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F1 Tweets of the Week: Champion Webber, DJ Hulk and the Race of Champions

This edition of F1 Tweets of the Week covers the run up to the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, the finale of the 2015 season.

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This edition of F1 Tweets of the Week covers the run up to the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, the finale of the 2015 season.

The week kicked off with the Race of Champions, which was won by a certain four-times world champion (spoilers!) before several drivers took to the desert for various sporting exploits and then two of them got on with some office work when the track action began.

It was all captured on social media, so here are the JAonF1 team’s top picks:

First up, Susie Wolff bowed out from competitive motorsport last weekend. She was knocked out in the quarterfinals at the Race of Champions, which was won by social media absentee, Sebastian Vettel….

https://twitter.com/Susie_Wolff/status/668127419753213952

https://twitter.com/ScuderiaFerrari/status/668138899924000770

… as Daniel Ricciardo blasted out the tunes at London’s Olympic stadium.

https://twitter.com/RaceOfChampions/status/668476738498895872

Mercedes took the time to wish its former team boss, Ross Brawn, a happy 61st birthday.

https://twitter.com/MercedesAMGF1/status/668845902568808448?lang=en-gb

Then Red Bull congratulated its former driver, Mark Webber, on winning the World Endurance Championship with his Porsche teammates Timo Bernhard and Brendon Hartley.

https://twitter.com/redbullracing/status/668409165438697472

https://twitter.com/AussieGrit/status/668351914984214529

As the F1 paddock arrived in Abu Dhabi, Force India snapped Sergio Perez and Nico Hulkenberg showing off their skills as mixologists and the Hulk tried his hand at DJ-ing…

https://twitter.com/ForceIndiaF1/status/669901209747243009

https://twitter.com/hypeenergy/status/669909502456700928

… before capturing the Yas Viceroy Hotel in all its glory in his trademark selfie this week.

https://twitter.com/HulkHulkenberg/status/669908544611680257

Lewis Hamilton went driving in the dunes…

https://twitter.com/LewisHamilton/status/669614000162758656?lang=en-gb

… as Carlos Sainz took his bike out in the desert.

https://twitter.com/carlosainz/status/669200688233189376

When the on-track action did get underway, Romain Grosjean showed off his habitual FP1 office as Joylon Palmer once again took his seat for the opening session…

https://twitter.com/RGrosjean/status/670181632054312960?lang=en-gb

… while a little later, Ferrari caught Vettel using a nice old-fashioned notepad.

https://twitter.com/ScuderiaFerrari/status/670185346559291392?lang=en-gb

And finally, McLaren remembered its last F1 win - 56 races ago when Jenson Button won the Brazilian Grand Prix back in 2012.

https://twitter.com/McLarenF1/status/669446462116388865

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