Max Verstappen signs off with donuts as Formula One season ends in Abu Dhabi - WATCH

Ace Formula One and Red Bull driver Max Verstappen had a pretty excellent 2023 F1 season as he finished it by winning the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and securing the drivers' championship. Verstappen ended the season with the most (19) wins whereas he also reached the podium on 21 occasions, which was the most by racer in the recently concluded Formula One season. 

3 things you need to know 

• The 2023 Formula One season concluded with the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
• The next F1 race will be held in Bahrain in February-March next year 
• Max Verstappen has won 32 races in the last two F1 seasons 

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Max Verstappen signs off from Abu Dhabi with a ‘donut’ celebration

After Max Verstappen was able to finish the 2023 Formula One season with a win at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, the Dutchman celebrated the win in his own style. Verstappen was seen celebrating the win in ‘donut’ style, whose video was uploaded by Formula One on their official ‘X' handle. 

Verstappen won the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix by recording a time of 1:27:02.624 and defeated Charles Leclerc of Ferrari. George Russel of Merceded acquired the third position. 

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Is Max Verstappen the next big thing in Formula One? 

Max Verstappen was dominant in the Formula One 2023 season throughout the Bahrain Grand Prix and recorded a total of 19 wins in the whole season. This was the most by any racer and adding more to the tally, the Dutch racer also achieved the most points in the whole season which was 575. 

The Red Bull racer also surpassed veteran F1 driver Sabastian Vettel in the list of the F1 racers with the most wins and jumped to the third spot. Verstappen has now 54 wins in the history of Formula One as he is now only behind Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton. Schumacher is in the second place with 91 wins whereas Hamilton leads the tally with 103 wins.