He'll do it this weekend as he secures his record-setting eighth Drivers Championship. The first two sectors should heavily favor Mercedes, meaning Hamilton will build up a solid gap to Verstappen before the Dutch driver gains time on his rival in the final sector.Īs has been the case in recent races, if we're siding with the books and believing Hamilton will be the quickest driver around Yas Marina, we're going to chase the additional value of him topping both qualifying and the race.
The recent form of both driver and car suggests Hamilton will be victorious at Yas Marina, and the odds reflect that. The race he didn't take pole at, in Brazil, instead saw him overtake every single car over the course of the sprint race and Grand Prix in one of the best weekends of his storied career. Hamilton has won three straight races and taken pole at the last two, as well. Early in the season, the opposite was true, then it was heavily track-dependant, but at this stage, the upgrades Mercedes implemented have clearly worked wonders - and given their lead driver the needed edge in an incredible title fight. It has been clear for a while, and evidenced by Lewis Hamilton's resurgence in the Drivers' Championship and Mercedes pulling away in the Constructors' Championship, that Mercedes have the dominant car over Red Bull. F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix tips and picks Tip: Fastest qualifier and race win - Lewis Hamilton (+150) Otherwise, it features a fairly simple, short first sector, and a complicated series of turns in the final sector. The circuit's middle sector features two long straights within DRS zones, which has often been the cause of straightforward races here. The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix is at Yas Marina Circuit, on Yas Island outside of Abu Dhabi. F1 has raced at Yas Marina since 2009, when the circuit debuted on the calendar as the first night race, and has been the frequent final spot on the schedule. Where is the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix taking place?
His car has proven to be superior to those of his competitors all year long, and he knows how to get every bit out of it.Odds courtesy of bet365 on December 11. The German racer won three races in a row before this race. He's won the F1 Championship three years running and is currently 60 points ahead of Fernando Alonso in this year's standings with just six races left in the season, having won seven of 13 races so far.Īs noted by Sky Sports F1, he appears to be unstoppable right now-especially after smoking his competition during qualifying in South Korea this weekend: At the age of 26, Vettel is already a racing legend.
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