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20th November 2014, 23:00
Formula One racing is set for a showdown like no other this weekend, as a gripping season heads for what promises to be a dramatic, unique double-points climax in Abu Dhabi.
Fittingly, both Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg insist they won't be changing their philosophy to suit the occasion - which means both title protagonists go into the decider determined to win.
It is Hamilton who holds the advantage, with 334 points to Rosberg's 317. That lead means he can clinch the drivers' title even if Rosberg wins - so long as he finishes second. The Briton, who also has the benefit of having previously experienced final-round showdowns, says however that he won't look to play it safe.
"Going into this last one, I don't think there is a special recipe for it," Hamilton says. "I just have to go and do what I have been doing - drive the way I have been driving - because generally it's been good. I won't make a mistake like I did [in Brazil].
"In 2007 and
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Fittingly, both Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg insist they won't be changing their philosophy to suit the occasion - which means both title protagonists go into the decider determined to win.
It is Hamilton who holds the advantage, with 334 points to Rosberg's 317. That lead means he can clinch the drivers' title even if Rosberg wins - so long as he finishes second. The Briton, who also has the benefit of having previously experienced final-round showdowns, says however that he won't look to play it safe.
"Going into this last one, I don't think there is a special recipe for it," Hamilton says. "I just have to go and do what I have been doing - drive the way I have been driving - because generally it's been good. I won't make a mistake like I did [in Brazil].
"In 2007 and
More... (http://www.formula1.com/news/features/2014/11/16651.html)