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Max Verstappen believes his record-breaking 2022 Formula 1 success will "be hard to replicate " following his 15th win at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Verstappen dominated at Yas Marina, easing to a 34th career win and third successive in the season finale. He finished 146 points ahead of Charles Leclerc in the standings, but feels that a stronger challenge from Mercedes and Ferrari could be incoming for 2023. Viewed by others: Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2022 Final F1 Championship standings after 2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2022 Verstappen wins in Abu Dhabi as Leclerc d...

One of the age-old questions in Formula 1 is how much of the effort is down to the car versus the driver? In the case of Max Verstappen , was it the success ful RB18 that enabled him to dominate the field in 2022? Former F1 driver David Coulthard believes it is down to the driver to execute the race wins. Verstappen ended the 2022 season with 15 race wins, the most on record for any driver in a single season. In an interview with Dutch Formula 1 Magazine, Coulthard stated that anyone who claims Verstappen's success is solely down to the car is "an idiot." "Just as Lewis doesn't need nine world titles for me to consider him one of the greatest drivers in the sport, Max doesn't need three to be considered one of the best," Coulthard explained. "Max is already one of the greats. You would also have to be a f**king idiot to say that he only achieved this because he was in a good car." ...

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has selected the 2014 Austrian Grand Prix as his most memorable race in Formula 1 - in part due to the success of Williams. Despite overseeing 115 Grand Prix victories, eight Constructors' and seven Drivers' titles in his tenure in charge, Wolff's selection came at a time when Mercedes had just a handful of wins and no titles. The Austrian GP returned to the calendar in 2014, having fallen off in 2003, backed by late Red Bull owner Dietrich Mateschitz. It has since become one of the more popular events - albeit one where Mercedes have generally had to take a back step to Red Bull in recent years. However, Wolff believes the inaugural race at what is now known as the Red Bull Ring was the standout owing to his ties to the Williams squad. ...