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Depending on who you ask, it's been a very long or a very short Formula 1 off-season. While many of the drivers travel around, party a bit, and get some much-needed time with their loved ones, most team personnel spend long days and nights at the factory dreading the first day of pre-season testing. Well, that day has come and gone, and here are some takeaways.
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Lewis Hamilton surprised Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff when he broke the news over breakfast that he was leaving the F1 team for Ferrari, but there is “no grudge” between them, Wolff said Friday.
Since 2017, F1 drivers have exchanged good-natured (and often hilarious) secret Santa gifts with one another. This year’s reveal video of the results went live you YouTube just a few days ago, and it has already hit 1.7 million views. Here’s one spoiler: photos of driver Valtteri Bottas' naked butt makes a cameo appearance in more than one exchange.
The 2023Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix ended the way 18 other races ended this season, with Red Bull'sMax Verstappen ahead of everyone else. The Dutchman took home his 19th win in the season's finale, finishing with the record for most wins in a season and the consecutive win record. Since Verstappen and his teammate Sergio Perez already had first and second place in the drivers' championship locked up, respectively, and Red Bull already clinched the constructors' championship, everyone else was fighting for second and third place.
Although Max Verstappen clinched his third straight Formula One title almost two months ago at the Qatar GP there was never any chance of him easing up.
Charles Leclerc has secured yet another pole position this season, but the big question is whether the Monegasque can turn it into a win. Leclerc hasn't stood on the top step for a while, as Carlos Sainz remains the only driver to grab a victory from Red Bull's hands.