Vettel wins championship and race
Sebastian Vettel became Formula 1's youngest-ever world champion by winning the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, with chief rivals Fernando Alonso and Mark Webber just seventh and eighth.
[U]<font color='blue'>Abu Dhabi GP Race Results</font>[/U]
Pos Driver Team Time
1. Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1h39m36.837s
2. Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes + 10.1s
3. Button McLaren-Mercedes + 11.0s
4. Rosberg Mercedes + 30.7s
5. Kubica Renault + 39.0s
6. Petrov Renault + 43.5s
7. Alonso Ferrari + 43.7s
8. Webber Red Bull-Renault + 44.2s
9. Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari + 50.2s
10. Massa Ferrari + 50.8s
11. Heidfeld Sauber-Ferrari + 51.5s
12. Barrichello Williams-Cosworth + 57.6s
13. Sutil Force India-Mercedes + 58.3s
14. Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari + 59.5s
15. Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari + 1m03.1s
16. Hulkenberg Williams-Cosworth + 1m04.7s
17. Kovalainen Lotus-Cosworth + 1 lap
18. Di Grassi Virgin-Cosworth + 2 laps
19. Senna HRT-Cosworth + 2 laps
20. Klien HRT-Cosworth + 2 laps
21. Trulli Lotus-Cosworth + 4 laps
Fastest lap: Hamilton, 1m41.274s
Not classified/retirements:
Driver Team On lap
Glock Virgin-Cosworth 44
Schumacher Mercedes 1
Liuzzi Force India-Mercedes 1
World Championship Results after Last Round of 2010 Season:
[U]<font color='red'>World Championship Results</font>[/U]
Drivers: Constructors:
1. Vettel 256 1. Red Bull-Renault 498
2. Alonso 252 2. McLaren-Mercedes 454
3. Webber 242 3. Ferrari 396
4. Hamilton 240 4. Mercedes 214
5. Button 214 5. Renault 163
6. Massa 144 6. Williams-Cosworth 69
7. Rosberg 142 7. Force India-Mercedes 68
8. Kubica 136 8. Sauber-Ferrari 44
9. Schumacher 72 9. Toro Rosso-Ferrari 13
10. Barrichello 47
11. Sutil 47
12. Kobayashi 32
13. Petrov 27
14. Hulkenberg 22
15. Liuzzi 21
16. Buemi 8
17. De la Rosa 6
18. Heidfeld 6
19. Alguersuari 5
Massa: Alonso holds the aces
Fernando Alonso now holds the aces for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix after securing third place on the grid, reckons his team-mate Felipe Massa.
McLaren: No quarter for title battle
McLaren duo Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton say they will have no sympathy for anyone else if their good form in Abu Dhabi ends up costing someone the world championship.
Red Bull proud of "awesome" season
Red Bull Racing should remain totally proud of its "awesome" 2010 campaign, even if Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber fail to capture the world title in Abu Dhabi today.
Schumacher: Vettel a 'great' champion
Seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher has paid tribute to new Formula 1 world champion Sebastian Vettel, after the Red Bull driver became the second German driver in the history of the sport to take the title.
F1 popularity to surge after great season
Formula 1 will come out of arguably its greatest ever season as the ultimate winner, whoever clinches the world championship in the season finale in Abu Dhabi today.