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In Pictures: Abu Dhabi 2017

Valtteri Bottas wins the last race of the 2017 Formula Season, the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix! Two 4-time world champions, Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel, completed the podium.

After a thrilling qualifying on late Saturday evening, it was the usual trio of Sebastian Vettel, Lewis Hamilton, and Valtteri Bottas, the fastest three; it was Bottas who started on Pole with teammate Hamilton alongside and Vettel right behind him.

The race saw few incidents and not a lot of action, nevertheless, it settled some of the remaining position races, Renault took sixth place in the constructors' championship from Toro Rosso, and Kimi Raikkonen fourth place in the drivers' championship. 

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Right after the podium ceremonies, F1 presented the new logo for 2018 onward, here it is in white and black backgrounds: