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Detailed explanation-1: -The race was won by Lewis Hamilton.

Detailed explanation-2: -Nico Rosberg won his only World Drivers’ Championship title in the final race of the season. With nine wins and seven other podiums, Rosberg beat teammate and defending World Champion Lewis Hamilton by five points, ending Hamilton’s 2 year dominance.

Detailed explanation-3: -World champions. There has only been one Formula One World Champion from Canada, Jacques Villeneuve, in the 1997 Formula One season.

Detailed explanation-4: -Unexpectedly, Nico Rosberg revealed shortly after that he would be retiring from Formula 1 after this season due to his victory. Two other iconic drivers are also retiring from the sport this season, one being the UK’s own, Jenson Button, and the other being the long-running Brazilian driver, Felipe Massa.

Detailed explanation-5: -The 2016 Constructors’ Champions are Mercedes, having dominated the season for the third consecutive year. Having won all but two races, they wrapped up the title in Japan. The 2016 Drivers’ Champion is Nico Rosberg, winning his first title with nine race wins compared to defending champion Lewis Hamilton’s ten.