“For it to finish like that, I’m not so certain,” stated Lando when requested for his tackle an unforgettable title decider. His phrases might have simply as simply utilized to our race on the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, with P7 – and a sluggish puncture – for Lando and P12 for Daniel not fully dwelling as much as a season through which we’ve loved some unbelievable highs. However, the season finale definitely obtained everybody speaking, and right here’s what social media fabricated from our time in Abu Dhabi…
The weekend started with information of Daniel’s new physique artwork.
Simply keep in mind, Daniel, a tattoo of Fernando Alonso is for all times, not only for Christmas.
The Secret Santa everybody desires…
Arrow McLaren SP driver Pato O’Ward will get his first style of F1 equipment when he drives the MCL35M on the Abu Dhabi take a look at this week. He wasted no time getting acquainted with the Yas Marina Circuit by pumping in some scorching laps with Eva Longoria and Gerard Butler in tow.
And sure, @_delena_est, Pato was drivin’ drivin’.
One other grand prix, one other pair of latest lids:
Going into the weekend, we promised that our placing McLaren Racing x Vuse livery, designed by rising UAE-based artist Rabab Tantawy, would flip heads and it definitely did:
…that’ll clarify Lando’s tempo in qualifying.
Effectively, that, and some phrases of help by way of textual content from Spider-Man:
Now there’s an concept…
It’s protected to say that lots of you had been excited for the ultimate qualifying of the yr:
When ‘Lando’ is your first phrase…
Each Lando and Daniel made it into the top-10 shootout, and we get the impression @Jake_crossss was eager for us to ‘push’…
…which we did:
Lando achieved his greatest qualifying place since his pole place on the Russian Grand Prix again in September:
Wait, what was that, @DR3Lau?
Say it once more?
Yet one more time?
Oh yeah.
THIS. IS. SHOEY!!!
Forward of the race, a lot of you had been taking the chance to want us luck for one final time this season. We actually do have #FansLikeNoOther…
And these gingerbread biscuits!
Bwoah. Sunday’s race marked Kimi Räikkönen’s 349th and final in System 1.
At the moment marks Kimi Räikkönen’s final race in F1, a legend of the game and a World Champion.
It has been a pleasure to compete with and towards you through the years. We’ll miss you, Iceman. 🧊 #KiitosKimi https://t.co/nZJkV87WUT
After the opening exchanges of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Lando had dropped to P5 and Daniel remained P10.
However our efforts to log off the season with a sizeable haul of factors had been thwarted as an sadly timed Security Automotive restricted Daniel’s skill to combat the Alpines of Alonso and Esteban Ocon for factors, whereas a sluggish puncture price Lando a top-five end.
We didn’t quit, and with a contemporary set of Mediums, Lando went on a cost to salvage P7.
A rollercoaster finish to a rollercoaster yr – one with some actually unforgettable highs for the workforce:
some issues to all the time keep in mind;
within the 2021 season daniel ricciardo gave mclaren their first win since 2012, daniel ricciardo and lando norris gave mclaren their first 1-2 end since 2010 and mclaren was the one workforce to do a 1-2 end 🧡 https://t.co/q90ZO1guUS
A MASSIVE thanks to everybody in workforce @McLarenF1 for all their onerous work this yr from everybody trackside to these on the manufacturing unit. We might not have gotten P3 within the Championship however this yr has been unbelievable. All the time proud to help the workforce 🧡 #fanslikenoother
We’re going to overlook you, however don’t fear, a brand new period of System 1 awaits. It’s simply 97 days ‘til lights out on the Bahrain Grand Prix. Not that we’re counting or something…
Season finale race report
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