Red Bull Racing's Mark Webber was left 🦋bitterly disappointed after 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 onl𓆏y qualifying fifth, 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 for𝓡 the popular 34-year-old and he was understandably pretty downbeat at the chequered flag.

"It was a big day and we had the chance to do something incredibly unique, but iℱn the end it didn't turn ꦜout for us," Webber lamented.

"Earlie🦂r 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 hardest 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 righ𝄹t and I fully congratulate him on the World Championship.

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

"I feel I have driven very well forཧ 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 sometimes.

"There have been quite a few emotions 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 hav꧋e great guys around me.

"I think two championships for ꩵthe team is no൲t bad and I'll be fighting again next season."