It is all set for a grandstand finish to the F1 season as the final race of the season in Abu Dhabi offers up double points. In line for the Drivers Championship title are the Mercedes pairing of Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg.
It is a showdown between them and while Hamilton takes a 17 point lead into the race, if Rosberg takes a win as he did in Brazil last time out, and Hamilton finishes outside of the top two, then the title will be going to the German.
It is really Hamilton’s for the losing, because the British driver hasn’t been outside of the top two in any of the last six races. He has strung together a tremendous stretch of form, winning five in a row before having to settle for second in Brazil last weekend to Rosberg. As long as Rosberg doesn’t win the race in Abu Dhabi, Hamilton can afford to finish fifth or higher to still be crowned world champion.
So it will be an interesting race, because there could be a need to simply nurse home the car for the win, depending on the circumstances in the race. Hamilton is a 5/6 shot to win the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix outright, with Rosberg even money second favourite at online bookmaker Betway.
The last six races have produced a Mercedes 1-2, with Hamilton again, having won five of those six, beating his teammate into second. But will the German take the momentum from the Brazil victory forward?
Is there one final, dramatic twist left to the F1 season? Rosberg is a 3/1 shot to wrench the title out of Hamilton’s hands, with the British driver naturally an odds on 1/5 shot to win the F1 Drivers Championship.
There is great coverage for your Abu Dhabi Grand Prix betting at online bookmaker Betway. Place a race winner or podium finish bet, pre-race and if your selection fails to complete the first lap of the race, then Betway will furnish you with a free bet up to £25 back.
