2014 abu dhabi grand prix articles archive

Felipe Massa doubted he could have won the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix despite closing rapidly on Lewis Hamilton at the end of the race.

What did Hamilton’s ‘driver default 44’ message mean? And why were Lotus mechanics chuckling when Maldonado retired? Find out in Sunday’s Twitter highlights.

Ferrari’s poor pace in Abu Dhabi was highlighted by the fact Fernando Alonso’s best lap time was only 0.007s faster than Kamui Kobayashi’s.

Lewis Hamilton says adopting a more mature approach helped him bounce back from the disappointment of Spa by winning five races in a row.

Sauber team principal Monisha Kaltenborn described the team’s 2014 campaign, the first in which it failed to score any points, as “a huge disappointment”.

Fernando Alonso gave a further indication about his plans for next season saying he intends to join a “project that will challenge Mercedes hopefully soon”.

Jenson Button said a mid-season change of race engineers made for a “tricky” phase in his campaign this year.

Lewis Hamilton said clinching his second world championship title means even more to him than when he won his first one in 2008.

Lewis Hamilton clinched the 2014 drivers’ championship title in style by taking his 11th victory of the season while team mate Nico Rosberg retired.