Race winner Max Verstappen of the Netherlands and Oracle Red Bull Racing celebrates on the podium during the F1 Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi at Yas Marina Circuit on November 26, 2023 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
On his rollercoaster season: "With all the ups and downs, I think there was globally ... it was very positive. I got the answer I was really looking for twelve months ago. I realised this was still my passion and it's what I want to do. I just needed to get a little bit of time to myself and just acknowledged that there was a little of confidence that needed rebuilding and getting back in the Red Bull family gave me that. We're in a really good place. Im' happy."
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✩ facts
max won in abu dhabi for the fourth year in a row – he had never previously won four consecutive races at the same track
max’s 54th career win means he surpasses sebastian for third on the all-time win list, behind only michael’s 91 and lewis’ 103
max ends the year with records for the most single-season wins (19), most consecutive race wins (10), most podium finishes (21), highest points total (575) and largest championship-winning margin (290)
max's 11th hat-trick weekend (win, pole position and fastest lap) ties him with jim clark, with only lewis (19) and michael (22) on more
max today became the first driver in history to surpass 1,000 laps led in a single season
max’s 1,003 laps led this season exactly equals the total led by mclaren in their 1988 season with alain prost and ayrton senna
max was the only driver to complete every racing lap in the 2023 season
charles finished second behind max in abu dhabi for the second consecutive year
checo was classified in p4 for red bull after he lost positions following the chequered flag because of a five-second time penalty (he also lost positions on the final lap of the previous two races)
this was the first season-ending race ever to end without a single retirement
✩ raceweek highlights
me seeing fp1 and fp2 and fp3 results and going ITS JOEVERRR 😭😭😭😭
Race winner Max Verstappen of the Netherlands and Oracle Red Bull Racing talks to the media after the F1 Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi at Yas Marina Circuit on November 26, 2023 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.