Turns 5 and 6 make up a slow, left-right chicane, with the drivers braking to approximately 95 km/h by the entrance to Turn 6. These three turns form a tight, technical section. Turn 2 is a quick left-hander, taken at 255 km/h, with the drivers building speed through the sweeping, right-hand Turn 3 before hitting 300 km/h on the run to Turn 5. Following another short blast, Turns 2, 3 and 4 form a fast, flowing section. You need a car that is very stable at the rear to make the most of the braking zones."Ĭheck out the official F1 circuit guide video to see a lap from a driver's perspective.Īfter a relatively short pit straight, Turn 1 is a third-gear, 155-km/h left-hander. It's a very fast track, with big braking zones and quick changes of direction. "The facilities at the track are impressive and I've always liked racing there. "Abu Dhabi is a cool place and the fans we meet come from all over the world," said Sergio Perez, according to Force India's race preview. It hosted its first F1 race in 2009, and this will be the fifth time the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix has been the final race of the season. The 5.554-kilometre Yas Marina Circuit is set just outside the city of Abu Dhabi on the coast of the Persian Gulf. Keep reading for a full race-weekend preview, including TV times, championship standings, a circuit map and guide, tyre and DRS information, weather forecast, odds and session times. Let's hope for an equally thrilling finish this weekend. Button won the drivers' championship with Brawn in 2009 and Massa nearly took the title in 2008, before a stunning, final-lap sequence allowed Hamilton to snatch it on the final corner. Meanwhile, this will be the final F1 race for two stalwarts of the grid: McLaren's Jenson Button and Williams' Felipe Massa. Rosberg's car has been relatively bulletproof this season-can it hold up for one more race? He started on pole in that race, with an outside shot at stealing the title from Hamilton, but engine problems relegated him to 14th place, while his team-mate won the race and the championship. In the back of Rosberg's mind, though, will be the 2014 season finale, also held in the Gulf city. Now, at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi, Rosberg needs just a third-place finish, even if his team-mate wins, to secure his first championship. Rosberg has the advantage, sitting 12 points ahead in the drivers' standings, but Hamilton has won the last three races, albeit with Rosberg knowing he just had to finish second in each of them to clinch the title. After the longest season in Formula One history, the 21st and final race will decide the world championship between Mercedes team-mates Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg.
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