Lando Norris, Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri will compete for the Formula 1 drivers’ championship at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. This is the first time that more than two drivers have reached the final round of the World Championship with a chance of winning the title from the start. 2010 seasonthe one that the followers of Fernando Alonso They still remember it with pain.
The final race of this campaign had four candidates: Fernando Alonso, Mark Webber, Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton. The Spaniard, in his first year at Ferrari, arrived 8 points ahead of Webber, 15 over Vettel and 24 over Hamilton.
The Red Bull German took pole and didn’t look in the mirrors throughout the test, the McLarens were behind and Alonso moves into fourth place, just ahead of Webber.
The Australian pitted early and Ferrari, completely ignoring the rest of the contenders, decided to copy his strategy, making the pit stop at the end of lap 15/55, which caused the World Championship leader was stuck behind Vitaly Petrov’s Renaultwho had already carried out his tire change under Safety Car, following a frightening accident involving Michael Schumacher and Vitantonio Liuzzi.
Once everyone had made the pit stop, Alonso found himself in seventh position, having to pass Petrov and teammate Robert Kubica, as well as Nico Rosberg in fourth. One by one, the 40 agonizing laps remaining passed, and The man from Oviedo, without top speed in his Ferrari, was unable to overtake the Russianthe World Championship therefore fell into the hands of a Vettel who had never led the rankings before.
The best driver in the world in a car that’s not up to par and two teammates whose relationship has had its ups and downs but come to the end with options thanks to the rocket they pilot. In 2010, Alonso was on the verge of the third World Cup, while in 2025 Max Verstappen will be looking for a miracle before Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri.
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