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Abu Dhabi GP

2018 Formula 1 Abu Dhabi GP

United Arab Emirates
Nov 22, 2018 to Nov 25, 2018
Yas Marina Circuit-Abu Dhabi, AE
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Formula 1 Abu Dhabi GP

Abu Dhabi Grand Prix post-race reaction

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The final champagne shower of the season, and Lewis Hamilton does it topless! A yellow card offense, surely?
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Here's how the 2018 Constructors' Championship ended.
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A very convivial ending to the race, as they now take to the podium for the trophies and anthems.
Hamilton is having a joke with Verstappen about his Esteban Ocon incident last time out in Brazil. Now they're all having a discussion about the wind, which changed a lot in that race.
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Drivers chatting in the green room now, "rain in Abu Dhabi!" marvels Vettel. "Did you see the lightning?"
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And here's how the points table finished.
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Here's tonight's race result. 
Max Verstappen on the weighbridge right now – no pushing and shoving today! All smiles as the top three get weighed.
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Here’s our race report.

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“I will always be a fan of this show,” says Alonso.

And how about Fernando Alonso’s final F1 race (for now) – a gutsy drive, and a penalty for cutting chicanes! He just missed out on the points tonight, but got driver of the day. “Let’s go win the Triple Crown” his McLaren team boss Zak Brown tells him on the in-lap.

Sergio Perez, Racing Point Force India VJM11, Kevin Magnussen, Haas F1 Team VF-18, and Fernando Alonso, McLaren MCL33

Sergio Perez, Racing Point Force India VJM11, Kevin Magnussen, Haas F1 Team VF-18, and Fernando Alonso, McLaren MCL33

Photo by: Glenn Dunbar / LAT Images

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Great to see all of the ‘big three’ on the podium – Mercedes, Ferrari and Red Bull – tonight.

We’re going to be live for the next few hours to wrap up this finale. If you missed it, and want to relive what happened, check out our ‘as it happened’ live text.

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Hello there! So the final race of the 2018 season started with a bang for Nico Hulkenberg, and ended in a clouds of smoke for Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly, but the man of the season scored another win – Lewis Hamilton taking his 11th win.

By: Charles Bradley

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