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2020 F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Live: As it happened.
Read our 2020 F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix live coverage.
Welcome to our 2020 F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix commentary.
The 2020 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix took place on Monday December 14, 2020. Read our F1 live commentary to see the coverage as it we reported it live.
This concludes our live coverage of the final race in 2020.
Thanks for joining us for all 17 races. Who knows what will happen in 2021 and who will be doing these live blogs.
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Donuts for the two Mercedes drivers as well.
Some donuts from Magnussen - who just finished his final race in F1.
The result means McLaren beat Racing Point to third in the constructors' championship.
Ricciardo sets the fastest lap of the race on the final lap.
Norris finishes fifth ahead of Sainz, Ricciardo and Gasly.
Ocon gets ahead of Stroll into Turn 11.
Bottas and Hamilton join Verstappen on the podium. Albon finishes fourth.
Max Verstappen wins the 2020 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix!
A dominant drive by the Dutchman, well deserved victory!
Onto the final lap of the 2020 F1 season...
Albon is closing in on Hamilton for third place. Could be a juicy last lap here...
Two laps to go...
Three laps to go... a thrilling grand prix so far.
Albon has cut the gap down to 4.1s.
Lap 50/55 order:
Verstappen, Bottas, Hamilton, Albon, Norris, Sainz, Ricciardo, Gasly, Stroll & Ocon.
Albon slowly closing on Hamilton for third place.
Verstappen says: "You can turn the engine down if you want to..."
Verstappen's lead over Bottas is now up to 10.7s, while Hamilton has closed into 1.9s.
10 laps to go in Abu Dhabi...
Verstappen has concerns about tyre vibrations and oscillations abut he currently has a commanding lead over the two Mercs.
Bottas is told to give "everything you've got" - he's 8.6s behind Verstappen for the lead.