Ten of the best pictures which tell the story of the 2016 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix weekend.
Valtteri Bottas
Sparks and smoke as Valtteri Bottas locks up.
Romain Grosjean
No points for Romain Grosjean or team mate Esteban Gutierrez in the last race of the year for Haas.
Felipe Massa
Felipe Massa’s son waved him out of the garage as he embarked on his final race.
Team Button
McLaren team members sported buttons on their arms in recognition of Jenson Button’s last race.
Jenson Button
Button himself revived the helmet design from his 2009 championship-winning season for what is widely expected to have been his F1 farewell.
Start
The title contenders occupied the front row and Lewis Hamilton got away cleanly ahead of Nico Rosberg, setting the scene for a tense race.
Max Verstappen
Max Verstappen got away less cleanly.
Lewis Hamilton
Despite his best efforts, Hamilton was unable to provoke any of Rosberg’s rivals into overtaking him.
Nico Rosberg
After an excruciating 55 laps of pressure, Rosberg celebrated his championship success.
Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton
Rosberg finally beat Hamilton to the championship.
