine. He has really dominated Esteban Ocon on pace, but Ocon will end up finishing in front of him in the championship purely based on the fact that Alonso has had so many retirements and DNFs through no fault of his own.
Postpublished at 13:50 Greenwich Mean Time 20 November 2022
Lap 31/58
Valtteri Bottas is celebrating 200 race starts today but the Alfa Romeo man gets a touch of stage fright when Sebastian Vettel comes knocking on his door to overtake. Bottas suffers a lock-up, which allows Vettel to slip by and seal 15th place.
Team Radio - Sainzpublished at 13:49 Greenwich Mean Time 20 November 2022
Sainz: Red Bull are driving for a one stop, they are on a one stop
Postpublished at 13:49 Greenwich Mean Time 20 November 2022
Lap 30/58
The gap between Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez is currently 2.048 seconds.
Image source, Getty ImagesTeam Radio - Perezpublished at 13:48 Greenwich Mean Time 20 November 2022
Perez: I'm being held up by Max
Engineer: Copy
Postpublished at 13:48 Greenwich Mean Time 20 November 2022
Lap 29/58
Sebastian Vettel is moving up the field and completes a lovely move on the inside of Pierre Gasly's Alpha Tauri - 16th place now for the German driver.
'I am expecting a banner to say Vettel speeding in the pitlane'published at 13:47 Greenwich Mean Time 20 November 2022
Sam Bird
Formula E driver on BBC Radio 5 LiveMaybe Sebastian Vettel [after slamming on the brakes at the end of the pitlane] had forgotten the pit limiter? Oh Sebastian - not in your final race.
Maybe it wasn't? I don't know, that was really strange. I am expecting a banner to come up, though, saying speeding in the pitlane.
Team Radio - Alonsopublished at 13:46 Greenwich Mean Time 20 November 2022
Engineer: We have to retire the car.
Postpublished at 13:46 Greenwich Mean Time 20 November 2022
Lap 28/58
Fernando Alonso is heading into the pits. Another stop for the Spaniard? Nope, he's retiring the car. A disappointing end to the two-time world champion's Alpine career.
Postpublished at 13:45 Greenwich Mean Time 20 November 2022
Lap 27/58
Now that Sebastian Vettel has dropped out of the top 10, Fernando Alonso is back in the fold, along with Vettel's Aston Martin team-mate Lance Stroll. Max Verstappen is leading this season-ending race, two seconds ahead of the other Red Bull of Sergio Perez.
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