Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2018
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End of the 2018 season! Victory for LEWIS HAMILTON! Sebastian Vettel is 2nd, Daniel Ricciardo 3rd.
T55 – Last round of the season!
T53 – There are 3 rounds left to complete.
T52 – No change in the lead, Lewis Hamilton heads towards victory.
T49 – End of game for Pierre Gasly, who gives up. Kevin Magnussen moves to 10th.
T48 – Another problem for Pierre Gasly! Smoke is coming out of his car!
T47 – Complete loss of power for the Frenchman. This retirement allows Romain Grosjean to move up to 9th and Pierre Gasly to enter the points (10th.
T46 – Esteban Ocon loses oil! The Frenchman reported a loss of rear grip and smoke was coming out of his car. He is in 9th place.
T46 – There are 10 laps left before F1 hibernates.
T42 – Fernando Alonso is not likely to record a new podium: he is only 13th, one lap behind Lewis Hamilton.
T41 – Second stop for Valtteri Bottas. The Finn had shot his tires. He will probably finish 5th.
T40 – Meanwhile, Carlos Sainz Jr observed his one and only pit stop. The Spaniard kept his 6th place. He is 5″7 ahead of Charles Leclerc.
T39 – The situation is getting worse for Valtteri Bottas, overwhelmed this time by Daniel Ricciardo… The Mercedes is only 5th while Lewis Hamilton is almost 6″ in the lead.
T38 – Unstoppable overtake by Max Verstappen over Valtteri Bottas! The two cars touched but the Dutchman held on to the rope. Here he is 3rd.
T36 – Valtteri Bottas is under pressure, he commits a second driving error following braking! The Finn locks the front wheels and bypasses a chicane. In GP3 and Formula 2, drivers were penalized this weekend for the same fault…
T35 – Sebastian Vettel attacks and overtakes Valtteri Bottas for the second step of the podium! Max Verstappen also closed to 7 tenths of the Mercedes.
T34 – Lewis Hamilton is once again the leader of the event, and is 5″7 ahead of Valtteri Bottas.
T34 – Daniel Ricciardo finally returns to the pits! He follows the same strategy as the other drivers, namely taking the super soft tires. The Australian drops to 5th place.
T32 – No change in the top 5.