• Red Bull's Max Verstappen celebrates on the podium after winning the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix alongside third-placed teammate Sergio Perez at Yas Marina Circuit on Sunday, November 20, 2022. Reuters
    Red Bull's Max Verstappen celebrates on the podium after winning the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix alongside third-placed teammate Sergio Perez at Yas Marina Circuit on Sunday, November 20, 2022. Reuters
  • Ferrari's Charles Leclerc after finishing in second place in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Reuters
    Ferrari's Charles Leclerc after finishing in second place in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Reuters
  • Red Bull's Max Verstappen celebrates a championship winning season with victory at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Reuters
    Red Bull's Max Verstappen celebrates a championship winning season with victory at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Reuters
  • Max Verstappen of Red Bull during the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2022 at Yas Marina Circuit. Victor Besa / The National
    Max Verstappen of Red Bull during the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2022 at Yas Marina Circuit. Victor Besa / The National
  • Red Bull's Sergio Perez in the pit lane during the race on Sunday. Reuters
    Red Bull's Sergio Perez in the pit lane during the race on Sunday. Reuters
  • Red Bull's Dutch driver Max Verstappen drives at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi on Sunday. AFP
    Red Bull's Dutch driver Max Verstappen drives at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi on Sunday. AFP
  • Drivers at the start of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. AFP
    Drivers at the start of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. AFP
  • Ferrari's Carlos Sainz during the race on Sunday. Reuters
    Ferrari's Carlos Sainz during the race on Sunday. Reuters
  • Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in the pit lane before the race at Yas Marina Circuit. Reuters
    Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in the pit lane before the race at Yas Marina Circuit. Reuters
  • An aerobatic team performs a flypast ahead of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. AFP
    An aerobatic team performs a flypast ahead of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. AFP
  • Start of the Abu Dhabi GP on Sunday. Getty
    Start of the Abu Dhabi GP on Sunday. Getty
  • Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola at Yas Marina Circuit. AFP
    Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola at Yas Marina Circuit. AFP
  • Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola at the Mercedes garage. Reuters
    Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola at the Mercedes garage. Reuters

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Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2022 as it happened: Verstappen wins season-ending race

Follow the latest news on and off Yas Marina Circuit for the final Formula One race weekend of the 2022 season

The National

November 20, 2022

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The Yas Marina Circuit witnessed a spectacular end to the F1 season in the final race of 2022 - the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

With Max Verstappen and Reb Bull Racing having wrapped up the driver and constructor world titles earlier in the season, focus had turned to who will finish runner-up in a battle between Red Bull's Sergio Perez and Ferarri's Charles Leclerc.

Off the track, we have an electric line-up of music acts. There were plenty of celebrities to keep and eye out for, too.

Abu Dhabi F1 2022: Key dates and race timings at Yas Marina Circuit

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In numbers

- Number of children under five will fall from 681 million in 2017 to 401m in 2100

- Over-80s will rise from 141m in 2017 to 866m in 2100

- Nigeria will become the world’s second most populous country with 791m by 2100, behind India

- China will fall dramatically from a peak of 2.4 billion in 2024 to 732 million by 2100

- an average of 2.1 children per woman is required to sustain population growth

While you're here

The Gentlemen

Director: Guy Ritchie

Stars: Colin Farrell, Hugh Grant 

Three out of five stars

Updated: November 20, 2022, 4:52 PM
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