November 20, 2022
It's 8 a.m. here in southeastern Florida, and I have finally arrived at the day that I dread every year. It is one of the saddest days of every year for me: the end of the Formula 1 auto racing season. Formula 1 racing is the only sport that I actively follow.
I am watching a live broadcast of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sky Sports F1 (on ESPN2) this morning. It's the 22nd race of the 22-race 2022 F1 season and starts at 5 p.m. local time. Today's circuit (track) is the Yas Marina Circuit on Yas Island, near Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates.
The extended 24-race 2023 F1 season begins in Bahrain on March 5, 2023. None of the 20 F1 drivers is from the United States. However, there will be three F1 races in the United States in 2023: the usual race in Austin, Texas, that started in 2012; the new race in Miami, Florida, that started in 2022; and the inaugural race in Las Vegas, Nevada, that starts in 2023.
Dutch-Belgian driver Max Verstappen won the 2022 World Championship after winning the Japanese Grand Prix on October 9, 2022. He also won the championship in 2021 for a total of two championships. He is the second-youngest driver in Formula 1 history to attain two championships at the age of 25 years and nine days. Germany's Sebastian Vettel was about nine months younger when he did it.
Vettel, who won the world championship four times in a row (2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013) will retire at the end of today's race. This makes today's race even sadder.
Austria's Red Bull Racing won the 2022 Constructors Championship after the United States Grand Prix on October 23, 2022. In this race, the two members of the Red Bull team, Max Verstappen and Mexican Sergio Perez, finished first and fourth, respectively.
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