2022 Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix highlights

F1 – ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX 2022 – RACE

Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN

 

Alfa Romeo F1 Team ORLEN reached the promised land as it clinched sixth place in the constructors’ championship. A successful season came to an end in a race that yielded no points, but in which every team effort was directed in securing the team’s season target.

55 points is the team’s final tally, one that secures the team’s best standings position in a decade. It is a result that is testament to the efforts of everyone in the company, trackside and in Hinwil, as the scenes of celebration in front of the team’s garage attested.

Valtteri Bottas (car number 77)

I am really pleased for the team, it’s an important result, and you can see what it means for everyone. It was very close in our battle for sixth in the championship, but we did it, and I am proud of everyone tonight. The only thing that mattered to us today was the results of the standing, and the strategy we chose was quite defensive, trying to hold position and slow down our rivals when we found ourselves in front of them. It worked, but it was a tense few moments in the final lap: waiting to hear if we had made it gave me a bit of a sense of déjà vu – although tonight we had a much more positive ending than last time around. I am proud that the team has come a long way since winter testing: we scored many points at the beginning of the year, and those results made all the difference at the end of the season. The spirit in the team is excellent. We can be proud of our work, which will help us continue our progression next year. There’s plenty to look forward to.

Zhou Guanyu (car number 24)

I am so proud of this team, not just for tonight but for the whole season. We gave everything in the race and, despite not scoring points, achieved our target: finishing P6 in the Championship. We had to sacrifice my strategy to hold on through the last laps, and I think we did a good job with that. We truly gave it all out there, it was an amazing fight on track, and the best overtake I’ve done all season. We got what we deserved after such a long year. It’s been an amazing rookie season, we started high, and it’s good to see we finished on a high as well. Of course, it hasn’t always gone as we hoped for, we had quite a few reliability issues, but I’m positive we’ll get it all fixed over the winter and have a much better season next year. Overall, I really enjoyed my first Formula One season, with all the support from my team, my teammate Valtteri, and all the fans. I am grateful for all this, and I can’t wait for the next one.

Frédéric Vasseur, Team Principal

Tonight is the crowning of an incredible job by everyone in the team, both trackside and in Hinwil. Finishing in P6 in the championship surpasses our expectations and the targets we had set at the beginning of the season, so we can thoroughly say that this season was a success: I am proud of what we have achieved, but this is just another starting point on which we want to build. Tonight’s race was just about the championship result: we knew that starting from far back, scoring points on our own would have been hard, but we could work as a team and make strategic decisions to make the fight for P6 lean in our direction. In the end, it turned out a bit more tense than we would have hoped after Hamilton’s retirement, and the last few laps were a nail-biting affair! But we brought it home, this is what matters, and you can see what it really means to all of us.

Alfa Romeo F1 Team best pictures:

2022 Formula 1 Abu Dhabi GP

Alfa Romeo F1 Team ORLEN, ambiance during the Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2022, 22nd round of the 2022 FIA Formula One World Championship from November 18 to 20, 2022 on the Yas Marina Circuit, in Yas Island, Abu Dhabi – Photo Florent Gooden / DPPI

BOTTAS Valtteri (fin), Alfa Romeo F1 Team ORLEN C42, portrait during the Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2022, 22nd round of the 2022 FIA Formula One World Championship from November 18 to 20, 2022 on the Yas Marina Circuit, in Yas Island, Abu Dhabi – Photo Florent Gooden / DPPI

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ZHOU Guanyu (chi), Alfa Romeo F1 Team ORLEN C42, portrait during the Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2022, 22nd round of the 2022 FIA Formula One World Championship from November 18 to 20, 2022 on the Yas Marina Circuit, in Yas Island, Abu Dhabi – Photo Antonin Vincent / DPPI

24 ZHOU Guanyu (chi), Alfa Romeo F1 Team ORLEN C42, action during the Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2022, 22nd round of the 2022 FIA Formula One World Championship from November 18 to 20, 2022 on the Yas Marina Circuit, in Yas Island, Abu Dhabi – Photo Florent Gooden / DPPI

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family picture with all the drivers congratuling VETTEL Sebastian (ger), Aston Martin F1 Team AMR22, portrait during the 2022 Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 22nd round of the 2022 FIA Formula One World Championship from November 18 to 20, 2022 on the Yas Marina Circuit, in Yas Island, Abu Dhabi – Photo Antonin Vincent / DPPI

Alfa Romeo F1 Team ORLEN celebrating P6 in the championship during the Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2022, 22nd round of the 2022 FIA Formula One World Championship from November 18 to 20, 2022 on the Yas Marina Circuit, in Yas Island, Abu Dhabi – Photo Florent Gooden / DPPI




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