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Summary Lewis Hamilton showed signs of his old self as he stormed to victory in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Lewis Hamilton produced a near-flawless performance when he took full advantage of the early retirement of double world champion Sebastian Vettel to win a sizzling day-night Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.Driving his McLaren with measured assurance and great speed, the 26-year-old Englishman dominated from the second corner of the opening lap to the finish as he claimed his third win of a troubled season and 17th of his career.He started second, but took the lead within a few hundred metres when 24-year-old German Vettels Red Bull suffered a puncture to his right-rear tyre and forced him to swerve off the Yas Marina circuit.Hamilton streaked by and took a lead he relinquished only twice briefly during the pit-stops as he delivered one of the most accomplished performances of his 89 races in Formula One.Two-time champion Spaniard Fernando Alonso came home second for Ferrari, wiping away some of the memories of a nightmare race in 2010 when his title challenge was wrecked by strategic mistakes.Briton Jenson Button in the second McLaren fought through to finish third ahead of Vettels Red Bull team-mate Australian Mark Webber and fifth-placed Brazilian Felipe Massa in the second Ferrari.German Nico Rosberg led compatriot and Mercedes team-mate seven-time champion Michael Schumacher home in sixth and seventh places with another German, Adrian Sutil, finishing eighth ahead of his Force India team-mate rookie Briton Paul Di Resta.Japanese Kamui Kobayashi of Sauber finished 10th just beating his team-mate Mexican Serigo Perez into the final points-scoring position.
