Hamilton dominant in desert to cap super season

Lewis Hamilton ended his near-perfect 2018 with a typically assured victory in Sunday's eventful season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on an emotional day at the Yas Marina Circuit.

The 33-year-old Briton, who reeled off the 11th win of a dominant campaign that brought him his fifth drivers' world championship ahead of Sebastian Vettel, showed off his tattooed torso on the podium amid goodbyes for former foe Fernando Alonso, who retired from F1 after 17 years and 311 GPs.

"I really wanted to end the season strong," said Hamilton, who won the F1 championship last month in Mexico.