Published 22:56 IST, December 2nd 2019
Lewis Hamilton finishes Formula One season with Abu Dhabi victory
Lewis Hamilton registered his 11th win of the season in Abu Dhabi; however, his future remains uncertain as he is yet to extend his contract with Mercedes
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2019 Formula One season ended on Sunday in Abu Dhabi. Unsurprisingly, Lewis Hamilton won race comfortably. It was Hamilton's 11th victory this season. Red Bull's Max Verstappen and Ferrari's Charles Leclerc took second and third positions respectively.
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Hamilton races away
win meant that Hamilton finished season with 413 points. His teammate Valtteri Bottas finished second with 326 points and Verstappen finished third with 278 points. In constructor's standings, Mercedes finished season first with 739 points. On second and third positions were Ferrari and Red Bull Racing with 504 points and 417 points respectively.
It was Hamilton's 50th pole-to-win of his career and it was a race that he won comfortably. After race he said that he was proud of his team and how much y pushed mselves. He furr ded that he felt great racing that day and felt good after win. He also feels like he's at his best of year at moment and he's s that he has to stop for year. But he's also gl that team and him are ending year on right te. He also hopes that team starts on right te next year.
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Youngster and Red Bull's Principal driver Verstappen said that Lewis and Mercedes were just too quick on this track. However, he felt that Red Bull h better strategy and pit stops as a team. refore, second place was a good result on this track. pace was good and overall Red Bull were quite a bit faster than ors.
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It was Nico Hulkenberg's last race with Renault, and since he has t signed a new contract with any or team, it was potentially his last race in F1. He finished race 12th and later said, it was a worthy final race for him. He was happy to cross line and 'finish race in style'. He felt good about his performance.
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(With inputs from ncies)
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14:05 IST, December 2nd 2019