2020 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix - Yas Marina Circuit, Dec 11 - 13

[El Scorchio]

Well it’s nice to see a shake up in the order of things and Red Bull being the strongest car for a weekend, but this really has been the dullest race of the season perhaps by a distance.

How many overtakes have we actually had? Less than the 28 last year?

[Mattyw]

Most boring race of the season

[101FlyingDutchman]

Horrible

[Schuttelberg]

Track doesn't warrant a place on the calendar and certainly not the finale.

[Just_a_fan]

After a season of interesting races and decent tracks, this race has reminded us how dull Abu Dhabi is as a track. A few DRS overtakes and that's it.

[Juzh]

Perez's breakdown and early SC killed the race. Locked everyone into a tyre preserving strategy and robbed us of the only car who would be able to charge late race on a contra strategy to most of midfield. Stroll is completely useless.

[MtthsMlw]

McLaren getting P3 right?

[El Scorchio]

I like the venue and the occasion- night race season finale and all that. But yeah the track just doesn’t deliver good races.

This one has been a stinker. At least it’s given me time to write out some Christmas cards!

[TheGkbrk]

I think that is a grand chelem for Max.
Oh, FL taken by Ric in the last lap.

[Deadpool]

As for this season I can only say thank goodness it is over...

[El Scorchio]

Lovely to see McLaren third in the constructors. Let’s hope they can get closer to the top next season

[Phil]

I really blame Mercedes for this boring race for not showing a little teeth and the willingness to be courageous in trying an alternative strategy when they followed Verstappen into the pits. Seemed like they were just happy to “protect Bottas 2nd in the WDC with as little risk as possible”.

Not a happy Mercedes fan today. I feel robbed.

/end rant

[grubschumi13]

Stroll could not do anything to help fight for 3rd. Really poor from him. Perez would have at the least split the Mclarens.

[nzjrs]

So detuned that they outdragged RB16 on both long straights, and the corners implying the Mercedes is carrying more drag and more downforce. I wish I could detune my engine to let me run MORE downforce and still be faster on the straights.

https://www.planetf1.com/news/mercedes- ... abu-dhabi/

So Honda is likely more powerful than Mercedes in today's race. At least in MGUK deployment. If a Mercedes wins I want no more excuses about power advantage OK, bull boys?

To be fair, we need a three wheeled RB puncture experiment with max driving before we can meet your level of analysis.

P.s. Well done McLaren!!

[matt_b]

Danny Ric grabs fastest lap on the final lap