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Story of the race: Hamilton excels again as Valtteri Bottas finishes the season winless

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 was momentarily trapped inside it while it caught fire. The car was resting against a barrier but the Halo would have obstructed a quick exit -- one of the things critics of the device said earlier in the year. That will need to be given serious consideration in future as the FIA works on an evolution of the device for future seasons.