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Overtake of the Year: Rosberg on Verstappen in Abu Dhabi

There were many great overtakes during the course of the 2016 season, with Max Verstappen architect of many, but it was Nico Rosberg's crucial move on the young Dutchman at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix that got the nod. Rosberg went onto the decisive season finale knowing, that if Lewis Hamilton won the race, he had to finish on the podium at Yas Marina to clinch the title. The pressure was immense and he knew that any slip-up or a strategy blip would cost him dearly. On lap 20 when he dived into the inside of the Red Bull driver, at the end of the back straight, to make a bid for second place through Turn 8 – it was a ballsy move. He ambushed Verstappen from way back, but the teenager...
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