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In what turned out to be a thrilling finish to this Formula 1 season, Red Bull's Max Verstappen defeated Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton to win his maiden F1 world championship title in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at the Yas Marina Circuit. Verstappen had to wait till the end and was also helped by the safety car to overtake Hamilton in the final lap. The race also saw Kimi Raikkonen, Sergio Perez, Nicholas Latifi, A Giovinazzi and G Russell retire. Latifi's crash in Lap 54 was the game-changer for Red Bull and cleared the way in the end for Verstappen to pip Hamilton.
Formula 1: Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, F1 World Championship Battle Between Lewis Hamilton And Max Verstappen, Highlights From Yas Marina Circuit
MAX VERSTAPPEN FINISHES WITH THE LEAD! HE IS WORLD CHAMPION!
LAPPED CARS NOT ALLOWED TO OVERTAKE!
N Latifi has crashed!
Lap 29/58 | "It's a long way for these tyres", says Lewis Hamilton
Kimi Raikkonen retires in his last race!
Lap 21/58 | TEAMWORK BY SERGIO PEREZ AND MAX VERSTAPPEN
"My rear tyres are really struggling!"
Lap 9/58 | Lewis Hamilton extends his lead
REPLAYS OF INITIAL LAP INCIDENT!
Lap 4/58 | Lewis Hamilton leads by 1.6s
Lap 3/58 | No investigation on Lewis Hamilton
WHAT AN EXCITING START!
The race starts! LEWIS HAMILTON STEALS THE LEAD!
Kimi Raikkonen's final race
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