Verstappen plays his cards right as Mercedes claim Hamilton left a "sitting duck" - GPFans F1 Recap

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Max Verstappen has explained he would not have been "fully in control" had he not lunged quickly on Lewis Hamilton in the last-lap shootout in Abu Dhabi.Read more...
Hamilton "a sitting duck" after Masi 'freestyling of the rules'

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has claimed FIA race director Michael Masi rendered Lewis Hamilton "a sitting duck" in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix after a "freestyle reading of the rules".Read more...
Bottas 'so much better than he thinks' - Wolff

Toto Wolff has told departing Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas he is "so much better" than he thinks he is. Read more...
Rosberg's RXR defeats Hamilton's X44 for maiden Extreme E title

Nico Rosberg's RXR held off Lewis Hamilton's X44 team to clinch the inaugural Extreme E championship. Read more...
Raikkonen has "zero plans" after escaping "hectic" F1

Kimi Raikkonen has insisted he has "zero plans" after retiring from F1 but is looking forward to escaping the "hectic schedule" of the sport. Read more...
Verstappen champion but was the F1 finale fair? - GPFans Stewards' Room Podcast

The latest edition of the GPFans Stewards' Room podcast is here with the team discussing all the action from the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
GPFans editor-in-chief Ian Parkes, deputy editor Sam Hall and F1 correspondent Ewan Gale join Oliver Wilson for this week's roundtable.
Max Verstappen bagged a first F1 world title as Mercedes was left reeling after yet another controversial decision from FIA race director Michael Masi.
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