Abu Dhabi GP: McLaren, Ferrari fight for title, as Lewis Hamilton ends an era with Mercedes
As the Briton’s past and future teams battle it out for the constructors’ title, Hamilton will hope to end his 26-year stint with a final win
Lewis Hamilton will bring down the curtain on his Mercedes career in Abu Dhabi on Sunday as his past and future Formula One teams, McLaren and Ferrari, fight for a constructors’ title to end years of waiting.
Even though Red Bull’s Max Verstappen secured his fourth successive championship last month in Las Vegas, eras will end with the final chequered flag of the season under the Yas Marina floodlights.
McLaren, who took Hamilton to his first title in 2008 but were last champions in 1998, are 21 points clear of Ferrari, the sport’s oldest and most successful team chasing a first crown since 2008.
Whoever comes out on top will end a 15-year run where only Red Bull and Mercedes have won championships.
Hamilton, the most successful driver in the history of Formula One with seven titles and 105 wins, has been part of the Mercedes “family” for 26 years but is joining Ferrari at the end of the month.
“This weekend is a celebration,” said Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff. “A celebration of everything that we have accomplished together.
