With the rain continuing to pour down, it was finally race time and it was going to be a stormy one. When the lights went out, both Hamilton and Rosberg were eager to take an early lead, which looked to belong to Rosberg since he was starting on Pole Position. However, it was Lewis Hamilton that managed to get around his team-mate and lead the pack. Rosberg found Hamilton to be too aggressive, as the two did make slight contact, but neither car was damaged.
Both Will Stevens and Romain Grosjean were victims of early-lap contact and both were forced to retire from the race with too much damage to their cars to continue. Their team-mates however were a bit more lucky. Pastor Maldonado finished the race in 8th and brought home 4 points for the Lotus-Mercedes team. Alexander Rossi, driving in his home race, finished 12th, making the team beyond proud.
Former team-mates, Fernando Alonso & Felipe Massa made contact and Massa had to later retire from the race with suspension damage, the same thing his team-mate, Valtteri Bottas, retired from earlier on in the race. A bad race day for the Williams-Mercedess team.
Force India looked to have a good end to the race with both their drivers in the top 10, however, Hulkenberg faced some mechanical issues with his car and while trying to pass Daniel Ricciardo, he ended up colliding with him and he spun out and crashed. He emerged from the car uninjured, but his race was over. Perez was able to finish in 5th and bring 10 points to the team.
Daniil Kvyat & Kimi Raikkonen both had crashes. Raikkonen's due to a brake issue and Kvyat's due to losing control of the car - And neither got to finish the race. An unfortunate end to good running. Meanwhile, Vettel was eagerly trying to hold on to second place. If he did, Lewis Hamilton wouldn't be able to be crowned F1 World Champion just yet. However, Rosberg was able to pass Vettel for 2nd and keep the position until the end of the race.
A great day for McLaren-Honda with both cars finishing and Jenson Button able to bring home 8 points for the team, while Alonso unfortunately struggled with an engine issue and brought the car home in 11th, just one place away from a championship point.
Sauber had mixed results with Nasr finishing in the points and Ericsson having his race ended to electronic issues. The two team-mates made contact with one another during the race, although this did not lead to Ericsson's retirement, Monisha Kaltenborn, (Team Principal), is not happy with them doing so.
Lewis Hamilton brought home the win and won his 3rd F1 World Championship. His second consecutive championship as well. He was emotional on the radio as he crossed the finish line, thanking the team and the fans and everyone involved in getting him to this point in his career.
RACE RESULTS:
1. Lewis Hamilton / Mercedes-Mercedes / Great Britain / + 25 Points
2. Nico Rosberg / Mercedes-Mercedes / Germany / + 18 Points
3. Sebastian Vettel / Ferrari-Ferrari / Germany / + 15 Points
4. Max Verstappen / Toro Rosso-Renault / Netherlands / + 12 Points
5. Sergio Perez / Force India-Mercedes / Mexico / + 10 Points
6. Jenson Button / McLaren-Honda / Great Britain / + 8 Points
7. Carlos Sainz / Toro Rosso-Renault / Spain / + 6 Points
8. Pastor Maldonado / Lotus-Mercedes / Venezuela / + 4 Points
9. Felipe Nasr / Sauber-Ferrari / Brazil / + 2 Points
10. Daniel Ricciardo / Red Bull-Renault / Australia / + 1 Point
11. Fernando Alonso / McLaren-Honda / Spain /
12. Alexander Rossi / Manor-Ferrari / America /
RETIRED - Daniil Kvyat / Red Bull-Renault / Russia / Accident
RETIRED - Nico Hulkenberg / Force India-Mercedes / Germany / Accident Damage
RETIRED - Marcus Ericsson / Sauber-Ferrari / Sweden / Electrics
RETIRED - Kimi Raikkonen / Ferrari-Ferrari / Finland / Brakes
RETIRED - Felipe Massa / Williams-Mercedes / Brazil / Suspension
RETIRED - Romain Grosjean / Lotus-Mercedes / France / Accident Damage
RETIRED - Valtteri Bottas / Williams-Mercedes / Finland / Suspension
RETIRED - Will Stevens / Manor-Ferrari / Great Britain / Accident Damage
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