Red Bull Racing's Mark Webber was left bitterly disappointed afte𝓀r missing out on the F1 🔯2010 drivers' title today in Abu Dhabi.

The Aussie was in a good position at the start of the weekend, just eight points behind Fernando Alonso. However after only qualifying fif💯🥂th, things went from bad to worse in the race and he eventually finished in eighth - a decision to stop for tyres on lap 11 just adding to his woe and dropping him further out of contention.

Indeed overall it was a race to forget for the popular 34-year-old and he was ꩵunderstandably pretty d𝄹ownbeat at the chequered flag.

"It was a big day and we had the chance to do something incꦯredibly unique, but in t🔜he end it didn't turn out for us," Webber lamented.

"Earlier in the race we knew we had to roll the dice and go for it with🌱 the strategy, but it left us exposed and Fernando covered us. I tried my absolute hardesꦬt and we did everything we could, but in the end it wasn't enough.

"You've got to take your hat off to Sebastian [Vettel - my team-mate though], he's done a great job all year and to lead the Championship at the last race, he's🦂 got the timing right and I fully congratulate him on the World Championship.

"I was in 🃏with a chance of winning the Championship until the last race, so I must have been doing something right and in the end there are a lot of positives.

"I feel I have driven very well for most of the season and that's the most important thing to me. This weekend didn't turn out and it's a shame, but it's a good time to reflect in the next few weeks and look back at the highs and the lows but that's the way the sport is somet🅘imes.

"There have been quite a few emotions𒅌 over the last couple of weeks; when you come 🥂so close to the top and just miss out, it's a shame, but I tried my absolute hardest and I have great guys around me.

"I think two championships for the team is not bad and I'll be fighting againඣ next season."