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“Disqualify Them Right Now”: Fans Join Sebastian Vettel in Raving Mad Against Red Bull Duo for Destructive Abu Dhabi Qualifying Agenda

Published 11/19/2022, 10:29 AM EST

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The 2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix will be the last time Sebastian Vettel will go behind the wheel of an F1 car. In his last ever qualification, the German driver qualified in P9 in Q3. However, the Aston Martin driver might not be totally happy with his former team, Red Bull, as he vented out on the radio. The fans reacted angrily to the incident.

Vettel, who pumped out brilliant Q1, and Q2 performances, was annoyed with the Red Bull cars that came in front of him thrice as he was about to cross the finish line. Complaining on the radio that he lost about one-tenth duo to the Red Bull car, he vented out his frustration.

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On the radio, the former Ferrari driver stated, “How is that possible? 3 times in a row I get these people! They don’t back off! It’s a tenth in the last corner!”

The fans didn’t take this well. They shared their angry reactions online.

Fans react as Sebastian Vettel Red Bull got in his way

The fans reacted as the Milton-Keynes-based cars came in the way of Sebastian Vettel. Despite this, the German managed to finish Q1 in P6 with 1:25:523 and Q2 in P8 with 1:24:974. The 35-year-old driver further qualified in P9 in the final qualification with a brilliant 1:24:961.

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Given below are some of the reactions taken from Twitter.

The Abu Dhabi GP Qualifying was probably one of the best qualifying performances ever in an Aston Martin for Vettel as he made it to Q3 even after the hindrance.

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After spending over 15 years in Formula 1, it’s time for the German to hang his helmet as the last race weekend of the 2022 F1 season commences. Sunday’s race will be the 300th time Sebastian Vettel will appear to race.

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Sabyasachi Biswas

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Sabyasachi Biswas is an F1 and NASCAR writer at EssentiallySports. He has completed his Master's in Mass Communication and Journalism from Jadavpur University, Kolkata. Sabyasachi is an ardent Red Bull and Max Verstappen fan and has been following the sport for over a decade now.
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Ranvijay Singh