Lewis Hamilton dominated Abu Dhabi GP 2019 for 11th win of the season.
After 21 races and the intense track action, the curtain will finally fall on another campaign in the desert at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi.
Lewis Hamilton went unchallenged en road to victory in Sunday’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix as he closed out the season with an 11th victory for Mercedes.
Hamilton was able to retain his advantage over Red Bull’s Max Verstappen off the line before creating a gap over the field through the opening stint, dropping the Dutchman into the clutches of the Ferrari drivers behind.
Low tyre degradation allowed Hamilton to complete a long first stint, covering off Verstappen with a stop on Lap 26 before emerging still leading.
Hamilton's recording the fastest lap with three to go to pick up the bonus point and complete a Grand Slam (pole, fastest lap, win, lead every lap).
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Hamilton's victory was his 11th of the 21 races that have been held this season, and equals his previous best performance, achieved in 2014 and 2018.
It also moves his career total to 84 wins, just seven behind the all-time record held by Michael Schumacher.
What they Said.?
Hamilton, who tied up the title last month at the US Grand Prix, said: "I'm proud but just super-grateful for this incredible team and all at Mercedes who have continued to push this year. Even though we had the championship won we wanted to keep our head down and see if we could extract more from this beautiful car."
Verstappen: "To be P3 in the championship was a nice ending. We are all working hard, but good to take some time off and be with family and friends and come back stronger next year."
Leclerc: "I've learned a huge amount thanks to Seb, it's been a great year a realisation of the dream since I was child to be with Ferrari and in Formula 1 and it's up to me to get better and give them the success they deserve."
2019 Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix - Race Results | ||||
| Pos | Driver | Nat | Team | Time |
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | GBR | Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport | 55 laps |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | NED | Aston Martin Red Bull Racing Honda | +16.772s |
| 3 | Charles Leclerc | MON | Scuderia Ferrari | +43.435s |
| 4 | Valtteri Bottas | FIN | Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport | +44.379s |
| 5 | Sebastian Vettel | GER | Scuderia Ferrari | +1m 04.357s |
| 6 | Alexander Albon | THA | Aston Martin Red Bull Racing Honda | +1m 09.205s |
| 7 | Sergio Perez | MEX | SportPesa Racing Point F1 Team | +1 lap |
| 8 | Lando Norris | GBR | McLaren F1 Team | +1 lap |
| 9 | Daniil Kvyat | RUS | Red Bull Toro Rosso Honda | +1 lap |
| 10 | Carlos Sainz | ESP | McLaren F1 Team | +1 lap |
| 11 | Daniel Ricciardo | AUS | Renault F1 Team | +1 lap |
| 12 | Nico Hulkenberg | GER | Renault F1 Team | +1 lap |
| 13 | Kimi Raikkonen | ITA | Alfa Romeo Racing | +1 lap |
| 14 | Kevin Magnussen | DEN | Rich Energy Haas F1 Team | +1 lap |
| 15 | Romain Grosjean | FRA | Rich Energy Haas F1 Team | +1 lap |
| 16 | Antonio Giovinazzi | ITA | Alfa Romeo Racing | +1 lap |
| 17 | George Russell | GBR | ROKiT Williams Racing | +1 lap |
| 18 | Pierre Gasly | FRA | Red Bull Toro Rosso Honda | +2 laps |
| 19 | Robert Kubica | POL | ROKiT Williams Racing | +2 laps |
| DNF | Lance Stroll | CAN | SportPesa Racing Point F1 Team | 47 laps |
What next Race in Formula 1. (F1)?
A well-earned break from travelling for everyone in F1 after a long, hard season. There is some testing in Abu Dhabi this coming week, to settle the detail of the tyres to be used in 2020, and then it will be all hands on deck at the teams' headquarters as they prepare their new cars and the drivers take a short break over Christmas, before preparations begin for the start of next season in Australia on 13-15 March.
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