5:07 AM ET ABU DHABI — In many ways, Sunday’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix felt like the end of an era. Up and down the grid there were a number of significant departures and farewells, all of which will give the sport a different feel when it reconvenes after the winter for pre-season testing next
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1:52 PM ET ABU DHABI — Lewis Hamilton credited an unconventional spot of preparation with “big brother” Will Smith for his victory at the final race of the Formula One season, the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Hamilton, crowned champion for the fifth time in October, invited his friend Smith to the race as the Hollywood
1:24 PM ET After finishing 11th in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday night, Fernando Alonso said it had not yet sunk in that he may have raced in Formula One for the last time. Alonso announced his plan to leave F1 earlier this year in order to pursue a win at the Indy
12:59 PM ET Connor McDonagh Daniel Ricciardo says there was nothing more he could have done to try and end his time with Red Bull with a podium finish at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Sunday’s race at the Yas Marina Circuit was Ricciardo’s final outing with Red Bull before making the switch to Renault
12:13 PM ET ABU DHABI — Valtteri Bottas thinks the final race of 2018 was a perfect metaphor for his entire season. ESPN rounds up the main talking points from the final grand prix of the season, where Lewis Hamilton claimed his 11th win of the campaign. Bottas finished a distant fifth position at the
8:56 AM ET ABU DHABI — Nico Hulkenberg was involved in a scary, fiery accident at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix when his car was knocked into a scary barrel roll on the opening lap. Hulkenberg clipped the front of Romain Grosjean’s Haas car at the chicane at the end of the long backstraight at
11:06 AM ET ESPN rounds up the main talking points from the final grand prix of the season, where Lewis Hamilton claimed his 11th win of the campaign and Fernando Alonso bowed out of the sport after 17 years. Shock: Seeing Nico Hulkenberg’s car flip over was pretty scary, but more concerning was that he
7:28 AM ET ABU DHABI — Lewis Hamilton had a very famous fan in tow for the drivers’ parade ahead of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix — Hollywood superstar Will Smith. The pre-race parade is usually reserved for F1’s 20 drivers but the recently-crowned 2018 champion had company on Sunday. Smith, a guest of Mercedes
5:06 AM ET ABU DHABI — Formula One will retain the services of tyre manufacturer Pirelli as its sole supplier until the end of 2023. Pirelli has supplied F1’s tyres since 2011 and was on a deal which ran until 2019. Earlier this year F1 opened up a tender for the next contract cycle which
5:27 AM ET ABU DHABI — Fernando Alonso says he wants to be “invisible” until his farewell Formula One weekend is done and dusted. In an exclusive interview, Fernando Alonso gives his reasons for leaving F1 and explains why he has no plans to come back. Fernando Alonso is leaving F1 with just two world