Lewis Hamilton was delighted to finish on a high after he defied starting from the back end of the grid to pip teammate George Russell to fourth place in his final race for Mercedes.

Lando Norris won the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix to ensure McLaren held off Ferrari and won their first Formula 1 constructors’ championship for 26 years.

But Hamilton, who joins Ferrari next season, provided a dramatic sub-plot by responding to Mercedes race engineer Peter Bonnington’s trademark call to action in the closing stages.