Monday, November 24, 2014

Hamilton wins 2014 F1 World Championship in Abu Dhabi

Englishman clinches his second drivers championship in style at the Yas Marina Circuit

Hamilton who started in the second place wasted no time in overtaking Nico Rosberg before the first turn and controlled the race. Due to some car trouble, Nico Rosberg had to finish way down in the 14th place.

"This is the greatest day of my life," the Brit said.
"2008 was a great year in my life. The feeling I have now is way, way past that. The greatest feeling ever."
Rosberg, who started on pole, was left struggling by the failure of his hybrid system. With two laps to go, he was told to retire by his engineers at Mercedes but said: "I would like to go to the end."
Hamilton becomes Mercedes' first champion since Juan Manuel Fangio's back-to-back titles for the manufacturer in 1954 and 1955.
Hamilton is Britain's first multiple world champion in 43 years. Jackie Stewart last achieved the feat in 1971 and would win the title for a third and final time in 1973.

Results:
1
Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes
2
Felipe Massa
Williams/Mercedes
3
Valtteri Bottas
Williams/Mercedes
4
Daniel Ricciardo
Red Bull/Renault
5
Jenson Button
McLaren/Mercedes
6
Nico Hulkenberg
Force India/Mercedes
7
Sergio Perez
Force India/Mercedes
8
Sebastian Vettel
Red Bull/Renault
9
Fernando Alonso
Ferrari
10
Kimi Raikkonen
Ferrari


FINAL DRIVERS' STANDINGS:
Pos
Driver
Points
1
Lewis Hamilton
384
2
Nico Rosberg
317
3
Daniel Ricciardo
238
4
Valtteri Bottas
186
5
Sebastian Vettel
167
6
Fernando Alonso
161
7
Felipe Massa
134
8
Jenson Button
126
9
Nico Hulkenberg
96
10
Sergio Perez
59