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Given the headlines of global economic meltdown, the travails of Formula One seem fairly insignificant. But the two are linked, and actually it could lead F1 to a better place. The economy has crashed as a result of bankers for the last 20-odd years funding borrowing from expected returns which have faltered, leaving them with way more debt than capital. During the same period F1 has funded its own spectacular growth based on future goodwill and income streams that may soon not be there. For the last couple of decades at least, F1's direction has been dictated largely by the dovetailed drives for money and power of respectively Bernie Ecclestone and Max Mosley. Formula 1 has prospered commercially in the slipstream of that. But for some time it has been delivering a generally lousy show, spiced up occasionally by a bit of rain. Hardcore enthusiasts have needed to either become immersed in the technicalities to get a proper reading on who's doing a good job and why - or switch off and become 'it was better in my day' bores. There is fascination to be had from understanding the strategic battles and technical developments, but it requires you invest some effort. If you try following it casually, it's plain dull most of the time. © 2021 Autosport
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Abu Dhabi / Results
Pos | Driver | Time |
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1 | Max Verstappen | 1h36m28.645s |
2 | Valtteri Bottas | 1h36m44.621s |
3 | Lewis Hamilton | 1h36m47.060s |
4 | Alexander Albon | 1h36m48.632s |
5 | Lando Norris | 1h37m29.374s |
Standings / After 17 races
Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 | Lewis Hamilton | 347 |
2 | Valtteri Bottas | 223 |
3 | Max Verstappen | 214 |
4 | Sergio Perez | 125 |
5 | Daniel Ricciardo | 119 |
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Coming up
Race | Circuit | Date |
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Bahrain | Bahrain | 28 Mar |
Emilia Romagna | Imola | 18 Apr |
? | ? | 2 May |
Spain | Catalunya | 9 May |
Monaco | Monte Carlo | 23 May |
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Berlin / Results
Pos | Driver | Time |
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1 | Stoffel Vandoorne | 47m22.107s |
2 | Nyck de Vries | 47m23.447s |
3 | Sebastien Buemi | 47m24.948s |
4 | Rene Rast | 47m25.687s |
5 | Sam Bird | 47m30.817s |
Standings / After 11 races
Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 | Antonio Felix da Costa | 158 |
2 | Stoffel Vandoorne | 87 |
3 | Jean-Eric Vergne | 86 |
4 | Sebastien Buemi | 84 |
5 | Oliver Rowland | 83 |
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Coming up
Race | Circuit | Date |
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Diriyah | Diriyah | 26 Feb 2021 |
Diriyah | Diriyah | 27 Feb 2021 |
Santiago | Parque O'Higgins | |
Santiago | Parque O'Higgins | |
Sanya | Sanya | |
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