The F1 Abu Dhabi GP 2025: A Perfect Day for the Race Direction
Abstract The 2025 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix produced an incident capable of influencing the entire championship outcome. Yet, Race Control and the Stewards delivered a set of decisions that aligned perfectly with the International Sporting Code and the FIA Sporting Regulations. This analysis retraces the key moments of the race, focusing on the defensive actions of car 22 against car 4, the regulatory basis behind the verdicts contained in FIA Documents 46 and 48, and the reasons why the officiating in this case deserves explicit recognition. A Necessary Acknowledgement: When Criticism Meets Accuracy It is common for the decisions from Race Control and the stewards to become targets of debate, especially when the rulings involve title contenders or moments of heightened tension. However, the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix represents one of those instances where the application of the rules was not only correct, but exemplary. The Steward commission made by Garry Connelly, Mathieu Remmerie, De...