“We’ve grown collectively these final couple of years, we now have a friendship now which feels fairly surreal.”

*Albon and Colapinto have been given five-place grid penalties for exceeding their battery allocation

**Leclerc has been given a 10-place grid penalty for exceeding his battery allocation

***Hulkenberg receives a three-place grid drop for overtaking two vehicles on the pit-exit highway in qualifying

“I’m so targeted and decided in attempting to win this race. Sooner or later at present, once I bounce out, I’ll realise about leaving Ferrari.”

“We made a step with the automobile and simply obtained it proper,” Bottas says.

“Among the best laps of my profession, and that’s an ideal feeling.

“We began the weekend heading in the right direction, feeling the automobile and fine-tuning it, you could be exact.

“I can truly do one thing, which is good. It’s satisfying. You’re solely pretty much as good as your final race? Hopefully it’ll be an excellent one for us.

“There’s a little bit of emotion, having that uncertainty of what’s subsequent, understanding it’s the final time, there’s extra emotion for me, however nothing modifications within the automobile. It feels a bit bizarre.”

The seven-time F1 world champion is aware of the best way to make a press release doesn’t he.

In his ultimate race for Mercedes earlier than becoming a member of Ferrari, the 39-year-old arrives within the paddock decked out in Ferrari crimson!

Loads of drama within the F2 season finale in Abu Dhabi!

Abu Dhabi Grand Prix – Winner

• Lando Norris – 8/13
• Oscar Piastri – 3/1
• Max Verstappen – 6/1
• Carlos Sainz – 17/2
• George Russell – 33/1
• Nico Hulkenberg – 33/1
• Charles Leclerc – 100/1
• Lewis Hamilton – 100/1
• Pierre Gasly – 350/1
• Fernando Alonso – 750/1
• Sergio Perez – 750/1
• Kevin Magnussen – 1500/1
• Valtteri Bottas – 1500/1
• Yuki Tsunoda – 1500/1