Max Verstappen won a dramatic Abu Dhabi Grand Prix to become the new F1 world champion in the final race of the season.
Verstappen denied Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton a record eighth championship, overtaking him during a final lap sprint finish.
Britain Hamilton led for most of the race before a safety car was brought out in the closing stages following a crash.
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Mercedes had lodged two official protests, one for Verstappen undertaking under the safety car and one on the safety car procedure itself.
However after a meeting between race stewards and both Red Bull and Mercedes, neither of the appeals were upheld.
