F1 GP Abu Dhabi, 29 November 2015

2. LC. Hamilton       1. N. Rosberg       3. K. Raikkönen

Nico Rosberg ends season on a high with third straight victory
Yas Marina          [29 November 2015]

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Nico Rosberg beat teammate Lewis Hamilton to victory at the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, signing off his year in style with a hat-trick of victories.

The battle between the Mercedes drivers was fairly routine to start with, but took a twist at the second pit stops when Hamilton attempted an alternative strategy. Ultimately he finished 8.2s shy of team-mate Rosberg, but led for ten laps in the middle of the race as he attempted to switch to a one-stop strategy before being ordered to pit for a more conventional two-stop. Although the gamble did not pay off, it injected an element of intrigue in an otherwise dull race in which the top three finished as they started with Kimi Raikkönen in third.  

 

F1 GP Brazil, 15 November 2015

2. LC. Hamilton       1. N. Rosberg       3. S. Vettel

Nico Rosberg holds off Lewis Hamilton for victory in Brazil
Interlagos          [15 November 2015]

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Nico Rosberg took his fifth win of the season and secured second place in the drivers' championship, following a tense race-long battle with Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton at the Brazilian Grand Prix.

Even though Rosberg and Hamilton did not go wheel-to-wheel again after a scrap into the first corner, Hamilton kept the pressure on his team-mate for most of the race as they adopted near identical three-stop strategies. Hamilton's best chance came in the second stint as he got within 0.5s of Rosberg and hounded him through the opening sector of the lap, but with overtaking opportunities few and far between at Interlagos, he was unable to find the extra two car lengths he needed to make a move under braking. Hamilton eventually settled for second place after backing off in the closing stages and dropping 7.7s off his team-mate.  

 

F1 GP Mexico, 1 November 2015

2. LC. Hamilton       1. N. Rosberg       3. V. Bottas

Nico Rosberg holds off Lewis Hamilton to win in Mexico
Mexico City          [1 November 2015]

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Nico Rosberg took his first race win since the Austrian Grand Prix in June after holding off Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton for victory in Mexico.

Rosberg had to contend with a change in strategy midway through the race and a late safety car period, but apart from a small mistake at Turn 7 12 laps from the end, he made the victory look routine. Hamilton got closest to his team-mate into the first corner but couldn't make a move stick, and on a track where it is difficult to stay close to the car in front, he was unable to pose a real threat to Rosberg's lead over the remaining 71 laps.