“At the moment it just feels like another championship for me, I don’t look at it as a multiple,” Hamilton said on Thursday. The Mercedes driver, who has won six of the last seven championships, has surpassed several of Schumacher’s records, including the German’s mark for most pole positions and most grand prix victories, and now has another within his reach.
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Should Hamilton win this weekend, the 36-year-old will become the first driver to claim eight F1 World Championship titles, breaking the record he currently shares with Michael Schumacher. “Max has done an exceptional job - you can argue that they both deserve to win for different reasons but hopefully it’s a clean and fair race and the best man wins.” when you look back at the start, Max won three of the first four races when Red Bull were clearly the quickest package out there.
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“What he’s achieved, especially recently, has been pretty exceptional, and to even be in the fight (at all) when Red Bull had such a far superior car at the start of the year. “I’d love to see Lewis win,” said Russell. “In a way, but that’s my opinion, Mercedes deserve the constructors’ championship because the car is superior and Max, maybe overall in the year, was driving one step ahead of everyone.”įormer world champion Kimi Raikkonen said if he had to pick a winner, it would be “the Red Bull to win it, just something different, you know.” Williams driver George Russell, meanwhile, said he backs fellow Brit Hamilton. “We saw the lap in Jeddah: until he touched the wall in the last corner, that lap was coming from Max, not from the Red Bull. “Max is driving, in my opinion, one step ahead of all of us,” he said. Two-time world champion Fernando Alonso also tipped Verstappen for the title, saying the Dutchman has had the better year overall. I’m not sure they’re going to finish the race but I think Red Bull and Max will get it.” “I think Max will have the edge in the end. “It’s just an amazing time for the entire F1 community, and our sport in general, and mostly I’m really excited to see what’s going to happen this weekend. “I was like, woah, that was a great race to watch in terms of the battles they give us and how close it gets between the two and how far they’re pushing the limits between each other,” said the Frenchman.
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The duo have indeed injected a great deal of excitement into Formula One this year and even their fellow drivers are intrigued by what might unfold in Abu Dhabi.ĪlphaTauri’s Pierre Gasly said that when he returned his hotel after the race in Jeddah last Sunday he immediately watched the highlights. “I think we’ve raced really well together already the whole year and I think we put on a great show for everyone at the end of the day, so hopefully we can do that again here.”Īrriving at the final race weekend of 2021 level on points at the top of the driver standings?ġ2 months ago, didn't think it would be possible #AbuDhabiGP #F1 /b92NatJdBl I will do, of course, everything to win and win the championship ultimately, whatever is necessary in terms of points.
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Verstappen, winner of nine races so far this season, believes he has been unfairly treated by the stewards during recent events and said it is clear that “for me there are different rules, compared to some other drivers out there.”
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“At the end of the day I do believe that everyone here racing comes to win I’d like to believe everyone wants to do it the right way, so I don’t even let that creep into my mind.” “Just going into the weekend, I don’t put any energy towards that sort of thing,” Hamilton said on Thursday. Given how intense the rivalry between Hamilton and Verstappen has grown these past few months, many expect the championship to be decided by a collision rather than an incident-free race on Sunday, but the title contenders played down such thoughts. With the top two drivers arriving to Abu Dhabi equal on points in the standings, and their teams, Mercedes and Red Bull, also battling to the end for the constructors’ title, everything is on the line in the UAE capital. Drivers hope for clean race as both championships come down to the wire Here are six storylines to to look out for.ġ. All eyes will be on Yas Marina Circuit this weekend as the fierce Formula One battle between Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen reaches its climax with the closing Grand Prix of the season.