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Abu Dhabi Grand Prix - Quotes of the weekend

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F1i looks back at some of the best quotes from the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix weekend, including Kimi Raikkonen's quiet place and some mischief from Christian Horner

“You maybe didn’t like Magny Cours, I liked it, not many people, quiet, easy. It was one of the best places to go!”

Kimi Raikkonen picks out one of his favourite race locations which is no longer on the F1 calendar

CH: “Well, we have and agreement in place for next year, so it’s great news that we will be on the grid next year, but unfortunately due to circumstance beyond our control we can’t announce exactly what that is. Perhaps Toto can tell you?”

TW: “Can I?”

Christian Horner plays some games regarding Red Bull’s newly-signed power unit deal

“I know that I have an agreement for a supply of an engine next year. Wait and see what it is called, it will be something quite good, I don’t think Ron Dennis will be too happy, but then he has not been very happy recently.”

Horner continues his fun to the BBC. Whether the Renault will be called a Renault or not remains to be seen…

FA: “Who was that in front of me in the last three corners?”

Engineer: “That was Grosjean and Stevens.”

FA: “Idiots!”

After telling Will Stevens he had “a lot to learn” on his race debut in Abu Dhabi last year, Fernando Alonso is unhappy with both the Manor driver and his former Renault team-mate in qualifying

“The target for 2016 is to cancel the smile from the face of my friend Toto.”

Maurizio Arrivabene sets out his new goals for Ferrari next season

“Sometimes! Seb was lucky!”

Daniel Ricciardo when asked if he wished he had arrived at Red Bull a few years earlier…

“Just to add to how strange the comment is, if I were to take a sabbatical I would have taken this year!”

Fernando Alonso does not plan on sitting out 2016, even if he discussed the idea with Ron Dennis earlier this season

“Imagine if that incident had been the other way round, it would’ve been big news then!”

Pastor Maldonado feels victimised after being taken out by Fernando Alonso at Turn 1

“I think being World Champion sounds a lot better than winning the race, so that’s good.”

Lewis Hamilton has his priorities sorted after being asked who will be happiest of the Mercedes drivers heading in to the winter

Abu Dhabi Grand Prix - F1i's driver ratings

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Andrew Lewin

Andrew first became a fan of Formula 1 during the time when Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill were stepping into the limelight after the era of Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell and Aryton Senna. He's been addicted ever since, and has been writing about the sport now for nearly a quarter of a century for a number of online news sites. He's also written professionally about GP2 (now Formula 2), GP3, IndyCar, World Rally Championship, MotoGP and NASCAR. In his other professional life, Andrew is a freelance writer, social media consultant, web developer/programmer, and digital specialist in the fields of accessibility, usability, IA, online communities and public sector procurement. He worked for many years in magazine production at Bauer Media, and for over a decade he was part of the digital media team at the UK government's communications department. Born and raised in Essex, Andrew currently lives and works in south-west London.