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Browning's fairytale rise from racing a Saxo to an F1 practice appearance

Fairytales do happen, if you look hard enough. From Junior Saloons in a humble Citroen Saxo in 2016, no one could have guessed that, come December 2024, Luke Browning would be behind the wheel of a Williams Formula 1 car in free practice at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

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The fairytale rise from racing a Saxo to an F1 practice appearance

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A year without Steiner: How "boring" tweaks yielded crucial gains for Haas

There was a slight discrepancy between the look and the words. "I am very, very happy," Ayao Komatsu assured the media on the evening after the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Though he seemed rather tired and somewhat disappointed instead, as he leaned back in his chair with his arms crossed…

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How Carlos Sainz showed his class during tough Ferrari farewell tour

Hours after the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Carlos Sainz was struggling to hold back the tears. A monitor was wheeled out into the paddock to display a farewell video Ferrari had produced as a send-off after the Spaniard's four years at Maranello.

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The forgettable farewells of Formula 1’s departing quartet

While much was made of Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes finale and Carlos Sainz’s last race for Ferrari, four likely permanent Formula 1 farewells also took place at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix – and sadly for those involved, none of them went particularly to plan.

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Mercedes: Hamilton would have fought for win without bollard incident

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff says joy at Lewis Hamilton’s charge to fourth in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was tempered by annoyance that he should have been in the victory fight.

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Hamilton would have fought for win without bollard incident, reckons Mercedes

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff says joy at Lewis Hamilton’s charge to fourth in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was tempered by annoyance that he should have been in the victory fight.

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Autosport Podcast: Abu Dhabi GP review

Ben Hunt and Jonathan Noble close out the 2024 Formula 1 season as they review the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

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Sainz already planning to improve Williams on final Ferrari laps

Carlos Sainz admits he was already planning on how to make Williams faster by remembering the feeling of his Ferrari as he finished second at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

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Verstappen takes blame for Piastri crash but unhappy with 10s penalty

Max Verstappen apologised to Oscar Piastri after hitting his McLaren at Turn 1 of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, but questioned the current penalty procedure in Formula 1.

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Verstappen takes blame for Piastri crash but unhappy with 10s penalty at Abu Dhabi GP

Max Verstappen apologised to Oscar Piastri after hitting his McLaren car at Turn 1 of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix – but questioned the current penalty procedure in Formula 1.

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Success and hardship – Hamilton's 12 F1 seasons at Mercedes

Lewis Hamilton’s Formula 1 adventure with Mercedes came to an end with a fantastic drive to finish fourth at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

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Perez admits his Red Bull F1 future will be settled in the coming days

Sergio Perez has accepted for the first time that his Red Bull future is in doubt, admitting a meeting after the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix could bring an end to his Formula 1 career.

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McLaren “aware” of team orders headache to bring title home in Abu Dhabi GP

McLaren boss Andrea Stella has faith that Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri will not be selfish and put their own eagerness to win the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix ahead of the team’s constructors’ championship ambitions.

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Autosport Podcast: Abu Dhabi GP qualifying review

Alex Kalinauckas and Jonathan Noble reviewed qualifying at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, where McLaren took a front row lock-out with Lando Norris claiming his eighth pole position of the 2024 campaign - the most alongside world champion Max Verstappen.

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Alonso takes aim at F1 broadcast over "grumpy guy" portrayal

Fernando Alonso has taken aim at Formula One Management [FOM] for portraying him as a "grumpy guy" after a team radio rant over the performance of his Aston Martin during Friday's practice for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was broadcast.

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Verstappen explains "spicy" slide towards the wall in Abu Dhabi GP qualifying

Max Verstappen feared his huge slide out of the final corner in qualifying for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was going to be "quite spicy" while he faced the wall, with his slip-up a symptom of a difficult-to-tame Red Bull Formula 1 car.

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Wolff: Mercedes error that cost Hamilton “inexcusable” at Abu Dhabi GP

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has apologised to Lewis Hamilton for the “idiotic” mistake that led to the seven-time champion being dumped out in Q1 for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

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Wolff says Mercedes error that cost Hamilton was “inexcusable”

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has apologised to Lewis Hamilton for the “idiotic” mistake that led to the seven-time champion being dumped out in Q1 for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

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Norris out to win F1 title for McLaren “in style” after Abu Dhabi pole

Lando Norris says McLaren wants to secure the Formula 1 constructors’ championship “in style” by winning the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix after locking out the front row.

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F1 Abu Dhabi GP: Piastri leads Norris as McLaren dominates

Oscar Piastri headed another McLaren 1-2 in third practice for Formula 1’s season finale at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, with Lewis Hamilton third and Max Verstappen fourth.

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F1 Abu Dhabi GP: Piastri leads McLaren FP3 1-2 as Ferrari is "nowhere"

Oscar Piastri headed another McLaren 1-2 in third practice for Formula 1’s season finale at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, with Lewis Hamilton third and Max Verstappen fourth.

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Autosport Podcast: Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Friday practice review

Alex Kalinauckas and Ben Hunt continue their coverage of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix as they review the two practice sessions that kickstarted proceedings on Friday

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F1's Abu Dhabi post-season test: Who is driving in 2024 and more

The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix is set to close the 2024 Formula 1 campaign, but teams and drivers will still be hard at work with the post-season test.

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Leclerc feared he'd fail to join brother in Abu Dhabi FP1 with food poisoning

Charles Leclerc has revealed a mixture of technical issues and illness left him concerned he would lose the “unique opportunity” to drive alongside his brother during practice for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

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