Maldonado Sweeps Abu Dhabi Races

by Klon  1/02/2018 | 4:52 0 Posted in 2010 - Present, FIA, Formula 1 

Qualifying:

Report:

Imitating his teammate, Torrente had the displeasure of being dropped behind a Haas late in the game because of an error.

 

After the Abu Dhabi Grands Prix, only four rounds of the World Championship remain. If you want to be the hero of 2019, you need to strike now or never. Pastor Maldonado heeded this wisdom by securing a confident victory in the desert.

He beat polesitter Jules Bianchi at the start and never relinquished the first place for a long time. Behind them, the two Precisions got cosy, fully aware that they needed an error or a technical failure from Maldonado to win this race.

Unfortunately, the error came from Precision: DAT smacked into the barriers due to excessive wheelspin and needed a front wing replacement. Jordan Davies, who had a great race, held up Torrente long enough so he could not recover any more places.

Haas were generally in good position all weekend, J.R. Hildebrand was running well in what will be his final race as Stoffel Vandoorne’s replacement. In contrast, new Judd customer Calinetic had a miserable race which ended after less than five laps.

Race:

Fastest Lap:

Diego Álvarez Torrente – 1:31.024

Infinite Improbability Drive Of The Race:

Jordan Davies – this man deserves to drive in 2020.

Reject Of The Race:

Calinetic-Judd – both of their drivers retired from the race quickly in strange accidents.

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