Car 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes won the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix for his 73rd F1 win. This win was his 11th win & 17th Top 3 of 2018. Hamilton also won his 5th F1 Championship this season. 2nd Place Car 5 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari posted his 12th Top 3 of 2018. 3rd Place Car 33 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing TAG HEUER posted his 11th Top 3 of 2018.
4th Place Car 3 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing TAG HEUER followed by 5th place Car 77 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes. 6th Place Car 55 Carlos Sainz Renault followed by 7th place Car 16 Charles Leclerc Sauber Ferrari. 8th Place Car 11 Sergio Perez Force India Mercedes followed by 9th place Car 8 Romain Grosjean HAAS Ferrari. Lastly in the Top 10 was 10 Car 20 Kevin Magnussen HAAS Ferrariin in 10th place. Canadian Car 18 Lance Stroll Williams Mercedes finished in 13th place. On the 1st lap Car 27 Nico Hulkenberg Renault had a scary roll over, it was good to see him get out as the car was on fire. There looks to be changes for next as this was the last season Car 7 Kimi Räikkönen with Ferrari & Car 14 Fernando Alonso with McLaren Renault.
F1 – 2018 ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX – SUNDAY POST-RACE PRESS CONFERENCE TRANSCRIPT
1 – Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) 2 – Sebastian Vettel ( Ferrari ) 3 – Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing)
P11 – Fernando Alonso ( McLaren )
TRACK INTERVIEWS
(Conducted by David Coulthard)
Q: Lewis, incredible end to the season.
Lewis HAMILTON: I’m so happy right now. Thank you guys so much for all the support this year.
Q: Actually, Seb, stay here, stay here. You guys have made this season epic. So, a little words; we don’t often get to hear you talking together. How much has it meant to be battling out there wheel-to-wheel?
Lewis Hamilton: It’s been a real honour and a privilege racing against Sebastian. I’ve known him since Formula 3 days and he’s always been an honest, hard-working racing driver and he has always raced his heart out. He did a fantastic job this whole season. There’s so much pressure on us all, so don’t every look at our shortcomings as anything less than us giving our best and Sebastian
did. I know next year he’s going to come back strong, so I’ve got to make sure I come back with him, but I’m really grateful for the time.
Q: Seb, for you, racing wheel-to-wheel with Lewis?
Sebastian Vettel: Well he’s the champion and he deserves to be the champion. Yeah, it’s been a tough year. I tried everything until the last lap, also today, I really enjoyed. Catching a little bit, a little bit, but I think he controlled the pace at the front. I would have liked it to be a little more wheel-to-wheel but yeah, a long year, a lot of races. Congrats, and as he said I will try, we will try, I think our whole team will try to come back stronger to make sure we give him a harder run into next year. But the final word: I think also well done to Fernando. I think the last years have been very tough for him, we’ve been missing him and we will miss him, so well done on his career.
Q: Maybe the three of you all together, because this is multiple world championships between Lewis Hamilton, Sebastian Vettel and Fernando. Fernando, we wish you well in your retirement. You’ll be coming back to visit Formula 1 though?
Fernando Alonso: Yeah, as long as I’m not commentating, you know like some of the ex-Formula 1 drivers! But yeah, it has been a pleasure racing with these champions. I feel very privileged, with you too obviously. Thanks for everything. Thanks Formula 1. I will always be a fan of this show.
Q: OK, Fernando, you’ve been a true legend, enjoy the journey home. Lewis, you won the race, it’s been an incredible season, but there was a slightly uncomfortable moment there where you pitted on lap six, you came out in traffic. We heard you on the radio saying ‘hey guys, did you know I was going to come out behind this traffic’?
Lewis Hamilton: Well, firstly just let me… as you already spoken of Fernando, he’s a true legend. It’s been a real honour and a privilege to race in a period of time where he has been racing. Before I even got to Formula 1 I was already watching him and admiring what he had achieved. I was asked all weekend ‘will you miss him’ and naturally I don’t really quite feel like I miss another driver ever, but the sport will miss him, we will miss him and I will definitely will miss him being in the sport. Today, well, my engineers always talk about stopping super early. They’re way too chilled behind the wall! And I was like “yeah, I’ve got a long way to and this doesn’t feel too good right now”. But it lasted long, once again they were calculated and correct and that’s why we have to put so much trust in those guys. A big, big thank you to Mercedes and all of the team, all of the sporting partners. We wouldn’t have had this championship without them. The championship wouldn’t be the same without the fans, these guys that are travelling around the world, thank you so much for coming, appreciate it.
Q: Lewis, congratulations. Finally, Max you said you would be on the podium, your fifth straight podium result. Some good hard racing there with Valtteri Bottas, good day for you.
Max Verstappen: Yeah, not an easy race. I had a problem off the start. Actually, the launch was good but then the engine went into like a safety programme and I had it again on the re-start afterwards. It was not easy but we managed to go back into a good position, putting pressure on the guys ahead. I think I stopped quite early but I had to, because I was on the hypers. Then we managed to keep the supersoft alive and I had good pace. But the last few laps were not that easy as there was a Toro Rosso leaking oil onto my helmet, so I couldn’t really see where I was going, but at the end of course very happy to be third.
QUESTIONS FROM THE FLOOR
Q: (Scott Mitchell – Autosport) Sebastian and Lewis, you both have plenty of experience winning world titles. We’ve seen Max up alongside you now quite a bit at the end of this season. Do you think he’s ready for a world title push next year – and Max, how much have learned this year – and do you think you’re ready to fight for the world title next year?
Lewis Hamilton: How many years you been going now? Is this your third year?
Max Verstappen: Fourth!
Lewis Hamilton: Jeez, you’re getting old!
Sebastian Vettel: Veteran. You have some wrinkles.
Max Verstappen: It’s quite demanding and stressful.
Sebastian Vettel: Botox?
Max Verstappen: I might start with that, yeah.
Lewis Hamilton: Max has been driving very well throughout the year and has shown his consistency and has been up here many, many times with us, so if his team does the job and delivers a platform with which he can compete even closer with us, then of course he’ll be in the fight. I think he’s finished third in the championship, right?
Max Verstappen: No, two points behind – but at least I don’t have to go to the Gala!
Lewis Hamilton: Lucky you!
Max Verstappen: We calculated that. I’m sorry. Unless I can do it as a community service day, and then I will go.
Lewis Hamilton: No, you can’t do that as a community service day.
Max Verstappen: I’ll do some PR stuff before? How great the whole venue is, I’ll do a special speech in the evening…
Seb…?
Sebastian Vettel: No, no keep going. This is good fun from the outside. Yeah. On the track, I don’t think he needs any advice. I think he’s got all the ingredients. I think there’s a couple of guys out there who have these qualitie and Max is certainly one of them. Yeah, I think we’ve seen that. I also remember from my time, it’s important to have a competitive package throughout the season and Red Bull are certainly very, very strong and I think they put more performance to their car than any other team across the year, so obviously that allowed them to be very competitive, especially looking after tyres, etc., but yeah, I think both to be honest, Max and Daniel have proven that they can be very, very quick and very consistent so I’m sure more of him, he’ll be up here.
And Max. Do you feel ready for a title push?
Max Verstappen: I always find that a really difficult question, because you’re so dependent on the package in Formula One. I mean, when I was watching back in the day to Formula One, it seemed like Lewis was ready for the title in his first year. Seemed like you were pretty quick. Of course, I think in a year you can always do things better but I think that’s every year. Even if, at the end of the day, you win the title, there are always things which you can do better. So, yeah, even if we have a winning package, for sure there will be weekends where maybe you make a mistake, or it can be a better weekend overall. Hopefully first we’ll have that package.
Q: (Rebecca Clancy – The Times) Question to all three drivers. Just 112 days until we’re in Australia. What are your plans now? What are you going to be doing over the winter break?
Sebastian Vettel: What are your plans? You seem to be counting the days. Can’t wait?
Seb, why don’t you start? What are your plans?
Lewis Hamilton: Another baby?
Sebastian Vettel: I don’t know. Quickly done! If you need advice, I know how to do it.
Max Verstappen: Keep pushing!
Sebastian Vettel: I don’t know how long you two want to be in free practice…
Max Verstappen: I like free practice.
Sebastian Vettel: If you want to go to qualifying and take things to the next level, you’ve got my number! It’s the usual drill. We’ve got some events coming but, things that I look forward to, after this year, to be very honest, is to turn everything off. I think I need some time for myself. I think it has been a quite difficult and exhausting year for me. I definitely need a bit of a gap. I’m pretty sure, based on the last winters, that very soon, usually after 111 days, I’m very, very hungry again for the next race. As I said, getting away for a little bit and then focus. Obviously we still have the test coming up, so not yet time to rest – but yeah, I think this will be an important one with the tyres for the next year and then, I don’t know. Just enjoy home. Enjoy my family, enjoy friends. Do stuff that you don’t usually have much time for. Some DIY. Do some fixing at home. Small jobs.
Lewis Hamilton: DIY?
Sebastian Vettel: Do It Yourself.
Lewis Hamilton: You do that stuff?
Sebastian Vettel: Yeah. A little bit.
Lewis Hamilton: Good job.
Sebastian Vettel: Working on my bikes. Very slow process.
Max Verstappen: It’s like old-timers, right?
Sebastian Vettel: It’s my very first bike, from when I was 15. Still restoring it.
Max Verstappen: Tuning it as well, or just restoring?
Sebastian Vettel: Just back to the original.
Lewis Hamilton: Does it start still?
Sebastian Vettel: Not at the moment. It’s just a frame with all the bits next to it, waiting for reassembly, so…!
Lewis, your plans?
Lewis Hamilton: I haven’t made any plans yet – but looking forwards to family time. I unfortunately still have a lot of work to do until mid-December sometime – but excited for the winter, winter break and just getting time to spend with my sister and the kids and my Mum and my Dad. The whole switch-off thing. The seasons are getting longer and longer, so the importance of that period is getting more and more important. But, I’m going to stay in free practice for a little bit longer! Works best for me.
No DIY?
Lewis Hamilton: No, I do DIY. I do like doing that. I’m usually breaking something because everything’s fixed already, so I have to break it first and then I redo it.
And Max, what are your plans?
Max Verstappen: I really want to be at home. I really like to spend time there and do stuff with my friends as well. I haven’t really met up with them in the last two months, so yeah, it’s good to catch up during December and early January, and then we’ll start preparing again.
Lewis Hamilton: Free practice?
Max Verstappen: A lot of free practice, yeah.
Lewis Hamilton: You’re staying in free practice?
Max Verstappen: I’ll definitely stay in free practice.
Q: (Phil Duncan – PA) Lewis, we saw you take your overalls off on the podium. Was that an advert for further free practice or is it just a new celebration?
Lewis Hamilton: No, I just wanted to show ‘Still I rise’ on my back.
Sebastian Vettel: There’s a lot going on so…
Lewis Hamilton: But it definitely didn’t go as I thought it would go but anyways, it was OK. But we’ll see if it helps with practice! Not that I need any!
Q: (Christian Menarth – MotorsportMagazin.com) Seb, you said you know where you have to change within the team, until next season. What did you mean exactly, did you mean on the technical side or the team side or operational side?
Sebastian Vettel: Well, in the end it’s a big operation, so a lot of small things that need to come together but I think everybody’s there. We’ve mentioned it many times. Obviously we lost our path a little bit halfway through the year. Things didn’t come together so obviously we did a step back towards the end of the year which enabled us to be more competitive again but I think we’ve understood what went wrong, we obviously tried to do a better job in the future, that was one key thing. On the other hand I think we had a lot of lessons, it was a tough year in general. I think the team is strong and the team has potential but surely it was a lot of things that happened inside the team. The passing of our chairman, Mr Marchionne obviously had an impact and was tough so I think it’s up to us to look into every single detail and make sure we come out as a stronger group, enabling us to build a stronger package for next year and for the future.
Q: (Jerome Pugmire – Associated Press) Just to follow up on that, Sebastian, do you think there’s anything that you need to change personally, in your approach to driving, to take the next step next season?
Sebastian Vettel: I think, naturally, the year I’ve had, I don’t think I ever any problems raising my hand if I made a mistake. I think, knowing as well, as a racing driver, how quickly things can go wrong, how quickly things could have gone differently this year, I think, yeah, I have to review a couple of things but there’s other things that I think went wrong and don’t need a lot of reviewing and not over-complicating things too much. I think I know what I need to do. Certainly, here and there, looking back I haven’t been at the top of my game so… I look at myself first, I think I can be better than I was at times this year. Having said that though, I think we also had a lot of races where we got everything out of the car and the package and I felt that I did everything I could. I was happy with that. But yeah, that’s how it goes, that’s sometimes why you love racing and sometimes why you hate racing. Yeah, as I said, for now I need a bit of time just to shut things down and then I think usually…I don’t know, it’s a bit like skiing: maybe you learn something overnight before you go on the slopes again the next day. Obviously our night, it would help to hibernate, it would be stretching the night a lot longer than it is but I think we have a little bit of time to digest and analyse and yeah, I’ve always tried to improve things. I don’t
think I need to change things upside down but certainly in there I can adjust and get stronger
F1 2018 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix – Race Results
2018 Nov 25 Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Circuit Yas Marina Circuit. 1st Grand Prix 2009, Number of laps 55, Circuit Length 5.554 km. Race Distance 305.355 km. Lap Record: 1:40.279 Sebastian Vettel (2009)
Position Car Driver Team Laps Status
1. Car 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 55 1:39:40.382 – Running
2. Car 5 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 55 – Running
3. Car 33 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing TAG HEUER 55 – Running
4. Car 3 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing TAG HEUER 55 – Running
5. Car 77 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 55 – Running
6. Car 55 Carlos Sainz Renault 55 – Running
7. Car 16 Charles Leclerc Sauber Ferrari 55 – Running
8. Car 11 Sergio Perez Force India Mercedes 55 – Running
9. Car 8 Romain Grosjean HAAS Ferrari 54 – Running
10. Car 20 Kevin Magnussen HAAS Ferrari 54 – Running
11. Car 14 Fernando Alonso McLaren Renault 54 – Running
12. Car 28 Brendon Hartley Scuderia Toro Rosso Honda 54 – Running
13. Car 18 Lance Stroll Williams Mercedes 54 – Running – Canadian
14. Car 2 Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren Renault 54 – Running
15. Car 35 Sergey Sirotkin Williams Mercedes 54 – Running
NC. Car 10 Pierre Gasly Scuderia Toro Rosso Honda 46 – DNF
NC. Car 31 Esteban Ocon Force India Mercedes 44 – DNF
NC. Car 9 Marcus Ericsson Sauber Ferrari 24 – DNF
NC. Car 7 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 6 – DNF
NC. Car 27 Nico Hulkenberg Renault 0 – DNF
Note – Fernando Alonso handed three five-second penalties for leaving the track and gaining an advantage. Esteban Ocon handed a five-second penalty for the same offence.
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| 2018 F-1 Driver Championship | |||||||
| Position | Driver | Car # | Team | Nationality | Wins | Top 3 | Points |
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | 44 | Mercedes | British | 11 | 17 | 408 |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | 5 | Ferrari | German | 5 | 12 | 320 |
| 3 | Kimi Raikkonen | 7 | Ferrari | Finnish | 1 | 11 | 251 |
| 4 | Max Verstappen | 26 | Red Bull Racing TAG HEUER | Netherlands | 2 | 11 | 249 |
| 5 | Valtteri Bottas | 77 | Mercedes | Finnish | 0 | 8 | 247 |
| 6 | Daniel Ricciardo | 3 | Red Bull Racing TAG HEUER | Australian | 2 | 2 | 170 |
| 7 | Nico Hulkenberg | 27 | Renault | German | 0 | 0 | 69 |
| 8 | Sergio Perez | 11 | Force India Mercedes | Mexican | 0 | 0 | 62 |
| 9 | Kevin Magnussen | 20 | Haas Ferrari | Danish | 0 | 0 | 56 |
| 10 | Carlos Sainz | 55 | Renault | Spanish | 0 | 0 | 53 |
| 11 | Fernando Alonso | 14 | McLaren Renault | Spanish | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| 12 | Esteban Ocon | 31 | Force India Mercedes | French | 0 | 0 | 49 |
| 13 | Charles Leclerc | 16 | Sauber Ferrari | Monaco | 0 | 0 | 39 |
| 14 | Romain Grosjean | 8 | Haas Ferrari | French | 0 | 35 | 37 |
| 15 | Pierre Gasly | 10 | Scuderia Toro Rosso Honda | French | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| 16 | Stoffel Vandoorine | 2 | McLaren Renault | Belgium | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 17 | Marcus Ericsson | 9 | Sauber Ferrari | Swedish | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 18 | Lance Stroll | 18 | Williams Mercedes | Canadian | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 19 | Brendon Hartley | 28 | Scuderia Toro Rosso Honda | New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 20 | Sergey Sirotkin | 35 | Williams Mercedes | Russian | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 F-1 Constructor’s Championship | ||||
| Position | Team | Wins | Top 3 | Points |
| 1 | Mercedes | 12 | 26 | 655 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 6 | 23 | 571 |
| 3 | Red Bull Racing TAG HEUER | 4 | 13 | 419 |
| 4 | Renault | 0 | 0 | 122 |
| 5 | Haas Ferrari | 0 | 0 | 93 |
| 6 | McLaren Renault | 0 | 0 | 62 |
| 7 | Force India Mercedes | 0 | 0 | 52 |
| 8 | Sauber Ferrari | 0 | 0 | 48 |
| 9 | Scuderia Toro Rosso Honda | 0 | 0 | 33 |
| 10 | Williams Mercedes | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 11 | Force India Sahara | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 F-1 Race Results | |||
| Date | Grand Prix | ||
| Mar-25 | Australia | ||
| Position | Driver | Car # | Team |
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | 5 | Ferrari |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | 44 | Mercedes |
| 3 | Kimi Raikkonen | 7 | Ferrari |
| Date | Grand Prix | ||
| Apr-08 | Bahrain | ||
| Position | Driver | Car # | Team |
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | 5 | Ferrari |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | 44 | Mercedes |
| 3 | Valtteri Bottas | 77 | Mercedes |
| Date | Grand Prix | ||
| Apr-15 | China | ||
| Position | Driver | Car # | Team |
| 1 | Daniel Ricciardo | 3 | Red Bull Racing TAG HEUER |
| 2 | Valtteri Bottas | 77 | Mercedes |
| 3 | Kimi Raikkonen | 7 | Ferrari |
| Date | Grand Prix | ||
| Apr-29 | Azerbaijan | ||
| Position | Driver | Car # | Team |
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | 44 | Mercedes |
| 2 | Kimi Raikkonen | 7 | Ferrari |
| 3 | Sergio Perez | 11 | Force India Mercedes |
| Date | Grand Prix | ||
| May-13 | Spain | ||
| Position | Driver | Car # | Team |
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | 44 | Mercedes |
| 2 | Valtteri Bottas | 77 | Mercedes |
| 3 | Max Verstappen | 26 | Red Bull Racing TAG HEUER |
| Date | Grand Prix | ||
| May-27 | Monaco | ||
| Position | Driver | Car # | Team |
| 1 | Daniel Ricciardo | 3 | Red Bull Racing TAG HEUER |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | 5 | Ferrari |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | 44 | Mercedes |
| Date | Grand Prix | ||
| May-28 | Canada | ||
| Position | Driver | Car # | Team |
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | 5 | Ferrari |
| 2 | Valtteri Bottas | 77 | Mercedes |
| 3 | Max Verstappen | 26 | Red Bull Racing TAG HEUER |
| Date | Grand Prix | ||
| Jun-24 | France | ||
| Position | Driver | Car # | Team |
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | 44 | Mercedes |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | 26 | Red Bull Racing TAG HEUER |
| 3 | Kimi Raikkonen | 7 | Ferrari |
| Date | Grand Prix | ||
| Jul-01 | Austria | ||
| Position | Driver | Car # | Team |
| 1 | Max Verstappen | 26 | Red Bull Racing TAG HEUER |
| 2 | Kimi Raikkonen | 7 | Ferrari |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | 5 | Ferrari |
| Date | Grand Prix | ||
| Jul-08 | Great Britain | ||
| Position | Driver | Car # | Team |
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | 5 | Ferrari |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | 44 | Mercedes |
| 3 | Kimi Raikkonen | 7 | Ferrari |
| Jul-22 | Germany | ||
| Position | Driver | Car # | Team |
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | 44 | Mercedes |
| 2 | Valtteri Bottas | 77 | Mercedes |
| 3 | Kimi Raikkonen | 7 | Ferrari |
| Date | Grand Prix | ||
| Jul-29 | Hungary | ||
| Position | Driver | Car # | Team |
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | 44 | Mercedes |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | 5 | Ferrari |
| 3 | Kimi Raikkonen | 7 | Ferrari |
| Date | Grand Prix | ||
| Aug-26 | Belgium | ||
| Position | Driver | Car # | Team |
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | 5 | Ferrari |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | 44 | Mercedes |
| 3 | Max Verstappen | 26 | Red Bull Racing TAG HEUER |
| Date | Grand Prix | ||
| Sep-02 | Italy | ||
| Position | Driver | Car # | Team |
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | 44 | Mercedes |
| 2 | Kimi Raikkonen | 7 | Ferrari |
| 3 | Valtteri Bottas | 77 | Mercedes |
| Date | Grand Prix | ||
| Sep-16 | Singapore | ||
| Position | Driver | Car # | Team |
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | 44 | Mercedes |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | 26 | Red Bull Racing TAG HEUER |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | 5 | Ferrari |
| Date | Grand Prix | ||
| Sep-30 | Russia | ||
| Position | Driver | Car # | Team |
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | 44 | Mercedes |
| 2 | Valtteri Bottas | 77 | Mercedes |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | 5 | Ferrari |
| Date | Grand Prix | ||
| Oct-07 | Japan | ||
| Position | Driver | Car # | Team |
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | 44 | Mercedes |
| 2 | Valtteri Bottas | 77 | Mercedes |
| 3 | Max Verstappen | 26 | Red Bull Racing TAG HEUER |
| Date | Grand Prix | ||
| Oct-21 | United States | ||
| Position | Driver | Car # | Team |
| 1 | Kimi Raikkonen | 7 | Ferrari |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | 26 | Red Bull Racing TAG HEUER |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | 44 | Mercedes |
| Date | Grand Prix | ||
| Oct-28 | Mexico | ||
| Position | Driver | Car # | Team |
| 1 | Max Verstappen | 26 | Red Bull Racing TAG HEUER |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | 5 | Ferrari |
| 3 | Kimi Raikkonen | 7 | Ferrari |
| Date | Grand Prix | ||
| Nov-11 | Brazil | ||
| Position | Driver | Car # | Team |
| 1 | |||
| 2 | Max Verstappen | 26 | Red Bull Racing TAG HEUER |
| 3 | Kimi Raikkonen | 7 | Ferrari |
| Lewis Hamilton | 44 | Mercedes | |
| Date | Grand Prix | ||
| Nov-25 | Abu Dhabi | ||
| Position | Driver | Car # | Team |
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | 44 | Mercedes |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | 5 | Ferrari |
| 3 | Max Verstappen | 26 | Red Bull Racing TAG HEUER |