2014 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

The 2014 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (officially the 2014 Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix) was the nineteenth and final round of the 2014 Formula One Season. This was also the first Grand Prix event to be worth double points for the World Championship. It was held between November 21 and November 23, 2014.
The race saw the culmination of the epic title battle between drivers Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg, with Hamilton winning the title by 67 points by finishing first in the race after Rosberg dropped to 14th.
British driver Will Stevens made his début at this race for the team.
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==Background==
In a move that was considered controversial, the race, serving as the final race of the season, awarded double points to all point scorers – meaning the race winner would score 50 points. Considering the closeness of the title battle between drivers Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton, this could dramatically affect the title battle.
, having been in an administration, had announced that they could attend the race. They had missed the previous two races, and had started up a crowdfunding effort to raise £2.35m (US$3.70m, €2.95m, AU$4.23m), which hadn't reached its target as the announcement was made, though the team proceeded to make 230 staff members redundant to help save more costs. Kamui Kobayashi returned to the team alongside test driver Will Stevens, who replaced Marcus Ericsson, the Swede leaving the team with immediate effect before Caterham confirmed that they would compete in the race. Rubens Barrichello was reported to have signed a deal to drive in the last three races, but nothing came of it; Alice Powell attempted to raise funds for a free practice drive but failed to obtain the drive; and Caterham's reserve driver Roberto Merhi unluckily missed out. Stevens drove the #46 car, since André Lotterer had previously used the other Caterham spare number of #45.
On the other hand, had folded during the , and despite no longer existing, they still attempted to attend to the race, only failing due to a lack of funds.
Romain Grosjean was confirmed to be continuing to drive for in in the days preceding the race.
Jules Bianchi's parents released a statement prior to race stating that Bianchi, in his recovery from his accident at the , was out of a coma, breathing unaided and had been transferred to a hospital in Nice, France.
===Free practice drivers===
Esteban Ocon, winner of the 2014 European Formula 3 Championship, will drive a in FP1. Hong Kong driver Adderly Fong will drive a . Both drivers will be making their first appearances in an F1 car.
===Title permutations===
The Drivers' Championship will be decided at this race, with Lewis Hamilton seventeen points clear of Nico Rosberg:
* For Hamilton to win his second title:
** If he finishes ahead of Rosberg, he will win the title
** If Rosberg wins, Hamilton must finish second
** If Rosberg finishes second, Hamilton must finish fifth or better
** If Rosberg finishes third, Hamilton must finish sixth or better
** If Rosberg finishes fourth, Hamilton must finish eighth or better
** If Rosberg finishes fifth, Hamilton must finish ninth or better
** If Rosberg finishes sixth or lower, Hamilton will win the title with any result
* For Rosberg to win his first title:
** If Rosberg wins, Hamilton must finish third or worse
** If Rosberg finishes second, Hamilton must finish sixth or worse
** If Rosberg finishes third, Hamilton must finish seventh or worse
** If Rosberg finishes fourth, Hamilton must finish ninth or worse
** If Rosberg finishes fifth, Hamilton must finish tenth or worse
** If Hamilton fails to score, Rosberg must finish at least fifth
==Entry list==
No. 	Driver 	Entrant 	Constructor 	Chassis 	Engine 	Model 	Tyre
1 	Sebastian Vettel 	Infiniti Red Bull Racing 	 	RB10 	 	Energy F1-2014 	
3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	Infiniti Red Bull Racing 	 	RB10 	 	Energy F1-2014 	
6 	Nico Rosberg 	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	 	W05 Hybrid 	 	PU106A Hybrid 	
44 	Lewis Hamilton 	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	 	W05 Hybrid 	 	PU106A Hybrid 	
7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	F14 T 	 	059/3 	
14 	Fernando Alonso 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	F14 T 	 	059/3 	
8 	Romain Grosjean 	Lotus F1 Team 	 	E22 	 	Energy F1-2014 	
13 	Pastor Maldonado 	Lotus F1 Team 	 	E22 	 	Energy F1-2014 	
20 	Kevin Magnussen 	McLaren Mercedes 	 	MP4-29 	 	PU106A Hybrid 	
22 	Jenson Button 	McLaren Mercedes 	 	MP4-29 	 	PU106A Hybrid 	
11 	Sergio Pérez 	Sahara Force India F1 Team 	 	VJM07 	 	PU106A Hybrid 	
27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	Sahara Force India F1 Team 	 	VJM07 	 	PU106A Hybrid 	
21 	Esteban Gutiérrez 	Sauber F1 Team 	 	C33 	 	059/3 	
99 	Adrian Sutil 	Sauber F1 Team 	 	C33 	 	059/3 	
25 	Jean-Éric Vergne 	Scuderia Toro Rosso 	 	STR9 	 	Energy F1-2014 	
26 	Daniil Kvyat 	Scuderia Toro Rosso 	 	STR9 	 	Energy F1-2014 	
19 	Felipe Massa 	Williams Martini Racing 	 	FW37 	 	PU106A Hybrid 	
77 	Valtteri Bottas 	Williams Martini Racing 	 	FW37 	 	PU106A Hybrid 	
10 	Kamui Kobayashi 	Caterham F1 Team 	 	CT05 	 	Energy F1-2014 	
46 	Will Stevens 	Caterham F1 Team 	 	CT05 	 	Energy F1-2014 	
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31 	Esteban Ocon 	Lotus F1 Team 	 	E22 	 	Energy F1-2014 	
37 	Adderly Fong 	Sauber F1 Team 	 	C33 	 	059/3 	
==Practice Overview==
===FP1===
In FP1, Adderly Fong and Esteban Ocon debuted in an F1 car when they replaced Romain Grosjean and Adrian Sutil respectively. But the main battle happened with Hamilton and Rosberg finishing 1 and 2 in free practice 1. 
===FP2===
===FP3===
===Practice Results===
No	Driver 	Team	FP1 	 	FP2 	 	FP3 	
No	Driver 	Team	Time 	Pos 	Time 	Pos 	Time 	Pos
1 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	1:45.334	4 	1:42.959	4 	1:42.679	5
3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	1:45.361	5 	1:43.183	6 	1:42.773	7
6 	Nico Rosberg 	 	1:43.609	2 	1:42.196	2 	1:41.424	1
7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	1:46.131	12 	1:43.489	7 	1:43.038	10
8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	 	1:44.986	17 	1:43.778	17 	
10	Kamui Kobayashi 	 	1:47.971	18 	1:45.505	18 	1:45.044	19
11	Sergio Pérez 	 	1:45.983	9 	1:43.746	11 	1:43.360	13
13	Pastor Maldonado 	 	1:46.711	15 	1:44.005	12 	1:43.718	16
14	Fernando Alonso 	 	1:45.184	3 	No Time 	20 	1:42.653	4
19	Felipe Massa 	 	1:46.549	13 	1:43.558	10 	1:42.429	3
20	Kevin Magnussen 	 	1:46.049	11 	1:42.895	3 	1:43.112	11
21	Esteban Gutiérrez	 	1:46.556	14 	1:44.316	15 	1:43.643	15
22	Jenson Button 	 	1:47.235	17 	1:43.503	8 	1:42.768	6
25	Jean-Éric Vergne 	 	1:45.718	6 	1:44.157	14 	1:43.352	12
26	Daniil Kvyat 	 	1:45.835	7 	1:43.546	9 	1:42.809	9
27	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	1:46.030	10 	1:44.068	13 	1:43.501	14
31	Esteban Ocon 	 	1:47.066	16 	 	 	 	
37	Adderly Fong 	 	1:48.269	19 	 	 	 	
44	Lewis Hamilton 	 	1:43.476	1 	1:42.113	1 	1:41.793	2
46	Will Stevens 	 	1:50.684	20 	1:47.057	19 	1:45.959	20
77	Valtteri Bottas 	 	1:45.913	8 	1:43.070	5 	1:42.794	8
99	Adrian Sutil 	 	 	1:44.763	16 	1:44.022	18 	
==Qualifying==
===Q1===
===Q2===
===Q3===
===Qualifying Results===
Pos.	No.	Driver 	Team		Q1 	Q1 		Q2 	Q2 		Q3 	Q3 	Grid
Pos.	No.	Driver 	Team		Pos	Time 		Pos	Time 		Pos	Time 	Grid
1 	6 	Nico Rosberg 	 		2 	1:41.308		4 	1:41.459		1 	1:40.480	1
2 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 		1 	1:41.207		1 	1:40.920		2 	1:40.866	2
3 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 		8 	1:42.346		2 	1:41.376		3 	1:41.025	3
4 	19 	Felipe Massa 	 		3 	1:41.475		3 	1:41.144		4 	1:41.119	4
EX 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 		6 	1:42.204		5 	1:41.692		5 	1:41.267	20*
EX 	1 	Sebastian Vettel 	 		12 	1:42.495		9 	1:42.147		6 	1:41.893	19^
7 	26 	Daniil Kvyat 	 		7 	1:42.302		8 	1:42.082		7 	1:41.908	5
8 	22 	Jenson Button 	 		5 	1:42.137		6 	1:41.875		8 	1:41.964	6
9 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 		10 	1:42.439		10 	1:42.168		9 	1:42.236	7
10 	14 	Fernando Alonso 	 		13 	1:42.467		7 	1:41.940		10 	1:42.866	8
11 	20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 		4 	1:42.104		11 	1:42.198		 	 	9
12 	25 	Jean-Éric Vergne 	 		9 	1:42.413		12 	1:42.207		 	 	10
13 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 		14 	1:42.654		13 	1:42.239		 	 	11
14 	27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 		11 	1:42.444		14 	1:42.384		 	 	12
15 	99 	Adrian Sutil 	 		15 	1:42.746		15 	1:43.074		 	 	13
16 	8 	Romain Grosjean 	 		16 	1:42.768		 	 		 	 	18†
17 	21 	Esteban Gutiérrez	 		17 	1:42.819		 	 		 	 	14
18 	13 	Pastor Maldonado 	 		18 	1:42.860		 	 		 	 	15
19 	10 	Kamui Kobayashi 	 		19 	1:44.540		 	 		 	 	16
20 	46 	Will Stevens 	 		20 	1:45.095		 	 		 	 	17
 	 	 	 		 	 		 	 		 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 		 	 		 	 	
Notes:
* 
* Daniel Ricciardo and Sebastian Vettel wre excluded for illegal front wing
* † Romain Grosjean has 20-place grid penalty for power unit changes and incurs an in-race drive-through penalty in lieu of undropped places
===Grid===
Notes:
* * Daniel Ricciardo was excluded for illegal front wing
* ^ Sebastian Vettel was excluded for illegal front wing
* † Romain Grosjean has 20-place grid penalty for power unit changes and incurs an in-race drive-through penalty in lieu of undropped places
==Race==
=== Report ===
At the start, Hamilton streaked into the lead as Rosberg trudged off the line and had to defend against Massa and the rest of the pack heading into the first corner.FORMULA 1. (2015, March 13).2014 FORMULA 1 ETIHAD AIRWAYS ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX - Race Highlights. [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7IiS7uoYPo Martin Brundle described Hamilton's start as a "might getaway, he just took off as Rosberg got bogged down and just didn't get off the line."
Through the exit of turn 7, Magnussen sideswiped the left rear of Sutil's car to which David Croft noted "very lucky that Sutil didn't get turned around 180° there." 
After fourteen laps, Kvyat was instructed by his engineer to stop the car and pull over after he reported "A loss of power."
Bottas had a poor start, however pitting for fresh tyres saw him rapidly climb through the field. On lap 24, David Croft described the fight as "non existent" between Bottas and Ricciardo for fourth. Ricciardo was informed by his engineer that "It won't help our race if you hold him up." Bottas with his fresher tyres thereafter streamed past Ricciardo with little effort into turn 11.
After 25 laps, Hamilton had extended his lead to 9.520 seconds over title rival, Rosberg, in second place. It was then when Rosberg was informed over the radio that "ERS has failed." Martin Brundle was thereafter quick to note "That's 160 horsepower, we can normally say 60 horsepower is a second a lap. That's what he is losing there without the battery power." 
Rosberg, however was attempting to persevere to which he reported "a strange lack of engine power out of turn 14. Anything I can do to keep it going? Anything I can do differenty?". His engineer, however simply stated "We're trying to solve it Nico, at the moment just keep pushing."
However Rosberg continued to struggle and two laps later, Massa's Williams had driven right past him down the back straight. A lap later there was worse mechanical trouble down the road as Maldonado's Lotus burst into flame. He immediately reported that it was the "engine" to which he pulled over near the entrance to the pits.
 On lap 33, Rosberg had dropped down to fourth as Bottas had now overtaken him to put the two Williams cars in the podium positions. Massa continued to put in a "sensational drive" as Martin Brundle called it to which by the end of the race he was only 2.5 seconds behind the winning Mercedes of Hamilton.
Hamilton, winning the race was crowned the 2014 Formula One World Champion. He stopped by some of the congratulating marshalls to pick up a Union Jack to which he proudly waved throughout his parade lap. Over the team radio he exclaimed "Woohoo! World Champion! Oh my God! Can't believe it! Thankyou so much guys!". 
On the podium, a relieved Hamilton stood relaxed as Toto Wolff and the two Williams drivers' Massa and Bottas poured the contents of their champagne bottle all over him. 
===Results===
 	 	Driver 	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1 	44	Lewis Hamilton 	 	55 	1:39:02.619 	2 	50
2 	19	Felipe Massa 	 	55 	+2.576 	4 	36
3 	77	Valtteri Bottas 	 	55 	+28.880 	3 	30
4 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	55 	+37.237 	20 	24
5 	22	Jenson Button 	 	55 	+1:00.334 	6 	20
6 	27	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	55 	+1:02.148 	12 	16
7 	11	Sergio Pérez 	 	55 	+1:11.060 	11 	12
8 	1 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	55 	+1:12.045 	19 	8
9 	14	Fernando Alonso 	 	55 	+1:25.813 	8 	4
10 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	55 	+1:27.820 	7 	2
11 	20	Kevin Magnussen 	 	55 	+1:30.376 	9 	
12 	25	Jean-Éric Vergne 	 	55 	+1:31.947 	10 	
13 	8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	54 	+1 Lap 	18 	
14 	6 	Nico Rosberg 	 	54 	+1 Lap 	1 	
15 	21	Esteban Gutiérrez	 	54 	+1 Lap 	14 	
16 	99	Adrian Sutil 	 	54 	+1 Lap 	13 	
17 	46	Will Stevens 	 	54 	+1 Lap 	17 	
Ret	10	Kamui Kobayashi 	 	42 	Driveshaft 	16 	
Ret	13	Pastor Maldonado 	 	26 	Engine 	15 	
Ret	26	Daniil Kvyat 	 	14 	Driveshaft 	5 	
==Milestones==
* The first and only (so far) Grand Prix event to be worth double points toward the World Championship.
* Nico Rosberg's 15th pole position.
* Lewis Hamilton won his 33rd race and clinched his second World Drivers' Championship.
** Hamilton's 33rd win placed him third on the all-time list ahead of Alonso.
* Last race for the partnership until the 2021 Formula One Season.
* Last races for Sebastian Vettel at and for Fernando Alonso at .
* Daniel Ricciardo's first fastest lap.
* Will Stevens' first race.
* Final races for Jean-Éric Vergne, Kamui Kobayashi, Adrian Sutil.
* By scoring 66 points, scored the most points ever scored at a single race.
==Standings after race==
Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts 	+/-
1 	Lewis Hamilton 	384 	
2 	Nico Rosberg 	317 	
3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	238 	
4 	Valtteri Bottas 	186 	2
5 	Sebastian Vettel 	167 	1
6 	Fernando Alonso 	161 	1
7 	Felipe Massa 	106 	1
8 	Jenson Button 	98 	1
9 	Nico Hülkenberg 	96 	
10 	Sergio Pérez 	59 	2
11 	Kevin Magnussen 	55 	1
12 	Kimi Räikkönen 	55 	1
13 	Jean-Éric Vergne 	22 	
14 	Romain Grosjean 	8 	
15 	Daniil Kvyat 	8 	
16 	Pastor Maldonado 	2 	
17 	Jules Bianchi 	2 	
18 	Adrian Sutil 	0 	
19 	Marcus Ericsson 	0 	
20 	Esteban Gutiérrez 	0 	
21 	Max Chilton 	0 	
22 	Kamui Kobayashi 	0 	
23 	Will Stevens 	0 	1
24 	André Lotterer 	0 	1
Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship
Pos. 	Team 	Pts 	+/-
1 	 	701 	
2 	 	405 	
3 	 	320 	
4 	 	216 	
5 	 	181 	
6 	 	155 	
7 	 	30 	
8 	 	10 	
9 	 	2 	
10 	 	0 	
11 	 	0 	
==Notes==
==External links==
* Race highlights
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