Holding up Leclerc in Abu Dhabi not a nice way to end F1 season

The F1 world champion comfortably charged to his record-extending 15th victory of the season in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, as Leclerc beat Perez to second place and with it the runner-up spot in the final drivers’ standings.

With Perez hunting down Leclerc in the closing laps, Verstappen said he didn’t get an order from Red Bull to help his teammate, which could have been an option, as the Dutch driver might have been able to ease his pace to back Leclerc into…