Max Verstappen ends dominant season with another victory in Abu Dhabi

The Dutchman finished 17 seconds clear of team-mate Sergio Perez.

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen en route to winning the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (Kamran Jebreili/AP).

Mercedes clung on to second place in the constructors’ championship by the skin of their teeth – and a £10milllion cash boost – as Max Verstappen ended the most dominant season in Formula One history with another victory at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Verstappen failed to triumph at just three of the 22 rounds staged, and his latest win takes him to 54 for his career, leaving only Lewis Hamilton (103 wins) and Michael Schumacher (91) ahead of him.