{"id":298750,"date":"2023-11-26T15:09:09","date_gmt":"2023-11-26T15:09:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/?p=298750"},"modified":"2023-11-26T15:09:09","modified_gmt":"2023-11-26T15:09:09","slug":"verstappen-ends-f1-season-with-commanding-victory-in-abu-dhabi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/racing\/verstappen-ends-f1-season-with-commanding-victory-in-abu-dhabi\/","title":{"rendered":"Verstappen ends F1 season with commanding victory in Abu Dhabi"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Red Bull\u2019s triple world champion Max Verstappen wrapped up a year of unprecedented dominance with his record-extending 19th win in 22 races at the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday.<\/p>\n
The pole-to-flag victory, for the fourth year in a row under the Yas Marina floodlights, left the 26-year-old alone in third place in Formula 1\u2019s all-time list of winners with a career 54.<\/p>\n
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Race winner Max Verstappen crosses the line in Abu Dhabi.<\/span>Credit: <\/span>Getty Images<\/cite><\/p>\n Sergio Perez finished second on the road for Red Bull but a five-second post-race penalty dropped the Mexican off the podium, behind Ferrari\u2019s Charles Leclerc and Mercedes\u2019 George Russell.<\/p>\n Oscar Piastri finished seventh for McLaren after starting third on the grid, while his fellow Australian Daniel Ricciardo crossed 11th for AlphaTauri.<\/p>\n Mercedes ended their first winless season since 2011 as best of the rest behind runaway champions Red Bull.<\/p>\n Reuters<\/strong><\/p>\n News, results and expert analysis from the weekend of sport sent every Monday. <\/i><\/b>Sign up for our Sport newsletter<\/i><\/b>.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\nMost Viewed in Sport<\/h2>\n