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november 24, 2014 - Pirelli formula1

Pirelli - Formula 1, Lewis Hamilton claims his first championship title with Pirelli tyres

Formula One - Lewis Hamilton claimed the second drivers’ championship of his career but his first on Pirelli tyres after winning the title decider in Abu Dhabi, using a two-stop strategy. The Mercedes driver started on the P Zero Red supersoft tyre from second on the grid, but took the lead at the start before completing two stints on the P Zero Yellow soft.

The 16th win for Mercedes this season has broken the all-time record of 15 previously held by Ferrari and McLaren. Hamilton also becomes the first Mercedes world champion since Juan Manuel Fangio, having claimed 11 victories in total this year.

During the closing stages of the race, Hamilton was challenged by Williams driver Felipe Massa, who used a different two-stop strategy to him. Massa started on the supersoft from fourth on the grid, switched to the soft, and then ran the final 13 laps on the supersoft again, which was around a second per lap faster than the soft...

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