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Horner reveals how Red Bull teamwork secured Abu Dhabi front row

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Christian Horner says Red Bull "could not have asked for a better Saturday" as both drivers worked together to secure a Formula 1 front row lockout in Abu Dhabi Grand Prix qualifying. Team orders have been in the spotlight at Red Bull in the last week after Max Verstappen refused to obey them in Brazil to assist Sergio Perez's efforts to secure P2 in the Drivers' championship. Verstappen's decision to stay in front of Perez means the latter goes level on points with Charles Leclerc into the finale - but crucially managed to get ahead of Leclerc on the grid by just 0.040s - in part thanks to Verstappen. It was this teamwork that Horner was pleased to see in practice. Viewed by others: Toto Wolff Wolff explains why Mercedes went...

Sargeant reflects on 'pressure' of deadline to secure F1 super licence

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Logan Sargeant admits that the pressure was "high" in his final Formula 2 weekend as he battled to secure enough super licence points to make his F1 debut. The intention for Williams to put the American into their car for 2023 was first signalled by former team boss Jost Capito in October. However, this was on the condition that Sargeant would score the required amount of super licence points before the end of his F2 season in order to be able to com Pet e in the top category. This meant that Sargeant had to finish no lower than sixth in the Drivers' standings after the final Formula 2 weekend in Abu Dhabi. Sargeant: The pressure was high As it was, Sargeant placed high enough in the Sprint race and Feature race to secure fourth in the standings, meaning that he had earned enough super licence points to join Williams on the Formula 1 grid in 2023. The 21-year-...