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Predictable end to 2023 season, but civil war looms in Formula One

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Red Bull Racing's Dutch driver Max Verstappen celebrating with the trophy on the podium after winning the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Triple world champion Max Verstappen climbed into a Red Bull RB19 and annihilated the opposition.

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And so, it is over. After a gruelling season with its 22 grands prix – seven of them packed into the final nine weeks – the 2023 Formula One world championship came to an end in Abu Dhabi on Nov 26 in a race that reflected just how it had all started back in March.

Triple world champion

Max Verstappen climbed into a Red Bull RB19

and annihilated the opposition.

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