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Last year's race

Max Verstappen won from pole in an uneventful race. Meanwhile Lewis Hamilton raced while still recovering from covid symptons

Season standings
after round 21

DRIVERS
POS   DRIVER   NATIONALITY   CAR   PTS
1   Max Verstappen   NED   RED BULL RACING HONDA   369.5
2   Lewis Hamilton   GBR   MERCEDES   369.5
3   Valtteri Bottas   FIN   MERCEDES   218
4   Sergio Perez   MEX   RED BULL RACING HONDA   190
5   Charles Leclerc   MON   FERRARI   158
6   Lando Norris   GBR   MCLAREN MERCEDES   154
7   Carlos Sainz   ESP   FERRARI   149.5
8   Daniel Ricciardo   AUS   MCLAREN MERCEDES   115
9   Pierre Gasly   FRA   ALPHATAURI HONDA   100
10   Fernando Alonso   ESP   ALPINE RENAULT   77
11   Esteban Ocon   FRA   ALPINE RENAULT   72
12   Sebastian Vettel   GER   ASTON MARTIN MERCEDES   43
13   Lance Stroll   CAN   ASTON MARTIN MERCEDES   34
14   Yuki Tsunoda   JPN   ALPHATAURI HONDA   20
15   George Russell   GBR   WILLIAMS MERCEDES   16
16   Kimi Räikkönen   FIN   ALFA ROMEO RACING FERRARI   10
17   Nicholas Latifi   CAN   WILLIAMS MERCEDES   7
18   Antonio Giovinazzi   ITA   ALFA ROMEO RACING FERRARI   3
19   Mick Schumacher   GER   HAAS FERRARI   0
20   Robert Kubica   POL   ALFA ROMEO RACING FERRARI   0
21   Nikita Mazepin   RAF   HAAS FERRARI   0

CONSTRUCTORS
POS   TEAM   PTS
1   MERCEDES   587.5
2   RED BULL RACING HONDA   559.5
3   FERRARI   307.5
4   MCLAREN MERCEDES   269
5   ALPINE RENAULT   149
6   ALPHATAURI HONDA   120
7   ASTON MARTIN MERCEDES   77
8   WILLIAMS MERCEDES   23
9   ALFA ROMEO RACING FERRARI   13
10   HAAS FERRARI   0

Timetables
all times are local (GMT+4)

THURSDAY 9th DECEMBER        
Formula 1   Team Track Walks   09:00 - 11:30
Promoter Activity   Pit Lane Walk   11:45 - 14:45
Promoter Activity   YMC Track Tours   11:45 - 14:45
Formula 1   Press Conference   14:30 - 18:00
Formula 1   Formula 1 Pirelli Hot Laps   17:10 - 17:40
F1 Experiences   F1 Experiences Pit Lane Walk   18:00 - 19:00
F1 Experiences   F1 Experiences Track Tour / Grid Photo   18:00 - 20:00
F1 Experiences   F1 Experiences 'Live On The Grid'   20:00 - 22:00
         
FRIDAY 10th DECEMBER        
FIA Formula 4 UAE   Practice Session   10:35 - 11:05
FIA Formula 2   Practice Session   11:35 - 12:20
Formula 1   Practice 1   13:30 - 14:30
Formula 1   Formula 1 Pirelli Hot Laps   14:40 - 15:10
Paddock Club   Paddock Club Pit Lane Walk   14:40 - 15:40
Formula 1   Press Conference   15:00 - 16:00
Paddock Club   Paddock Club Track Tour   15:10 - 15:40
FIA Formula 4 UAE   Qualifying Session   15:55 - 16:15
Formula 1   Practice 2
17:00 - 18:00
FIA Formula 2   Qualifying Session   18:30 - 19:00
Paddock Club   Paddock Club Track Tour   19:10 - 19:40
Paddock Club   Paddock Club Pit Lane Walk   19:10 - 20:10
FIA Formula 2   Press Conference   19:30 - 20:00
         
SATURDAY 11th DECEMBER        
FIA Formula 4 UAE   First Race (25 Mins)   11:00 - 11:30
FIA Formula 2   First Race (23 Laps or 45 Mins +1 Lap)   12:20 - 13:10
Formula 1   Team Pit Stop Practice   13:20 - 13:40
FIA Formula 2   Press Conference   13:30 - 13:50
Formula 1   Practice 3   14:00 - 15:00
Paddock Club   Paddock Club Track Tour   15:15 - 15:45
Paddock Club   Paddock Club Pit Lane Walk   15:15 - 16:15
Formula 1   Formula 1 Pirelli Hot Laps   15:50 - 16:10
Formula 1   Qualifying   17:00 - 18:00
Formula 1   Press Conference   18:00 - 19:00
FIA Formula 2   Second Race (23 Laps or 45 Mins +1 Lap)   18:45 - 19:35
Paddock Club   Paddock Club Track Tour   19:50 - 20:20
Paddock Club   Paddock Club Pit Lane Walk   19:50 - 20:50
FIA Formula 2   Press Conference   19:55 - 20:25
F1 Experiences   F1 Experiences Track Tour / Grid Photo   20:30 - 21:30
         
SUNDAY 12th DECEMBER
     
FIA Formula 4 UAE   Second Race (25 Mins)   11:40 - 12:10
FIA Formula 2   Third Race (33 Laps or 60 Mins +1 Lap)   13:00 - 14:05
FIA Formula 2   F2/F3 Prize Giving Ceremony   14:10 - 14:40
Formula 1   Formula 1 Pirelli Hot Laps   14:30 - 14:50
FIA Formula 2   Press Conference   14:50 - 15:05
Paddock Club Pit   Paddock Club Pit Lane Walk   14:50 - 15:50
Formula 1   Fastest Lap & Pit Stop Of The Year Award   15:00 - 15:05
Formula 1   End Of Year F1 Drivers' Photograph   15:05 - 15:10
Formula 1   Drivers' Parade   15:20 - 15:50
Formula 1   Starting Grid Presentation   15:25 - 15:55
Formula 1   'We Race As One' Gesture   16:43 - 16:44
Formula 1   National Anthem   16:44 - 16:46
Formula 1   Grand Prix (58 Laps or 120 Mins)   17:00 - 19:00

will the stewards ruin the season finale like they did in Jeddah?

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Motorsports trend for 2024: everything is a bad taste joke now

It's going to be anticlimactic. Max cannot start due to some electronical issue on reconnaissance lap, and Hamilton cruises to dominating victory. End of story.

Hopefully the new layout is an improvement at least.

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I would not be surprised to see Mercedes put another meme ICE in Hamilton's car - with the 2 long straights, the resulting grid penalty would be made up quickly and there would be no risk of any turn 1 shenanigans either.

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Yeah, I know he's mad and I don't care. I do not care. I did not care then. I do not care now. I'm here to race him.

If it's true that tight and medium corners benefit the Red Bull more, that could be a close one.

I really hope last years form stays for Rbr, so i hope really fastest car wins, and of course clean race, who ever gets it will for sure deserve it. What a rollercoaster of a season, hopefully it will be remembered good, in a clean way. Cant wait

Max and Lewis will take each other off at T1 but not out. Hamilton recovers to win with his comedy ICE and Max comes home a frustrated 8th behind Vitaly Petrov.

I mean these guys will 100% wreck each other, so advantage Verstappen lolz

Don't really mind which way it goes, I'm just hoping for another 'IS THAT GLOCK?!' kind of moment. Not really sure who the Glock equivalent is on the current grid though...

Both DSQ for the whole season, Bottas new Champion

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nah DSQ both Red Bull and Mercedes. Leclerc world champion Forza Ferrari

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Motorsports trend for 2024: everything is a bad taste joke now

That will happen if Bottas takes out Verstappen and in revenge, Perez takes out Hamilton.

perhaps Russell will have one final assignment that'll be his first one as a Mercedes titular driver

meanwhile Tsunoda will have his renovation pending a similar assignment

the outcome will be some lifetime bans, most likely Dr. Marko

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I mean, who would even be upset?

Mateschitz would haha, but he again could go to Jean Todt and bribe his way to get just a year ban for the old Doktor

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Based on the last race there's no point predicting a single thing, there's zero way whatever we come up with will live up to the kind of craziness expected in a close title race

In one way I expect it to be another race like Saudi Arabia with all kinda of elements no-one could forsee, SCs, Red Flags, VSCs, crashes, passes, pit strategy and whatever else

Another way could be a giant let down. This is Abu Dhabi don't forget, the place that decided 2 champions because it was impossible to overtake here
Hell, if passing was possible here, Alonso would have 3 titles and Lewis would be going for a 9th

Yes yes yes, new track layout, I'll believe it when i see passing on it....

Also, this would be the worst time for someone like Norris or Sainz to win their first race. If say, Max and Lewis have a minor contact early on and are spun down the order but are scrambling back up the field to the points to win the title and taking advantage of this, Ferrari/McLaren or whoever else get a surprise win, it's not going to be covered at all.
The TV direction is just going to focus on the title battle and woe betide anyone else having an unexpected good day.

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I fully expect them to go full send if they ever get close together.

Track limits will be a mere suggestion on this circuit, expect to see Brazil turn 4 over and over

Hamilton's Mercedes 'rocket' will surely take him to another pole. And so Verstappen will ensure the championship is decided at T1, or T9 at the latest with an ambitious divebomb.

max drove angry after his qualy crash. it will be interesting if he grows from it and stays cool this weekend, because if he does i think he has a real chance to win the championship. that said, i'm pulling for lewis to get number 8! this weekend, and for a new first time winner as long as nobody pulls a grosjean in the last race it should be a fun weekend!

Last year Mercedes was supposed to dominate this race like they did in the years before, and then Verstappen owned the weekend. So anything can happen.

Is Lewis H. and Verstappen touch, Verstappen will be thrown out of the championship. Regardless who is at fault because the FIA and Netflix has already decided who is gonna be champ.