THE MOTORSPORT LAP
Hamilton does it again as Kimi retires
Champion rakes in 73rd career win, while dream exit eludes Raikkonen
Five-times world champion Lewis Hamilton ended the 2019 Formula One season in style and a cloud of tyre smoke after a pole-to-flag victory in Abu Dhabi, his 11th win of the campaign. Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel finished second, and set the fastest lap time, with Red Bull’s Max Verstappen third. “I am so happy right now,” said Hamilton after Hollywood actor Will Smith brought down the chequered flag at the floodlit Yas Marina circuit on the Mercedes driver’s 73rd career win. The 33-year-old Hamilton, who has already been crowned season champion, boasts 51 wins out of 100 races in the V6 turbo hybrid era. His latest 408 points tally makes him the first driver to score more than 400 points in a single season. The impressive Brit is 18 wins away from equalling Michael Schumacher’s record of 91 wins. It was also two-times world champion Fernando Alonso’s last race. He finished 11th and with his final tally at 1,899. The trio of champions — Hamilton, Vettel and Alonso — created a spectacul...
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