WE are approaching this season's chequered flag as drivers battle it out for the last time at the F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix – and Max Verstappen is the hot favourite to make it win No.19.
The Red Bull racer will start the grid on pole after cruising to victory in Saturday's qualifying.
While Lewis Hamilton is in need of a miracle to end his torrid winless run as he begins the race down in 11th.
- Start time: 1pm GMT
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- TV channel: Sky Sports F1
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- By Kieran Davies
The nice guy of the F1 circuit
McLaren and in particular Lando Norris have really flourished in the second half of this year's race calendar.
Norris is eternally like by all the other drivers and says all the right things in his media duties.
In a few races, he has put pressure on Verstappen in sections of the race and will be hoping to do so in the final event of the season today.
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Alonso ageing like a fine wine
At 43-years-old, Fernando Alonso has already stepped away from F1 once but was drawn back to it like a moth to a flame.
There is talk that Aston Martin want to extend his contract beyond 2024.
The driver has said he will make a decision after he sees how it feels at the end of next season.
Alonso has got eight podium finishes this season and will be looking to sign off on a high in Abu Dhabi today.
- By Kieran Davies
How the drivers line up on the grid
This is how we shape up for the start of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix:
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Ferrari looking to secure second place
As we head into the final race, one of the greatest battles to play out will be for second place in the constructor’s championship.
Currently, Mercedes is just four points ahead of Ferrari.
With the form of Charles Leclerc of late, he will be hoping he can secure the points for his team to seal second place.
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Red Bull director has costly qualifying session
Helmut Marko had bet Christian Horner 500 euros that Max Verstappen would not finish on the first row of the grid for the Grand Prix.
The Dutch driver put in one of his usual impressive performances to pip Charles Leclerc to first place on the grid for the race.
“Helmut learnt his lesson, never bet against me” Verstappen exclaimed after qualifying.
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Welcome to the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
The final race of the F1 season is upon us, after a campaign that has been all about one person.
Max Verstappen has dominated the sport once again and has been in a different league to his competitors as they seemed unable to challenge him in most races.
It seems apt that we head into the final race of the season with the Dutch driver on pole position as he looks to go out with a bang despite struggling in most of qualifying.
Charles Leclerc continued his good form in the second half of the season as he finished just behind the Red Bull in second place on the grid.
McLaren continued to impress as Oscar Piastri finished in third place and his teammate Lando Norris managed to get fifth spot after a slide on one turn cost him the chance to challenge for the top places.
The Mercedes of George Russell finished in fourth spot while Lewis Hamilton continued to fail to impress as he finished eleventh on the grid, outside the top ten for the second race in a row.
Yuki Tsunoda finished in sixth place in what was an impressive result for AlphaTauri and they will be hoping he can take this form into the race itself.
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