6:47 AM ET Connor McDonagh 2018 title rivals Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel have taken the opportunity to swap their Formula One helmets as a mark of ”respect” following the conclusion of the season in Abu Dhabi. Hamilton and Vettel have fought each other for the drivers’ title in the last two seasons, with the

5:07 AM ET ABU DHABI — In many ways, Sunday’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix felt like the end of an era. Up and down the grid there were a number of significant departures and farewells, all of which will give the sport a different feel when it reconvenes after the winter for pre-season testing next

1:52 PM ET ABU DHABI — Lewis Hamilton credited an unconventional spot of preparation with “big brother” Will Smith for his victory at the final race of the Formula One season, the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Hamilton, crowned champion for the fifth time in October, invited his friend Smith to the race as the Hollywood

1:24 PM ET After finishing 11th in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday night, Fernando Alonso said it had not yet sunk in that he may have raced in Formula One for the last time. Alonso announced his plan to leave F1 earlier this year in order to pursue a win at the Indy

12:59 PM ET Connor McDonagh Daniel Ricciardo says there was nothing more he could have done to try and end his time with Red Bull with a podium finish at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Sunday’s race at the Yas Marina Circuit was Ricciardo’s final outing with Red Bull before making the switch to Renault

12:13 PM ET ABU DHABI — Valtteri Bottas thinks the final race of 2018 was a perfect metaphor for his entire season. ESPN rounds up the main talking points from the final grand prix of the season, where Lewis Hamilton claimed his 11th win of the campaign. Bottas finished a distant fifth position at the

11:06 AM ET ESPN rounds up the main talking points from the final grand prix of the season, where Lewis Hamilton claimed his 11th win of the campaign and Fernando Alonso bowed out of the sport after 17 years. Shock: Seeing Nico Hulkenberg’s car flip over was pretty scary, but more concerning was that he

8:56 AM ET ABU DHABI — Nico Hulkenberg was involved in a scary, fiery accident at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix when his car was knocked into a scary barrel roll on the opening lap. Hulkenberg clipped the front of Romain Grosjean’s Haas car at the chicane at the end of the long backstraight at

3:52 AM ET ABU DHABI — Daniel Ricciardo says he will be in attack mode for his final race with Red Bull. Sunday’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix is Ricciardo’s last before switching to Renault for 2019 — he will start from fifth on the grid. The Australian had a strong start to the current campaign,

5:27 AM ET ABU DHABI — Fernando Alonso says he wants to be “invisible” until his farewell Formula One weekend is done and dusted. In an exclusive interview, Fernando Alonso gives his reasons for leaving F1 and explains why he has no plans to come back. Fernando Alonso is leaving F1 with just two world