FORMULA ONE FINALE
Bottas makes Hamilton settle for second at Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Abu Dhabi — Valtteri Bottas won the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday as Mercedes wrapped up the Formula One season with a one-two finish and four-time world champion Lewis Hamilton had to settle for second. The win was a career third for the Finn, who had started on pole position at the Yas Marina circuit, and denied Hamilton a 10th of the campaign. "It’s a really important win for me after having a pretty difficult start to the second half of the year," said Bottas, who joined Mercedes after 2016 champion Nico Rosberg retired abruptly a year ago. "This weekend, pole and win, I couldn’t be happier to end the season like this." In a processional race under the floodlights, Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel took third place to finish runner-up in a championship that Hamilton won in Mexico in October.
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