Reigning World Champion Lewis Hamilton conveyed surprise at the pace advantage Mercedes held during Formula 1’s season finale at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, as he took a comfortable win. Hamilton cruised away from pole position at the Yas Marina Circuit and opened a sizeable advantage over Red Bull’s Max Verstappen through the first stint of proceedings. Hamilton eventually finished almost 17 seconds clear of Verstappen, and 43 seconds in front of third-placed Charles Leclerc. “I definitely wasn’t expecting to have the pace advantage to that extent,” said Hamilton. “Our long run pace was quite good and I was told that we might be a tenth or two ahead but...
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