A year has passed since the controversial events of F1's 2021 Abu Dhabi title decider. Nauckas considers how the effects of that race were felt this season, and what it means for the future 📝
Firmly in darkness after another twilight race ended the campaign, the Abu Dhabi paddock is bustling. The atmosphere fizzing – people moving quickly, others congregating. Hugs flowing, Toto Wolff happily posing for selfies. How the 2022 Formula 1 season ended was rather different to 2021.
Not quite a year before – the event held three weeks earlier this time as F1 wanted to avoid a direct clash with the Qatar football world cup to avoid lower TV ratings – things were so different for Mercedes and the championship overall. In the immediate post-race aftermath of Abu Dhabi 2021, legal wranglings were ongoing, officials and team members talked and argued, the media was updated and briefed.
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