Lewis Hamilton's second Formula 1 world title

Perhaps Lewis Hamilton's greatest strength this year, a key to the second title that he won at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday, was that he always believed he would do it. Through all the difficult times - and there were plenty this year for Hamilton, despite the overwhelming superiority of the Mercedes car - faith was his crutch.

Hamilton has been waiting for a car this good for years, but was soon on the back foot, as an engine problem in the season's first race meant he had a win's worth of points to make up before he had even got going. He put a brave face on it, but that was hard to take, because he knew already that team-mate Nico Rosberg was his only opposition for the title.