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Charles Leclerc said it hurt to not deliver Ferrari the constructors' championship after running McLaren close at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Lando Norris praised McLaren's "special day" as it clinched its first constructors' championship since 1998.

Lewis Hamilton admitted it was "hard to let go" to his Mercedes after Formula 1's most successful driver-team partnership came to a fitting end.

Lewis Hamilton finished his Mercedes career with an impressive comeback, clinching fourth place after starting 16th at the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

McLaren has secured this year's constructors' championship, marking the team's first Formula 1 title since Lewis Hamilton won the driver's championship in 2008.

Sergio Pérez retired on the second lap of what looks likely to be his final race for Red Bull at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

The odds appear stacked against Ferrari in their quest for a first championship since 2008, but Charles Leclerc said there's no reason a miracle cannot happen at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Lando Norris admitted he turned down offers to leave McLaren in the past, and on Sunday his loyalty could pay off as the team are on the brink of winning its first Formula 1 constructors' championship since 1998.

McLaren are back on the brink, but this time Formula 1's second most successful team are one step away from returning to the top rather than being at risk of financial failure.

Lewis Hamilton will start his final race for Mercedes at the back end of the grid after being eliminated from Q1 in Abu Dhabi.