For only the second time in Formula 1 history, two drivers go into the final Grand Prix of a season tied for the championship.
After 21 races, Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen head into the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday facing a winner-takes-all showdown. “It is a dream scenario,” said Daniel Ricciardo of McLaren.
Hamilton of Mercedes is chasing a record-breaking eighth title, Verstappen of Red Bull his first.
“It’s definitely an incredibly intense year and time,” Hamilton said. “I’ve raced for 28 years. I’ve had so many intense battles through karting, through single-seaters, and this is one of them.