Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg head into the last round of the Formula One season in Abu Dhabi separated by just 17 points. Ahead of the season finale, Sportsmail charters five key moments from a pulsating duel which has caught the imagination both on, and off, the track. Bahrain Grand Prix (Hamilton 1st, Rosberg 2nd) After Lewis Hamilton’s early retirement at the opening race of the season in Australia, and his dominant victory in Malaysia, the Battle in Bahrain – dubbed the ‘race of the century’ – gave us our first real taste of the incredible pace of the Mercedes.
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Just 17 points separate Lewis Hamilton in first and Nico Rosberg in second
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Ahead of the season finale in Abu Dhabi, we look at five key moments
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The 'race of the century' came in Bahrain, which Hamilton won
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Rosberg pipped Hamilton to the Monaco Grand Prix in late May
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Hamilton and Rosberg clashed in Belgium, and the Brit had to retire
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Hamilton won from Rosberg in Monza after early mistakes from the German
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Rosberg kept in touch with Hamilton by winning in Brazil
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Double points are up for grabs in Abu Dhabi on Sunday
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