Summary

  • Hamilton wins, Vettel 2nd, Verstappen 3rd

  • Hamilton and Vettel perform doughnuts with Alonso after Spaniard's final race

  • Hulkenberg lands upside down in crash

  • German trapped in cockpit, car momentarily catches fire

  • Hulkenberg, Raikkonen, Ericsson, Ocon, Gasly out

  1. Get involvedpublished at 14:24 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November 2018

    #bbcf1

    Mollie Ellen: Bottas just does not fight! He might as well have just waved the white flag to Vettel there!

    Jeremiah Kariuki: Mercedes better pit Bottas. That car is not racing. It is drifting and dancing all over.

  2. Postpublished at 14:23 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November 2018

    1. Hamilton
    2. Vettel
    3. Bottas
    4. Verstappen
    5. Ricciardo

    Ricciardo has fresher tyres than Max... so what's going to happen here?

    HamiltonImage source, Getty Images
  3. 'Bottas must have made a mistake'published at 14:22 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November 2018

    Jolyon Palmer
    Former Renault driver on BBC Radio 5 live

    I can only imagine Valtteri Bottas made a mistake somewhere to allow Sebastian Vettel to get past - and now he's got Max Verstappen on his tail.

  4. Team radio - To Ricciardopublished at 14:22 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November 2018

    Engineer: "You took 2.7 second out of Verstappen ahead, he's going to be joining the party soon at this pace."

  5. Ferrari attackpublished at 14:21 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November 2018

    Vettel comes after Bottas for his second place, and gets it.

    Now, Max is after Bottas. Out of those two, I think I'd rather have Vettel attack, because it's like being attacked by a puppy and not a tiger.

  6. Story so farpublished at 14:19 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November 2018

    Lap 35/55

    • Lewis Hamilton leads, after Daniel Ricciardo finally pits on Lap 33
    • Hamilton. the pole-sitter, pitted early under a virtual safety car
    • Sebastian Vettel second after passing Valtteri Bottas on Lap 35, Max Verstappen fourth
    • Nico Hulkenberg walks away after being flipped over in frightening first-lap collision with Romain Grosjean, who is not penalised
    • Hulkenberg goes to medical centre but is later released
    • Kimi Raikkonen forced to retire on Lap 8 with power failure; Marcus Ericsson also out
    HulkenbergImage source, Getty Images
  7. Sin binpublished at 14:19 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November 2018

    Sin bin for Ocon. With a five second time penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage.

  8. Listen: Raikkonen retires on Lap 8published at 14:18 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November 2018

    Media caption,

    Kimi Raikkonen's final race for Ferrari ends in retirement

  9. Postpublished at 14:17 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November 2018

    The Esteban Ocon v Stoffel Vandoorne battle a few minutes ago, ended by Ocon going wide off the lap. And it's now being investigated by the stewards for Ocon leaving the track and gaining an advantage.

  10. Mercedes leadpublished at 14:16 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November 2018

    Just as I was about to write Ricciardo's ultrasoft tyres must be running out, he pits for some supersofts and comes out in fifth. Hamilton now leads.

  11. Grosjean just bunny hoppedpublished at 14:14 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November 2018

    It seemed anyone behind Stoffel Vandoorne in twelfth was stuck there. But Grosjean pushed his way through the chicane, lost out at the last second and bunny hopped from the kerb.

    Then Ocon made the move over Grosjean and Vandoorne, and took the position to go eleventh.

    GrosjeanImage source, Getty Images
  12. But that's now been taken...published at 14:11 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November 2018

    ... by the charging bull, Max Verstappen with a 1.43:000. He's currently in fifth behind Vettel.

  13. New fastest lappublished at 14:10 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November 2018

    Goes to Sebastian Vettel with a 1:43.017.

  14. Alonso's greatest pit stop?published at 14:09 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November 2018

    BBC Radio 5 live

    Jack Nicholls: Fernando Alonso in for what we hope is his final pit stop in Formula 1. What do you think was Alonso's best ever pit stop, Jolyon?

    Jolyon Palmer: [Long pause] Er, that one. It was lovely.

    We'll swerve that one for a Get Involved debate.

  15. 'Ricciardo can get a podium'published at 14:08 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November 2018

    Jolyon Palmer
    Former Renault driver on BBC Radio 5 live

    I think Ricciardo can get a podium. I think Red Bull should keep him out for longer. He is losing a bit of time, but I'd keep him out there and see what happens.

    Daniel RicciardoImage source, Getty Images
  16. Postpublished at 14:07 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November 2018

    Fernando Alonso makes his first pit stop, he's now on the supersofts.

  17. Team radiopublished at 14:06 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November 2018

    Jennie Gow
    BBC Radio 5 live pit-lane reporter

    Max Verstappen has been on his team radio, concerned that he's going to have to come in to change tyres if it keeps raining. But the Red Bull team are saying to him: No, we're going to try to make sure we don't put you on the intermediates.

    Max VerstappenImage source, Getty Images
  18. Rain aid for Ricciardo?published at 14:06 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November 2018

    Jolyon Palmer
    Former Renault driver on BBC Radio 5 live

    If the rain comes down to the point that everyone does have to pit for intermediates, Daniel Ricciardo is going to be in the money seat for the win. But I don't think it's going to be wet enough for that.

  19. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 14:05 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November 2018

    #bbcf1

    Matt Naturist: Ricciardo in the lead? Don't get used to it, Dan!

    Obi1: Whenever it rains, you have to give the race to either #LewisHamilton or #MaxVestappen.

    Jeroen, Our Dutch stats provider says: Allegedly, Abu Dhabi gets around 75 mm of rain PER YEAR. And it's falling now.

    RainImage source, Getty Images
  20. Postpublished at 14:04 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November 2018

    Great fighting between Leclerc and Alonso. Fair racing between them giving one another room in the corners, but Leclerc steals his ninth position.