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Hamilton salutes Verstappen, but 'proud' of Mercedes team campaign

Lewis Hamilton praised newly crowned F1 world champion Max Verstappen following his defeat at the hands of the Dutchman in Sunday's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, but also commended his team for its performance this season. Hamilton looked on course to securing a record eighth world title, having dominating proceedings at Yas Marina from the outset. But a safety car deployed with five laps to go following a crash by Williams' Nicholas Latifi turned the race on its head. Verstappen opted to stop during the neutralization for a fresh set of soft tyres, and that choice proved crucial as it left the Dutchman in Hamilton's wake at the restart but on faster tyres, a state of affairs that left little...
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