Race: Verstappen cruises to victory in Abu Dhabi
Date published:
December 13 2020
Max Verstappen ended Mercedes’ dominance of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix by leading from start to finish and claiming his second victory of the 2020 season.
Mercedes went into the last race of an unprecedented campaign, with 17 races packed into 23 weekends, with a superb record at Yas Marina, but their usual power advantage was nowhere to be seen as Red Bull took the spoils.
The top three positions remained unchanged throughout with Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton constantly running second and third, as the seven-time World Champion returned to action following his self-isolation having tested positive for COVID-19, forcing him to miss last week’s Sakhir Grand Prix.