World champion Hamilton wins season-ending Abu Dhabi GP

Updated: 2018-11-25 23:56

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8 Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton celebrates winning the race. [Photo/Agencies]

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — World champion Lewis Hamilton coasted to victory from pole position at the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday.

Having already secured a fifth F1 title, the British Mercedes driver beat Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel at the Yas Marina circuit to secure his 11th win of the season and 73rd of his career.

It was a symbolic finish to a season where, again, he showed his superiority under pressure to beat Vettel into second place overall for the second straight year

British Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton (2-R) of Mercedes AMG GP receives the trophy from HH Sheikh Nahyan bin Zayed Al Nahyan Al Nahyan, Chairman of Abu Dhabi Sports Council after winning Abu Dhabi Formula 1 Grand Prix 2018 at Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 25 November 2018. [Photo/IC]

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen finished third ahead of teammate Daniel Ricciardo for a fifth straight podium.

The race was held up after a spectacular crash on Lap 1 involving Nico Hulkenberg, who was sent tumbling into the barriers and eventually settled upside down by French driver Romain Grosjean. The Renault driver was unharmed and eventually climbed out.

Veteran Spanish driver Fernando Alonso placed 11th with McLaren in his last F1 race with the team.

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