Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes faced their strongest opposition yet from Ferrari in 2018, but were more than equal to the challenge.
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Bottas “cried like a baby” after losing Baku win
2018 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Posted onValtteri Bottas admits he broke down and cried after losing a likely victory in this year’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
Vote for your 2018 F1 Driver of the Year
2018 F1 season review
Posted onYou’ve seen RaceFans’ verdict on the best F1 drivers of the season – now it’s time for you to name your 2018 Driver of the Year.
Bottas showed he’d improved in first half of 2018 – Wolff
2018 F1 season
Posted onValtteri Bottas showed he had raised his game in the first half of his second season at Mercedes, according to team principal Toto Wolff.
2018 team mates battles: Hamilton vs Bottas at Mercedes
2018 F1 season review
Posted onValtteri Bottas started his second season at Mercedes in good shape but Lewis Hamilton turned the tables and was dominating his team mate as 2018 ended.
Verstappen and Grosjean lead F1’s penalty points table
2018 F1 season
Posted onMax Verstappen and Romain Grosjean have collected the most penalty points since the system was introduced in F1. But two drivers kept clean sheets in 2018.
2018 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Star Performers
2018 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton, Charles Leclerc and Pierre Gasly were out final star drivers of 2018 in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix – here’s why.
Untouchable Hamilton ends season with 11th victory
2018 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix review
Posted onDespite sacrificing his lead with a very early pit stop. Lewis Hamilton never looked like losing the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, and ended the season on a high.
Bottas was waiting for season to end in final laps
2018 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onA dejected Valtteri Bottas says he was just waiting for the season to end over the final laps of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Hamilton wins ahead of Vettel and Verstappen in Abu Dhabi finale
2018 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix summary
Posted onLewis Hamilton capped his championship-winning season with his 11th victory of the year at the season finale in Abu Dhabi.
2018 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix championship points
2018 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton set a new record by becoming the first driver to score more than 400 points in a world championship season.
2018 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix race result
2018 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton won the 2018 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix for Mercedes ahead of Sebastian Vettel and Max Verstappen. Here is the provisional race result.
Hamilton on pole as Mercedes sweep front row for finale
2018 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix qualifying
Posted onLewis Hamilton took his 11th pole position of the 2018 season in Abu Dhabi as Mercedes swept the front row of the grid for the season finale.
2018 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix grid
2018 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton leads the provisional grid for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, ahead of Mercedes team mate Valtteri Bottas.
Hamilton quickest as problem halts Ricciardo in final practice
2018 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix third practice
Posted onLewis Hamilton was quickest in final practice ahead of the Ferraris, as Daniel Ricciardo suffered another technical problem.
Bottas leads close second practice session
2018 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix second practice
Posted onLast year’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix winner Valtteri Bottas headed the second practice session today for Mercedes but there was little to choose between the top teams.
Verstappen leads Red Bull one-two in first practice
2018 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix first practice
Posted onMax Verstappen led the two Red Bull drivers in first practice for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix but was frustrated again by a suspected engine braking problem.
F1 drivers differ over Ocon-Verstappen clash and aftermath
2018 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onFormula 1 drivers gave a mix of views on the collision between Max Verstappen and Esteban Ocon in the Brazilian Grand Prix and its aftermath.
Bottas calls 2018 his “worst season so far”
2018 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onValtteri Bottas admits his second season at Mercedes this year has been the “worst” of his Formula 1 career so far despite having performed better.
“I have this Force India behind…”: Team radio highlights from the Brazilian GP
2018 Brazilian Grand Prix
Posted onMax Verstappen complained about lapped traffic before his collision with Esteban Ocon. Here are the team radio highlights from the Brazilian Grand Prix.