Max Verstappen wraps up F1 season with victory in Abu Dhabi

Max Verstappen romped to a straightforward victory in Abu Dhabi (Brynn Lennon/AP)

Max Verstappen led from start-to-finish to win Formula One’s concluding round of the year at Sunday’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

On a turgid evening under the lights of the Yas Marina Circuit, pole-sitter Verstappen took the chequered flag 15.9 seconds clear of Valtteri Bottas, with Lewis Hamilton completing the podium.