F1: Valtteri Bottas Wins Final Race Of The Season In Abu Dhabi

F1: Valtteri Bottas Wins Abu Dhabi GP.

Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas won the Formula One Abu Dhabi Grand Prix from his teammate and Drivers' Championship winner Lewis Hamilton. Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen from Ferrari were third and fourth respectively.

F1: Valtteri Bottas Wins Abu Dhabi GP; Hamilton Finishes Second

Bottas led from start to finish having secured the pole position with a lap record on Saturday. World champion Hamilton was content with the second place.

Both Mercedes drivers finished comfortably ahead of Vettel and Raikkonen. Ferrari has a lot of work to do if they are to stop their rivals from winning yet another Constructors' Championship next year.

F1: Valtteri Bottas Wins Abu Dhabi GP; Hamilton Finishes Second

"It is a really important win for me after having a pretty difficult start to the second half of the year," Bottas said. "This weekend, pole and win, couldn't be happier to end the season like this.

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F1: Valtteri Bottas Wins Abu Dhabi GP; Hamilton Finishes Second

"Again, congratulations to Lewis for the title and congrats to Sebastian for second in the championship. I'm third this year and hopefully better next year."

F1: Valtteri Bottas Wins Abu Dhabi GP; Hamilton Finishes Second

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen finished fifth while his teammate Ricciardo's retirement saw him fall a place to fifth in the standings.

Hamilton secured the world title in Mexico two races ago when he ended Vettel's hope of winning the title for the first time with Ferrari.

F1: Valtteri Bottas Wins Abu Dhabi GP; Hamilton Finishes Second

Final Driver Standings for the 2017 F1 season:

  1. Lewis Hamilton: 363
  2. Sebastian Vettel: 317
  3. Valtteri Bottas: 305
  4. Kimi Raikkonen: 205
  5. Daniel Ricciardo: 200
  6. Max Verstappen: 168
  7. Sergio Perez: 100
  8. Esteban Ocon: 87
  9. Carlos Sainz: 54
  10. Nico Hulkenberg: 43

F1: Valtteri Bottas Wins Abu Dhabi GP; Hamilton Finishes Second

Final Constructor Standings For 2017 F1 Season:

  1. Mercedes: 668
  2. Ferrari: 522
  3. Red Bull Racing: 368
  4. Force India Mercedes: 187
  5. Williams Mercedes: 83
  6. Renault: 57
  7. Toto Rosso: 53
  8. Haas Ferrari: 47
  9. McLaren Honda: 30
  10. Sauber Ferrari: 5

F1: Valtteri Bottas Wins Abu Dhabi GP; Hamilton Finishes Second

DriveSpark Thinks!

Ferrari came very close to win the Driver's Championship with Vettel; however, they could not stop the Mercedes-Hamiltoncombination this season. The Italian racing team will need to go back to the drawing board and access what went right and wrong for the team.

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Article Published On: Monday, November 27, 2017, 11:59 [IST]
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