Max Verstappen hopes to end the Formula One season like he did last year — on a winning streak. Verstappen gained his ninth victory of the season at the race in Qatar on Sunday and the now four-time champion and the rest of the F1 teams will close the campaign in Abu Dhabi.

After 23 race weekends could not decide matters, the 2024 Formula 1 Constructors’ Championship comes down to the final weekend of the season, the year-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. McLaren entered last weekend with a chance to clinch the title at the Qatar Grand Prix and was in a position to do so midway through the main event on Sunday,

We’ll get to yesterday’s Qatar GP in a second, but first … We were all set to cover McLaren’s first team championship in 26 years yesterday (it needed to outscore Ferrari by 15 points in the GP to clinch).

Alpine has announced that Jack Doohan will make his Formula One debut this weekend in Abu Dhabi, replacing Esteban Ocon. It emerged on Sunday night after the Qatar Grand Prix that talks were ongoing for Alpine reserve driver Doohan to replace Ocon,

Alpine confirmed on Monday morning that Jack Doohan will slide into Esteban Ocon’s seat for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, the final race of the Formula 1 season. Rumors swirled around the paddock Sunday at the Qatar Grand Prix that the team might be making such a move,