Lewis Hamilton wins in Abu Dhabi McLaren's Lewis Hamilton returned to form to win the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix as Sebastian Vettel retired. Hamilton was gifted the lead when Red Bull's world champion retired on the opening lap because of a puncture going through the second corner. Ferrari's Fernando Alonso pushed hard and tried to take the lead at the final pit stop but Hamilton was too strong. McLaren's Jenson Button took third from Red Bull's Mark Webber while Paul di Resta was ninth for Force India. Hamilton said on arrival in Abu Dhabi that winning the final two races here and in Brazil would help turn around a difficult season in which he has struggled on and off the track. "He just turned it on here and looked like the old Lewis again," said BBC F1 commentator Martin Brundle.