ABU DHABI: World champion Lewis Hamilton coasted to victory from pole place on the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday.
Having already secured a fifth F1 name, the British Mercedes motive force beat Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel on the Yas Marina circuit to safe his 11th win of the season and 73rd of his occupation.
It used to be a symbolic finish to a season where, again, Hamilton confirmed his superiority under drive to beat Vettel into second position overall for the second one instantly 12 months.
Red Bull motive force Max Verstappen finished 3rd in the race ahead of teammate Daniel Ricciardo for a fifth instantly podium.
Verstappen overtook Hamilton's teammate Valtteri Bottas to finish fourth overall at the back of Kimi Raikkonen, who retired early into his final race for Ferrari.
Verstappen and Ricciardo made light paintings of overtaking Bottas, who finished fifth, raising questions again concerning the Finnish motive force's skill to resist drive in a season where he has now not won.
Veteran Spanish motive force Fernando Alonso placed 11th with McLaren in his final F1 race with the staff. The two-time F1 champion is pursuing other racing pursuits.
"It's been an honor and a privilege to race in the same era as him," Hamilton mentioned. "The sport will miss him, we will miss him."
The race used to be held up after a impressive crash on Lap 1 involving Nico Hulkenberg, who used to be despatched tumbling into the obstacles and in any case settled the wrong way up by French motive force Romain Grosjean. The Renault motive force used to be unharmed and in the end climbed out.
Grosjean has a reputation as considered one of F1's more reckless - or adventurous - drivers. He led to the crash by clipping the fitting rear tire of Hulkenberg's automobile, sending it tipping upward, barreling over and sliding on its again. As some smoke billowed from the car, a fearful-sounding Hulkenberg suggested his staff to get him out fast.
"I'm hanging here like a cow," he mentioned. "There's fire. There's fire."
A concerned Grosjean requested about Hulkenberg's situation on his radio. Stewards took no action against Grosjean, deeming it a racing incident.
"I was very sorry for him, but there was nowhere I could go," Grosjean mentioned.
After a couple of moments, Hulkenberg's Renault used to be tipped over the fitting method and the German motive force climbed out unassisted. His automobile used to be crane-lifted off the track. The incident held up the race for a couple of laps, with drivers pressured to slow down at the back of a security automobile, until the race resumed on Lap five.
Verstappen and Ocon tangled on the right track as soon as again, proceeding their feud from Brazil two weeks ago where Verstappen fell from first position to second after being tagged by Ocon. This time they narrowly have shyed away from touching vehicles as they fought for space.
Raikkonen's race ended on Lap 6 when his automobile had a power cut. The Finnish motive force, who is joining Sauber next 12 months, trudged again to the staff garage.
With the midway point in the 55-lap race coming near, there used to be a unprecedented sight as rain in brief fell on the wilderness track. Ricciardo, by this point, used to be in the lead and about five seconds transparent of Hamilton however had but to modify tires. He in the end did so with 21 laps to move, and Hamilton regained the lead ahead of Vettel and Bottas in 3rd however Verstappen pressuring at the back of him.
Once again, Bottas failed to properly defend his place.
Toro Rosso motive force Pierre Gasly, Sauber's Marcus Ericsson and Ocon all retired late in the race.
Having already secured a fifth F1 name, the British Mercedes motive force beat Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel on the Yas Marina circuit to safe his 11th win of the season and 73rd of his occupation.
It used to be a symbolic finish to a season where, again, Hamilton confirmed his superiority under drive to beat Vettel into second position overall for the second one instantly 12 months.
Red Bull motive force Max Verstappen finished 3rd in the race ahead of teammate Daniel Ricciardo for a fifth instantly podium.
Verstappen overtook Hamilton's teammate Valtteri Bottas to finish fourth overall at the back of Kimi Raikkonen, who retired early into his final race for Ferrari.
Verstappen and Ricciardo made light paintings of overtaking Bottas, who finished fifth, raising questions again concerning the Finnish motive force's skill to resist drive in a season where he has now not won.
Veteran Spanish motive force Fernando Alonso placed 11th with McLaren in his final F1 race with the staff. The two-time F1 champion is pursuing other racing pursuits.
"It's been an honor and a privilege to race in the same era as him," Hamilton mentioned. "The sport will miss him, we will miss him."
The race used to be held up after a impressive crash on Lap 1 involving Nico Hulkenberg, who used to be despatched tumbling into the obstacles and in any case settled the wrong way up by French motive force Romain Grosjean. The Renault motive force used to be unharmed and in the end climbed out.
Grosjean has a reputation as considered one of F1's more reckless - or adventurous - drivers. He led to the crash by clipping the fitting rear tire of Hulkenberg's automobile, sending it tipping upward, barreling over and sliding on its again. As some smoke billowed from the car, a fearful-sounding Hulkenberg suggested his staff to get him out fast.
"I'm hanging here like a cow," he mentioned. "There's fire. There's fire."
A concerned Grosjean requested about Hulkenberg's situation on his radio. Stewards took no action against Grosjean, deeming it a racing incident.
"I was very sorry for him, but there was nowhere I could go," Grosjean mentioned.
After a couple of moments, Hulkenberg's Renault used to be tipped over the fitting method and the German motive force climbed out unassisted. His automobile used to be crane-lifted off the track. The incident held up the race for a couple of laps, with drivers pressured to slow down at the back of a security automobile, until the race resumed on Lap five.
Verstappen and Ocon tangled on the right track as soon as again, proceeding their feud from Brazil two weeks ago where Verstappen fell from first position to second after being tagged by Ocon. This time they narrowly have shyed away from touching vehicles as they fought for space.
Raikkonen's race ended on Lap 6 when his automobile had a power cut. The Finnish motive force, who is joining Sauber next 12 months, trudged again to the staff garage.
With the midway point in the 55-lap race coming near, there used to be a unprecedented sight as rain in brief fell on the wilderness track. Ricciardo, by this point, used to be in the lead and about five seconds transparent of Hamilton however had but to modify tires. He in the end did so with 21 laps to move, and Hamilton regained the lead ahead of Vettel and Bottas in 3rd however Verstappen pressuring at the back of him.
Once again, Bottas failed to properly defend his place.
Toro Rosso motive force Pierre Gasly, Sauber's Marcus Ericsson and Ocon all retired late in the race.
World champion Lewis Hamilton wins season-ending Abu Dhabi GP
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