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Hamilton confirms world title in Abu Dhabi
Nico Rosberg had a poor day and couldn't fight for the title with his teammate
Lewis Hamilton has become once again the Formula 1 world champion, six years after the 2008 title with McLaren
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. Now with Mercedes
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, the British became the first driver of the brand to win a world title after Fangio in 1955.
The race in Abu Dhabi promised spectacle and a close title fight between the two Mercedes drivers, which dominated the entire season. However Rosberg saw his chances dashed early with a poor start and later problems in the energy recovery system that almost forced him to retire.
Hamilton calmly won in Abu Dhabi and won fifty points which confirmed his second career title in Formula 1. With some ten laps to go Williams
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made a last effort to attack Hamilton's lead by changing Felipe Massa's tires to super soft, but the advantage of the Brit was enough to secure the 11th win of the season.
Valteri Bottas completed the podium in Abu Dhabi and secured an excellent fourth place in the championship standings. Daniel Ricciardo made a lightning rise in the standings after starting from the pits because of the exclusion of Red Bull
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from the qualifying session because of a technical infringement on the RB10
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In what may have been his farewell to Formula 1, Jenson Button finished in fifth place ahead of the two Force India
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of Nico Hulkenberg and Sergio Perez. Sebastian Vettel failed to make such a good race as his teammate and in his farewell Red Bull before joining Ferrari
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, the German finished in eighth place.
In the last two scoring positions were the Ferraris of Fernando Alonso and Kimi Raikkonen.
Check here the Drivers and Manufacturers World Championship final standings.
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 55 | 1:39:02.619 |
| 2 | 19 | Felipe Massa | Williams-Mercedes | 55 | +2.5 secs |
| 3 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams-Mercedes | 55 | +28.8 secs |
| 4 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull Racing-Renault | 55 | +37.2 secs |
| 5 | 22 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 55 | +60.3 secs |
| 6 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India-Mercedes | 55 | +62.1 secs |
| 7 | 11 | Sergio Perez | Force India-Mercedes | 55 | +71.0 secs |
| 8 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing-Renault | 55 | +72.0 secs |
| 9 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 55 | +85.8 secs |
| 10 | 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 55 | +87.8 secs |
| 11 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | McLaren-Mercedes | 55 | +90.3 secs |
| 12 | 25 | Jean-Eric Vergne | STR-Renault | 55 | +91.9 secs |
| 13 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus-Renault | 54 | +1 Lap |
| 14 | 6 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 54 | +1 Lap |
| 15 | 21 | Esteban Gutierrez | Sauber-Ferrari | 54 | +1 Lap |
| 16 | 99 | Adrian Sutil | Sauber-Ferrari | 54 | +1 Lap |
| 17 | 46 | Will Stevens | Caterham-Renault | 54 | +1 Lap |
| Ret | 10 | Kamui Kobayashi | Caterham-Renault | 42 | Retired |
| Ret | 13 | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus-Renault | 26 | Power unit |
| Ret | 26 | Daniil Kvyat | STR-Renault | 14 | Power unit |
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