Nico Rosberg's fairy godmother was absent-minded in Abu Dhabi on Sunday 23 November, leaving the field open to the mean gremlins that incapacitated Rosberg's Mercedes, giving the final advantage to the rival team mate Hamilton. Over the season, the two drivers were shoulder to shoulder, any one of them with a genuine chance to win the championship. The last race in Abu Dhabi made the difference and gave a clear 67 points lead to Hamilton, who anyway delivered a slightly superior performance during the season. Behind the Mercedes crew, Red Bull Racing-Renault's Ricciardo is 3rd with 238 points, to 186 for Williams-Mercedes' Bottas, 167 for Red Bull Racing-Renault's Vettel, and 161 for Ferrari's Alonso.
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Standings after Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi | |||||
Position | Driver | Nation | Team | Points | |
1 | Lewis | Hamilton | United Kingdom | Mercedes | 384 |
2 | Nico | Rosberg | Germany | Mercedes | 317 |
3 | Daniel | Ricciardo | Australia | Red Bull Racing-Renault | 238 |
4 | Valtteri | Bottas | Finland | Williams-Mercedes | 186 |
5 | Sebastian | Vettel | Germany | Red Bull Racing-Renault | 167 |
6 | Fernando | Alonso | Spain | Ferrari | 161 |
7 | Felipe | Massa | Brazil | Williams-Mercedes | 134 |
8 | Jenson | Button | United Kingdom | McLaren-Mercedes | 126 |
9 | Nico | Hulkenberg | Germany | Force India-Mercedes | 96 |
10 | Sergio | Perez | Mexico | Force India-Mercedes | 59 |
11 | Kevin | Magnussen | Denmark | McLaren-Mercedes | 55 |
12 | Kimi | Räikkönen | Finland | Ferrari | 55 |
13 | Jean-Eric | Vergne | France | STR-Renault | 22 |
14 | Romain | Grosjean | France | Lotus-Renault | 8 |
15 | Daniil | Kvyat | Russia | STR-Renault | 8 |
16 | Pastor | Maldonado | Venezuela | Lotus-Renault | 2 |
17 | Jules | Bianchi | France | Marussia-Ferrari | 2 |
18 | Adrian | Sutil | Germany | Sauber-Ferrari | 0 |
19 | Marcus | Ericsson | Sweden | Caterham-Renault | 0 |
20 | Esteban | Gutierrez | Mexico | Sauber-Ferrari | 0 |
21 | Max | Chilton | United Kingdom | Marussia-Ferrari | 0 |
22 | Kamui | Kobayashi | Japan | Caterham-Renault | 0 |
23 | Will | Stevens | United Kingdom | Caterham-Renault | 0 |
24 | Andre | Lotterer | Germany | Caterham-Renault | 0 |
Sources: see Formula 1