After a yr of ups and downs, Lewis Hamilton lastly mentioned goodbye to his Mercedes workforce on the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, and whereas he couldn’t end with the rostrum he wished, it was nonetheless a powerful, combative weekend from the seven-time champ that can give him a lift heading into the winter.
All through this yr Hamilton has struggled for one-lap tempo in comparison with his workforce mate George Russell, however has typically been a lot nearer on race tempo. Qatar was an actual puzzler for Lewis, who had one among his hardest struggles but, after his ‘Driver of the Day’ performance within the Las Vegas Grand Prix.