Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2014: Live Lap-by-Lap Updates, Highlights, Report and More

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Published: November 22, 2014

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Lewis Hamilton won the 2014 Formula One drivers' championship in style, taking his 11th victory of the season at Sunday's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Hamilton qualified second, but got a great start and led his teammate and championship rival Nico Rosberg into the first corner. Although Rosberg kept the race close through the first round of pit stops, his energy recovery system started to malfunction about halfway through the race.

From that point, as Rosberg dropped back through the field, it seemed Hamilton would be able to cruise to victory. A late stop by Williams' Felipe Massa for super-soft tyres (Hamilton was on softs) allowed the Brazilian to challenge Hamilton late into the race, though.

In the end, Hamilton held off Massa and Rosberg was asked by the team to retire his ailing car with two laps remaining. He asked to stay out and the team agreed, but Rosberg finished 14th, out of the points.

Still, he made his way to the green room and congratulated Hamilton after what has been, at times this year, a tense and fraught atmosphere between the two men.

Williams, meanwhile, scored their first double-podium since 2005, with Valtteri Bottas following Massa home. That result clinched third place for the team in the constructors' championship, behind Mercedes and Red Bull. Bottas' result allowed him to leap-frog Sebastian Vettel in the drivers' standings to finish fourth in just his second season in F1.

Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo was fourth in Abu Dhabi, after starting from the pit lane when it was deemed Red Bull's front wings were illegal after qualifying. He finishes third in the championship, the only non-Mercedes driver to win a race this season.

Jenson Button was fifth for McLaren, in what could be his final F1 race—the team has not confirmed their drivers for next year and he could be shuffled out in favour of Fernando Alonso.

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Article Source: Bleacher Report - Formula 1

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