(AFP/BBC Sport)
Lewis Hamilton (No. 44 Mercedes-AMG Petronas) dominated the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix to end the season in which he won a sixth world drivers' title on a high. The Mercedes driver led from pole position and cruised off into the distance, not threatened by anyone behind. It was his 84th Grand Prix victory. In a flat-out boring procession, Max Verstappen (No. 33 Aston Martin Red Bull Racing, powered by Honda) took a comfortable second. Charles Leclerc (No. 16 Scuderia Ferrari) ran second in the early laps, ahead of Verstappen, but slipped back to third. Leclerc held off an attack from Valtteri Bottas (No. 77 Mercedes-AMG Petronas) in the closing stages, the Finn right on his gearbox on the final lap, after an excellent race from the back of the grid. Leclerc was at risk of losing third place because the FIA discovered before the race that the amount of fuel Ferrari said was in his car was different from the amount that was when it was checked. But after a post-race investigation, Ferrari was fined €50,000 for what had been a 4.88kg discrepancy and the result stood. (Thanks to BBC Sport.)
Lewis Hamilton (No. 44 Mercedes-AMG Petronas) dominated the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix to end the season in which he won a sixth world drivers' title on a high. The Mercedes driver led from pole position and cruised off into the distance, not threatened by anyone behind. It was his 84th Grand Prix victory. In a flat-out boring procession, Max Verstappen (No. 33 Aston Martin Red Bull Racing, powered by Honda) took a comfortable second. Charles Leclerc (No. 16 Scuderia Ferrari) ran second in the early laps, ahead of Verstappen, but slipped back to third. Leclerc held off an attack from Valtteri Bottas (No. 77 Mercedes-AMG Petronas) in the closing stages, the Finn right on his gearbox on the final lap, after an excellent race from the back of the grid. Leclerc was at risk of losing third place because the FIA discovered before the race that the amount of fuel Ferrari said was in his car was different from the amount that was when it was checked. But after a post-race investigation, Ferrari was fined €50,000 for what had been a 4.88kg discrepancy and the result stood. (Thanks to BBC Sport.)