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A race engineer is tuning a Ferrari car. Victor Besa / The National
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Lewis Hamilton, centre, celebrates on the podium after winning the 2019 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. AP Photo
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Lewis Hamilton celebrates after winning the race. Reuters
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Lewis Hamilton celebrates after winning. AP
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Lewis Hamilton celebrates after the race. Reuters
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Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc steers his car round the corner after the main straight. AP
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Max Verstappen as the lights in the stands shine bright. Getty Images
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Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton crosses the finish line. AP Photo
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Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton leads at the start of the race. Reuters
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Cars and mechanics are pictured on the grid ahead of the final race of the season. AFP
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An aeronautical display is seen over the grid before the F1 Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi. Getty Images
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2019 F1 drivers group photo before the race. Victor Besa / The National
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Hamilton is pictured on the grid. AFP
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Red Bull Racing Team Principal Christian Horner talks with Bernie Ecclestone, Chairman Emeritus of the Formula One Group, on the grid. Getty Images
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Hamilton gives the thumbs up ahead of the final race. AFP
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Red Bull Racing's Max Verstappen, left, and Renault's Australian driver Daniel Ricciardo chat during the drivers parade. AFP
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Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas on his way to the pits. Victor Besa / The National
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Sportpesa's Lance Stroll arrives at the track. Victor Besa / The National
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Sebastian Vettel of Ferrari arrives at the track. Victor Besa / The National
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Antonio Giovinazzi of Alfa Romeo arrives at the track. Victor Besa / The National
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A race engineer is tuning a Ferrari car. Victor Besa / The National
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Lewis Hamilton, centre, celebrates on the podium after winning the 2019 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. AP Photo
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Lewis Hamilton celebrates after winning the race. Reuters
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Lewis Hamilton celebrates after winning. AP
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Lewis Hamilton celebrates after the race. Reuters
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Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc steers his car round the corner after the main straight. AP
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Max Verstappen as the lights in the stands shine bright. Getty Images
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Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton crosses the finish line. AP Photo
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Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton leads at the start of the race. Reuters
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Cars and mechanics are pictured on the grid ahead of the final race of the season. AFP
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An aeronautical display is seen over the grid before the F1 Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi. Getty Images
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2019 F1 drivers group photo before the race. Victor Besa / The National
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Hamilton is pictured on the grid. AFP
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Red Bull Racing Team Principal Christian Horner talks with Bernie Ecclestone, Chairman Emeritus of the Formula One Group, on the grid. Getty Images
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Hamilton gives the thumbs up ahead of the final race. AFP
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Red Bull Racing's Max Verstappen, left, and Renault's Australian driver Daniel Ricciardo chat during the drivers parade. AFP
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Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas on his way to the pits. Victor Besa / The National
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Sportpesa's Lance Stroll arrives at the track. Victor Besa / The National
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Sebastian Vettel of Ferrari arrives at the track. Victor Besa / The National
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Antonio Giovinazzi of Alfa Romeo arrives at the track. Victor Besa / The National
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A race engineer is tuning a Ferrari car. Victor Besa / The National
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