Nico Hulkenberg crossed the finish line in Abu Dhabi feeling good about his final outing with Renault, although the German believed that circumstances had deprived him of a points finish. Hulkenberg's first stint on the soft tyre saw him maintain his position among the top ten and trailing McLaren's Lando Norris and teammate Daniel Ricciardo. The German moved up the order when the pit stop rotations kicked off but lost time in the latter part of his first stint when he was passed by the charging Mercedes of Valtteri Bottas who had had started on the back row of the grid. Unfortunately, the lost ground allowed Norris to undercut the Renault driver when the latter switched to the medium...
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