Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Summary

What Nico did next documentary on iPlayer from December 2
5 live F1 season review on December 24
Bottas wins season closer Hamilton 2nd, Vettel 3rd
Sainz out after pit stop error, Ricciardo out

Live Reporting

Michael Emons

'A nice feeling'published at 15:00 Greenwich Mean Time 26 November 2017
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Race winner Valtteri Bottas said: "It is a really important win for me after having a pretty difficult start to the second half of the year. This weekend, the whole win, I couldn't be happier to end a season like this.
"Congratulations to Lewis on the title and congratulations to Sebastian for the second place. Hopefully better next year. I was really managing the pace and the race. It was a nice feeling. The last five laps I started to go bit quicker and I am really pleased."
"We Finns don't show much emotion but it doesn't mean we don't have any. I am so happy. There has been so much support. I can't show it too much but I feel good."
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'Sparkly'published at 14:59 Greenwich Mean Time 26 November 2017
This is the scene in Abu Dhabi as the fireworks go off.
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'Impressive drive'published at 14:53 Greenwich Mean Time 26 November 2017
Tom Clarkson
BBC Radio 5 live sports extra commentator in Abu Dhabi
Whatever you say about the race it was an impressive drive from Valtteri Bottas.
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Postpublished at 14:53 Greenwich Mean Time 26 November 2017
Time to hear from the top three drivers. Martin Brundle and David Coulthard are doing the interviews.
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'Massa not that emotional'published at 14:52 Greenwich Mean Time 26 November 2017
Tom Clarkson
BBC Radio 5 live sports extra commentator in Abu Dhabi
Massa is not that emotional. He really was emotional before the start. Now he just seems to be having a nice chat.
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'Ferrari have made massive strides'published at 14:50 Greenwich Mean Time 26 November 2017
Tom Clarkson
BBC Radio 5 live sports extra commentator in Abu Dhabi
It is great to see Ferrari back (this season). They have made massive strides. They have been genuinely competitive on occasion.
The best team has won the constructors' championship (Mercedes). I am not convinced it is the best car.
The bottom 10published at 14:49 Greenwich Mean Time 26 November 2017
And these are how the bottom 10 finished. We had two retirements - Daniel Ricciardo with a hydraulic problem and Carlos Sainz after one of his wheels was not attached properly in a pit stop.
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'They have to change the track'published at 14:47 Greenwich Mean Time 26 November 2017
"It is impossible to pass here, they have to change the track," says Lewis Hamilton in a chat with Sebastian Vettel as the Englishman sums up the frustrations of all of us.
Top 10published at 14:46 Greenwich Mean Time 26 November 2017
These are the times of the top 10.
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'Lack of overtaking'published at 14:45 Greenwich Mean Time 26 November 2017
Tom Clarkson
BBC Radio 5 live sports extra commentator in Abu Dhabi
It wasn't a great show this afternoon. It is a harsh reminder that Formula 1 needs to do something about the lack of overtaking.
Hulkenberg takes Renault to sixthpublished at 14:45 Greenwich Mean Time 26 November 2017
Nico Hulkenberg's sixth place is a vitally important one for Renault, as that means the French team move above Toro Rosso and take the financial rewards of coming sixth in the Constructors' Championship.
Both Hass drivers come out of the points, so Toro Rosso end the season seventh.
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'I love you guys'published at 14:43 Greenwich Mean Time 26 November 2017
Felipe Massa, who took 10th in his last race, says: "Thank you very much for everything. I have really enjoyed this year and these 16 years. Thank you very much. I love you guys."
Vettel takes second overallpublished at 14:42 Greenwich Mean Time 26 November 2017
He may well have won the race, but Valtteri Bottas has not done enough to finish second overall in the drivers' championship.
Sebastian Vettel comes third and he is second overall, obviously behind the leader and our 2017 world champion Lewis Hamilton.
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'A good result for Mercedes'published at 14:41 Greenwich Mean Time 26 November 2017
Tom Clarkson
BBC Radio 5 live sports extra commentator in Abu Dhabi
I still feel Mercedes could have done more strategically if they really wanted Hamilton to win. It is a good result for them. It is nice to give Bottas a boost going into the winter months.
Time for doughnutspublished at 14:40 Greenwich Mean Time 26 November 2017
Bottas screams 'yesssss' as the fireworks are set off at Abu Dhabi.
Bottas also enjoys some end-of-season doughnuts in his Mercedes.
'Bottas brings harmony to the team'published at 14:39 Greenwich Mean Time 26 November 2017
Tom Clarkson
BBC Radio 5 live sports extra commentator in Abu Dhabi
If Bottas is like this in 2018, I see Mercedes re-signing him because I think Mercedes like the harmony he brings to the team.
Bottas wins the Abu Dhabi Grand Prixpublished at 14:38 Greenwich Mean Time 26 November 2017
Breaking
Valtteri Bottas wins it and he had led throughout most of the race. He started on pole position and takes his third ever victory.
Lewis Hamilton comes second, with Sebastian Vettel third.
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Postpublished at Lap 55 of 55
Jack Nicholls
Radio 5 live Formula 1 commentator
Bottas is just a few corners away from ending this torture.
Postpublished at Lap 55 of 55
One more lap of the 2017 season. Late drama?
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get involved
Get Involvedpublished at 14:35 Greenwich Mean Time 26 November 2017
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Nicci Kay: How about a new points system to spice up the interest in the midfield battles which is where most racing happens? 25, 21, 18, 16, 14, 12, 11, 10, 9 etc gives points to top 17. and stops so many drivers being on 0 points