He enters the final round of "Formula 1", equal in points with Verstappen
The keys to Hamilton's eighth victory in the "Yas Marina" race
British driver Lewis Hamilton participated in last year's edition of Yas Marina Circuit.
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Britain's Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes-AMJ driver.
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Dutch Max Verstappen driver for Red Bull-Honda.
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The British driver, Lewis Hamilton, captain of the Mercedes-AMJ team, seeks to confirm his eligibility as the most winning driver at the Yas Marina Circuit, when he competes the day after tomorrow, the "Etihad Airways Grand Prix", the final rounds of the Formula 1 World Championship, with the ambition of achieving victory Sixth on this circuit after his victories in 2011, 2014, 2016, 2018, and 2019, which will ensure him clinch the world champion title for the eighth time in his career.
Hamilton, the most successful driver in Formula 1 history, with 103 victories in his career, faces major challenges in the ability to continue achieving victories at the Yas Marina Circuit, especially by the champion of last year's edition in Yas and his challenger in the world championship for the current season, the Dutch driver Max Verstappen. Red Bull, who enters the race sharing the lead in the overall standings with Hamilton with 369.5 points each, in an exciting scenario that only happened once in the history of "Formula 1", in 1974, when the contenders for the British world title, Jack Stewart, and Brazilian Emerson Vitabeldi entered the race. They share the same balance of points (71 points).
Hamilton is seeking, starting today in the free and second practice, to benefit from the characteristics of the Yas Marina Circuit and find the ideal tuning criteria that are in line with the new modifications to the track, which is expected to add more enthusiasm and overtaking opportunities on its 5298-kilometre track, especially since the modifications are relatively In the interest of the Mercedes-AMJ team cars, which are driven by Hamilton, which have been distinguished this season by their superior performance at high speeds and fast corners, better than the cars of the Red Bull-Honda team, driven by the Dutchman Verstappen, and have the advantage in terms of dynamic factors. Aerobic at the expense of speed, and the ability to overcome slow corners better than its competitor «Mercedes».
On the other hand, the Dutch driver Verstappen enters the Yas Marina race, with the only option of repeating last year’s scenario, and snatching a victory that will give him the world champion title for the first time in his career, and the Red Bull team driver is armed with the great experiences he gained this season, especially since the most successful In the 2021 races with nine victories, Hamilton was satisfied with winning the current season in eight races.
The final leg of the "Etihad Airways Award" arrives, after a busy season of dramatic events that brought together Hamilton and his challenger Verstappen, in the past rounds, the most prominent of which was the 14th round at the Italian circuit of Monza, when Hamilton suffered a collision from Verstappen that led to their withdrawal together from The race, before the fraught atmosphere escalated even between the camps of the two teams "Mercedes" and "Red Bull", the last of which was the last round in the historic first appearance of the championship at the circuit in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, when the two drivers exchanged friction more than once, and one of them almost led to their withdrawal from the race, Especially after the front of Hamilton's car collided with the rear of his rival's car, before the Briton took the lead and won the race.
Concert upgrade packages for 195 dirhams
The organizers of the Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix are urging concert lovers who hold race tickets to hurry up to upgrade to the Golden Circle, and not to miss the opportunity to enjoy the distinctive festive atmosphere of the after-race parties, which are hosted by a group of top international singing stars. The prices of the upgrade packages to the Golden Circle start from 195 dirhams.
Exposition race with 10 cars "second generation"
Yas Marina Circuit is witnessing a global event represented by the first appearance of the highly anticipated second generation (T-42 Tatus Formula 4) cars, when 10 cars of the “Formula 4” UAE Championship will participate in an exhibition race, as part of the teams and drivers’ preparations for the start of the new season in January.
Verstappen hopes perfect tuning for his car... and his inauguration as the "34 Champion"
Max Verstappen, the driver of the Red Bull-Honda team, nicknamed the "Flying Dutchman", launches today at the Yas Marina Circuit the free trials for the "Etihad Airways Grand Prix", which starts the day after tomorrow, with the ambition to find the ideal tuning standards for his car in a way that gives him the advantage. To grab the title of the 13th edition in the Abu Dhabi race, which will guarantee him the title of world champion drivers in the "Formula 1" racing championship, and join the list of the other three drivers who were given this circuit the world championship title, after Sebastian Vettel in 2010, and Lewis Hamilton In the 2014 edition, the last of them was German Nico Rosberg in 2016.
Verstappen aspires from the Yas Marina Circuit gate in the final round of the Formula 1 racing season, to become the 34th historical champion in the championship records, but the Dutchman's ambitions collide with the legitimate aspirations of British world champion Lewis Hamilton, driver of the Mercedes-AMJ team (7 titles) in Winning the race too.
• The expected excitement scenario at the Yas circuit between Hamilton and Verstappen has not been repeated since 1974.
• The modifications to Yas Circuit are relatively in the interest of Mercedes-AMJ cars.
To see a comparison of Hamilton and Verstappen's performance in the 2021 races, please click on this link.
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