Summary
Hamilton on pole for decider, Rosberg 2nd, Ricciardo 3rd
Top three finish on Sunday will secure Rosberg the title
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Lewis Hamilton has been king of qualifying this season, having beaten his team-mate to pole position on 11 occasions, with Nico Rosberg taking top spot on the grid eight times.
Hamilton did his practice start from the grid from pole yesterday. Confident he can grab a 12th today?
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Something up Rosberg's sleeve?published at 12:36 Greenwich Mean Time 26 November 2016
Andrew Benson
Chief F1 writer in Abu DhabiAll weekend the talk has been about Lewis Hamilton and what he needs to do to try to beat Nico Rosberg to the title. Should he back him up into the Red Bulls? Should he do this, should he do that, etc. The one that has not really been considered is Rosberg taking pole and disappearing into the distance. There would be a certain poetic justice about that, after all the comments Hamilton has made about being the faster driver and feeling like he is the champion “in my heart”.
Hamilton has had an edge over Rosberg all weekend on the timing sheets but in both second and third practice it has been clear that the German has not got in the ideal lap.
Could he have something up his sleeve?
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BBC Radio 5 live sports extraJust a touch under 30 minutes until the final qualifying session of the season. Audio commentary will be available online and via BBC Radio 5 live sports extra from 12:55 GMT.
get involved Get involved - F1 teams of the seasonpublished at 12:31 Greenwich Mean Time 26 November 2016
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Image source, .Goodbye to legendspublished at 12:29 Greenwich Mean Time 26 November 2016
Do we really have to say goodbye to Felipe Massa and Jenson Button?
Will someone jump out and say it's all just a joke and they will still be part of F1 next season?
They've both been a part of F1 for almost all my time following the sport. Here's hoping that everything goes swimmingly for them in qualifying and tomorrow's race.
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Image source, Getty ImagesGet involved - your best and worst drivers of 2016published at 12:24 Greenwich Mean Time 26 November 2016
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Andrew Benson
Chief F1 writer in Abu DhabiCould a Red Bull mix it with the Mercedes this weekend and upset Nico Rosberg’s smooth run to the title? We’ve been here before with this question and the hope always seems to evaporate into the mist. In qualifying, Mercedes will be untouchable. In the race? Well, Red Bull were competitive on the race runs on Friday afternoon. But how much had Mercedes turned their engines down?
Max Verstappen said: “A positive day! Always room for improvement, but so far I'm happy with the balance of the car and the race pace.” Could he and Daniel Ricciardo be a thorn in Rosberg’s side?
They’ll certainly be trying.
get involved Heroes and villains 2016published at 12:16 Greenwich Mean Time 26 November 2016
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Gavin Richardson: Top 3 drivers: 1. Hamilton 2. Verstappen 3. Ricciardo
Top 3 flops: Vettel 2. Kvyat 3. Gutierrez
Seamus in Warsaw: If you have the massive built-in advantage of Merc/Ham/Ros and you don't 1-2 every race, you UNDERachieve - so all 3 top those lists.
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Image source, Getty ImagesIf you have aspirations of winning this race, then you better qualify on the front row. Only once has it been won from behind that position, when Kimi Raikkonen took victory in 2012 having started the race fourth.
He could hardly contain his excitement about winning as well...
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Get involved - select your 2016 heroes and villainspublished at 11:55 Greenwich Mean Time 26 November 2016
Here's Ishan Karande's choice for the most disappointing drivers this season.
Lewis Hamilton is an interesting choice...
Image source, .Best and worst teams in 2016published at 11:54 Greenwich Mean Time 26 November 2016
As well as your best and worst performing drivers, you can also select the teams that have impressed you, and the one that has disappointed the most.
I've chosen my most disappointing team below. Make your choices here.
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Image source, .Great drives of 2016published at 11:42 Greenwich Mean Time 26 November 2016
Image source, .When talking about drivers who have impressed the most in 2016, I find it really hard to look beyond Max Verstappen. Heck, his brilliant drive in Brazil alone would justify his place in my top three.
Get involvedpublished at 11:38 Greenwich Mean Time 26 November 2016
Sebastian Vettel biggest underachiever? I can get on board with that. Not so sure about Nico Rosberg on this list though.
Choose your 2016 heroes and villains here.
Leclerc wins GP3 championshippublished at 11:35 Greenwich Mean Time 26 November 2016
Image source, GP3 Series officialA title has been won in Abu Dhabi today.
Charles Leclerc, who has taken part in a couple of practice sessions for Haas this season, has won the GP3 championship.
How long before we see him get a seat in Formula 1?
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Image source, .I am curious to see how many people select Nico Rosberg and, straight off the bat, Len has gone for the championship leader as his best driver of the season. We've both agreed on our second and third choices though.
Keep them coming...