Official 2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Thread **SPOILERS**

[Piginapoke]

Ding Ding, it’s the last stop for round 22, Abu Dhabi.

Brazil was a great race; it was good to see Mercedes getting on top of the 2022 car at last, this all bodes well for a much closer 2023. The main interest this weekend will be whether Max helps Perez to second place in the WDC, he certainly put the team in an awkward position last weekend, and whether Hamilton can break his 2022 duck.

I think the circuit suits Ferrari, and so I'm predicting a return to form and a Leclerc win, but Hamilton always goes well here so you never know.

Thanks to all for your contributions over the season, it’s certainly never dull

Here’s to a great race.

Date(s): Friday 18 November to Sunday 20 November 2022.

UK Broadcast Timings (and track time)

All sessions are live on Sky F1. Qualifying and the race are shown as highlights on Channel 4.





2021 Race Highlights:

https://youtu.be/7QJ-N-AQJYc

Live timing for all sessions available here:

https://www.formula1.com/en/f1-live.html

Lap times, PU component use, technical reports and Stewards' decisions for the weekend will appear here:

https://www.fia.com/events/fia-formula-one-world-c...

Weather forecast: (currently hot and sunny)

https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/292968

Tyre options:

Pirelli is bringing its softest compounds, so C3, C4 and C5.



2021 Race Result:



Drivers’ Championship:



Constructors’ Championship:

Edited by Piginapoke on Tuesday 15th November 14:30

Edited by Piginapoke on Friday 18th November 08:43

[Piginapoke]

Harry H said:

Jasandjules said:

pablo said:

Why? What happened last year?

The biggest travesty in F1 history.....

Someones missing a wooosh!

I don't think we really do satire here

[Piginapoke]

Thanks chaps, much appreciated

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K50 DEL said:

Yep, another thanks from me.

I'm currently at Heathrow waiting on my flight to Sandland... Think this'll be my 9th Abu Dhabi GP and I can't wait.

Wow- post some pics!

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Sandpit Steve said:

The Moose said:

I thought 1/2/3 were the hardest? 3/4/5 the softest?

Good spot, yes C1 is the hardest and C5 the softest tyre, so Pirelli have the softest ones this weekend.

IIRC they were the middle ones last year, with uncertainty as to the new bits of layout.

Apologies, it was a long day! I’ve corrected the OP. (I had it in my mind the tyres were harder due to the sand, which I clearly made up)

[Piginapoke]

***Please keep this thread about the Abu Dhabi GP 2022. Off topic posters are becoming a real PITA for everyone else***

[Piginapoke]

Aids0G said:

Any chance we can talk about the on track parts of the race weekend here and start a second thread for all the bickering and general arguments, it’s getting silly.

RedBull still look quick in a straight line and the long 180 turn 11 I think, Merc good in the sweeping turns Ferrari decent everywhere, qualifying is going to be super tight!




Seeing Brundle track side in Fp2 (lunch break timing spot on!) the cars still look clumsy at slow speed, feels like this won’t change for next year if the weight stays the same! They also sounded pretty good on throttle loading up out of the corners could almost tell it’s a V6 in the Ferrari!

I agree, looks super close between Merc and RB at the moment. Should be an excellent quali, and hoping next year is a lot closer at the front.

[Piginapoke]

We think a RB pole today?

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oobster said:

I’d much prefer Sky just don’t bother interviewing Christian, he’s such a tool.

Why? He’s hardly going to do his dirty washing in public

[Piginapoke]

Pole last year was a 22.1, so this years cars quite a bit slower

[Piginapoke]

F20CN16 said:

Sainz and Verstappen clearly exceeded track limits on the exit of the final corner.

Max definately did I thought

[Piginapoke]

So Verstappen towed Perez and still beat his time!

[Piginapoke]

RB drivers have obvs been told to be on their best behaviour today

[Piginapoke]

paulguitar said:

Snappy89 said:

I'd say tomorrow's result is a foregone conclusion.

Hopefully next March shows us something better.

Yep, the Mercs are seven-tenths off the Red Bulls, that's huge.

Yep. Interesting that Merc was 0.7 secs of pole in Bahrain qualifying too.

[Piginapoke]

PhilAsia said:

carlo996 said:

PhilAsia said:

How many times has the ".......You cannot be serious on there being any advantage gained, or that the .position of the tyre/rule bending overtakes/stewarding/overspend. was significantly over limit........" excuse been rolled out in the last two seasons?

2023 will be more of the same

Sorry for mentioning the past..... I know, I know...

Clearly the stewards don't agree with the dictionary definition of all/any (after 3 hours of searching for a way to back up Masi's st decision making)....

We know the rest...

Christ on a bike, please stop this st

[Piginapoke]

PhilAsia said:

McAndy said:

The thread title is 2022. If I were PiaP I’d wonder why I’m bothering to start these right now. I would be sad to lose these, and others have said the same.

Want to clear these threads up? Report and ignore the trolls instead of feeding them; be open to different opinions; appreciate that the past cannot be changed. Oh, and stop arguing over minutiae and suspicions that we, as outsiders, will never know the facts of. I wonder if a sub-forum rule set for keeping on topic needs creating so mods have greater jurisdiction with the ban hammer?

Anyway, looking forward to the race on catch up later. Hope Hamilton can squeeze in a last minute win for the sake of records, but acknowledge its unlikelihood. Probably Max for the win. Would like to see Leclerc pip Perez. Would like to see Merc pop Ferrari. Would like to see Alpine implode and Norris take McLaren to fourth.

But probably none of that will happen

If PiaP does not want to continue, I will do it for him.

Everything I have posted IS relevant.

In that case, please do.

[Piginapoke]

Interesting that Sky got Croft to interview Max, not Ted! I thought it was an interesting piece, Max very gracious to Lewis

[Piginapoke]

Great if Vettel can bow out with a good drive here. I’d go 2 stops and push, push push

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Niponeoff said:

Those mercs have pace, could have a chance here?

For 3rd and 4th

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Derek Smith said:

Unsafe release for Russell

Did he get a green light, or just go?