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F1 2018: The end of season awards

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Watch back through some of the Sky Sports F1 team's best moments this season

Picking out some of the most memorable moments of the year - and have your say at the bottom of the page...

Angry bust-up of the year: Max Verstappen v Esteban Ocon. No contest.

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A furious Max Verstappen remonstrates with Esteban Ocon following their clash during the Brazilian GP which saw Verstappen lose the lead

Backgammon chat of the year: Sebastian Vettel certainly had a few stories to share when he met Ted in Canada!

Comeback of the year: Welcome back, Robert Kubica. Force India also deserve credit for returning from the financial abyss, and then finishing fifth and sixth in their first race as a 'new' team in Belgium.

Driver of the year: Lewis Hamilton is now a five-time champion, barely made a mistake on-track, and won 11 of the season's 21 races despite not always having the fastest car.

Alternative driver of the year: Well, you voted for Sergey Sirotkin!

Drivers' briefing of the year: Farewell, Fernando Alonso.

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Engine of the year: Ferrari made huge strides in 2018.

F1 Show moment of the year: Take your pick!

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Watch back through some of the funny and exciting moments of the F1 Show 2018

False accusation of the year: "I think Ericsson hit us!" - Haas to Romain Grosjean at the Azerbaijan GP. Comedy gold.

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Romain Grosjean crashes into the wall while running behind the Safety Car in the Azerbaijan GP, and Haas then try to blame Marcus Ericsson!

Flag waver of the year: Winnie Harlow. Just a shame it came a lap too early..

Football celebration in an F1 paddock of the year: The sun was shining at Silverstone. England were shining at the World Cup. And Johnny Herbert got soaked in the post-qualy celebrations.

Golf shot of the year: The word Lance Stroll needed here was: "For!"

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Ian Poulter takes on Williams F1 driver Lance Stroll - but who can chip it closer to the brake marker board? Actually who can keep it within the circuit?

Interview of the year: Never change, Kimi Raikkonen.

Lap of the year: Hamilton and Mercedes were by no means favourites in Singapore, but he outpaced closest challenger Verstappen by 0.3s and title rival Vettel by more than half a second. The title-winning lap?

Alternative lap of the year: Max Verstappen in Canada. Purely for how much it shocked Daniel Ricciardo.

Long wait of the year: The Italian GP was in September. Haas found out that they had officially lost Grosjean's sixth place in November.

Mistake of the year: Vettel was heading towards a 17-point advantage in the championship before sinking his Ferrari into the gravel at his home German GP. Hamilton never looked back.

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Sebastian Vettel crashes out of the German GP while leading

Mistake of the year II: Ferrari for trialing new parts on their car, to ill-effect, at the most crucial stage of the season. They found their pace again soon after reverting back to their previous spec. Funny that.

Most improved team of the year: Sauber started the season as perennial backmarkers, but end it as a leading midfield runner.

Optimistic quote of the year: Alonso, after finishing fifth in McLaren-Renault's first race in Australia: "Hopefully from Bahrain we will see another step forward and Red Bull will be the next target." Ouch.

Overtake of the year: Vettel's swoop to take the lead off Bottas in Silverstone was majestic. But any of Ricciardo's in China are also contenders!

Picture of the year: Remember when the introduction of the Halo was criticised? Leclerc was certainly thankful for it when Alonso's McLaren catapulted over the top of him at Spa.

Publication of the year: Never change, Kimi Raikkonen. Part Two.

Qualifier of the year: Alonso 21. Vandoorne 0.

Sportsmanship of the year: Hamilton and Vettel: F1's respectful rivals.

Race of the year: The Chinese GP. Ricciardo rose from sixth to first in the space of 10 laps - but there were a lot of spectacular races to choose from!

Rookie of the year: Leclerc was so impressive in his debut campaign that he will become Ferrari's second-youngest F1 driver in history next year.

Shock announcement of the year: Ricciardo joining Renault. Because who really saw that coming?

Team of the year: They overcame their toughest challenge of the hybrid era to make history. Mercedes are arguably the most impressive team in sport, let alone F1.

Team radio of the year: Any of these...

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Watch back through this season’s best team radio chat of 2018

Unexpected bombshell of the year: When Alonso claimed Red Bull tried to sign him for next season. The paddock was certainly an interesting place to be that weekend!

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Fernando Alonso claims Red Bull have offered him seats at the team on numerous occasions over the years, but Christian Horner denies this. Who's telling the truth?

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