Lewis Hamilton and his Mercedes team will be aiming to end an already-triumphant season on a high while the chasing pack scrap for points, positions and prize money at this weekend’s season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Mercedes’ British driver Lewis Hamilton / AFP PHOTOMuch more than pride will be at stake for the middle and lower order teams, as they seek to finish strongly and boost their 2018 budgets, in the twilight showdown at the Yas Marina circuit.
Hamilton has already wrapped up his fourth drivers’ world title and Mercedes their fourth consecutive constructors’ championship, but team chief Toto Wolff said the team are determined to win in Abu Dhabi for the fourth year in succession.
“Regardless of what stands in the trophy cabinets back at base, our focus is always on the next race and the next championship,” he said.
“Our goal in Abu Dhabi is quite simple: to give the best of ourselves, to extract the maximum from our ‘diva’ in her final race and to win.
Formula One: Hamilton targets win as pack scramble for points
