The current world champion said goodbye to this season with a victory, as he sovereignly won the 21st race of the season, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Racer Mercedesa he pulled from the start as the first and easily controlled what was happening behind him. For Hamilton, today's victory is the eleventh this year, and they are behind him Max Verstappen in Charles Leclerc.
Even before the race, it was crystal clear that they were at Mercedes the main favorites to win. Hamilton made the only stop in the pits in the 27th lap, everything else went without a hitch in the silver and the Briton has already recorded in his 250th Formula 1 race. 84. victory in the fiftieth, which he achieved from the first starting position, leaving him only seven wins away from the absolute record in this part of the statistic Michael Schumacher.
Charles Leclerc, who attacked from the second starting line, managed to get ahead in the first few rounds Verstappen, followed by a psychological war with strategies picked up by the teams. Pri Ferrari decided on the first stop in the 13th round, Verstappen he insisted on medium tires until lap 26. After the stop he came for Monaco and after a few quick laps in the 32nd lap also overtook him.
It's the second stop Leclerc passed in the 39th lap, but no longer managed to endanger the Dutchman, so he remained in third place, which is not yet fully guaranteed, as the leadership of the race has already launched an investigation against Ferrari due to major differences in the amount of gasoline in the Leclerc race car.
He finished behind the fastest three in the end Bottas, who drove a great race as he started last. Sebastian Vettel, who was in fourth place at the beginning of the race, fell to sixth after problems in the pits (mounting the front left wheel), but after the second stop in the pits before the end he caught and overtook Albon.
He drove a great race Sergio Perez, who managed to overtake at the end of the race with clever tactics and fresher tires Land Norris, and after the young Briton, they got to the points Daniil Kvyat in Carlos Sainz.
Nico Hulkenberg, who was also selected as the racer of the day in his last race for Renault, finished in twelfth place.