Heading into Sunday’s F1 finale, Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton knew that a lot of things would have to fall his way if he was going to win the World Championship.
Hamilton would have had to have outscored his teammate Nico Rosberg by 12 points, which meant that, even if he won, Hamilton would not be champion unless Rosberg finished fourth or worse.
In the closing laps of Sunday’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, it looked like Hamilton was set to finish ahead of Rosberg in another Mercedes 1-2, but the Red Bull of Max Verstappen and the Ferrari of Sebastian Vettel weren’t too far behind.
Subsequently, Hamilton started to drive slow, allowing Verstappen and Vettel to catch. However, neither were able to make a move, and Hamilton crossed the line ahead of Rosberg then Vettel and Verstappen, all of which were separated by 1.7 seconds.
But the question remains, with Hamilton risking losing a 1-2 finish for the team by allowing rival cars to catch his teammate from behind, did he do anything wrong?
