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Fantasy Formula 1 - Abu Dhabi GP Preview
7:10 AM on November 24th, 2015 by Nathan Susanto

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Abu Dhabi got its first taste of Formula 1 when it hosted the inaugural F1 Festival in 2007. At the event, it was announced a Grand Prix would take place in Abu Dhabi in 2009. No motor racing venue existed in the country at the time, but the organizers' had an open checkbook at their disposal to undertake the most ambitious Formula 1 project to date.

The chosen site for the state-of-the-art Formula 1 venue was on Yas Island, a man-made multi-billion dollar project which includes theme parks, golf courses, luxurious accommodation, hotels and a beach resort.

The circuit flows past Yas Island marina and the final sector weaves its way under the Yas Island Hotel. Features include a pit exit tunnel which feeds the cars under turn one and floodlights to accommodate events that begin at dusk and end at night. The final cost of the Formula 1 project was estimated at US$1.3 billion.

Despite its impressive look, the circuit has had its detractors and the lack of overtaking at the 2010 event, where Fernando Alonso lost the World Drivers' Championship after being stuck behind Vitaly Petrov for 37 laps, prompted calls for changes to be made to the layout. The venue's owners have resisted making any alterations so far, though.

Controversially, the season-ending 2014 event saw championship points doubled, so a victory would yield 50 points instead of the usual 25. Though ultimately the championship destination was unaffected, it was a one-off experiment.

The 2015 Formula 1 season concludes this weekend with round 19, the Abu Dhabi GP. Lewis Hamilton wrapped up the title in October but since then Nico Rosberg has dominated, notching two poles and victories. Rosberg will hope to finish the year on a high, though he last won three consecutive races when he ended his 2002 Formula BMW ADAC campaign with four wins in a row.

At the 2014 F1 season finale, Nico Rosberg stormed to pole but on race day Lewis Hamilton had a lightning start. Hamilton looked calm in front, but in stark contrast Rosberg's day unraveled when his ERS failed. His predicament got so bad that Rosberg's engineer told him to retire, but the Mercedes pilot wanted to drive to the finish. Hamilton met the checkered flag first to clinch the world title in style, with Williams' Felipe Massa and Valtteri Bottas completing the podium. Rosberg crossed the line in 14th.

Remember to make your game picks in the 2015 Fantasy Formula 1 thread before the deadline of Saturday, November 28th at 8 AM ET, when qualifying begins. Here we run down some Abu Dhabi GP facts and season stats.



Race Info
Grand Prix Abu Dhabi GP
Round 19 of 19
Circuit Yas Marina Circuit
Location Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.
Circuit Type Race circuit
Circuit Length 3.451 mi (5.554 km)
Circuit Direction Counter/Anti-Clockwise
Turns 21 (12 Left, 9 Right)
Lap Record 1:40.279, Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull Racing), 2009
Race Length 189.810 mi (305.470 km)
Laps 55
2014 Polesitter Nico Rosberg (Mercedes)
2014 Winner Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)
Timetable
Free Practice 1 Friday, November 27th at 7 AM ET - 8:30 AM ET
Free Practice 2 Friday, November 27th at 11 AM ET - 12:30 PM ET
Free Practice 3 Saturday, November 28th at 8 AM ET - 9 AM ET
Fantasy Deadline / Qualifying Saturday, November 28th at 11 AM ET
Race Sunday, November 29th at 11 AM ET



Interlagos facts:
  • One polesitter out of six has won at Yas Marina.
  • The polesitter has retired three times and a fourth finished a lap down on the winner.
  • At least one driver has been disqualified/excluded from the last three Abu Dhabi qualifying sessions.
  • One race winner at Yas Marina didn't start from the front row of the grid.
  • Only one driver has finished on the podium after starting from behind the front three rows.
  • Sebastian Vettel (3) and Lewis Hamilton (2) have shared five out of six Abu Dhabi GP victories.
  • Sebastian Vettel (4) has the most podium finishes at Yas Marina.
  • Lewis Hamilton has led four out of six Abu Dhabi GP; retiring twice.
  • Courtesy of Vettel's three wins, Red Bull is the only team with multiple Abu Dhabi victories.
  • Red Bull (6) have the most podium finishes at Yas Marina.
  • McLaren has led the most laps in Abu Dhabi (144).
  • The most positions gained in Abu Dhabi is 20 (pitlane to third) by Sebastian Vettel in 2012.
  • The 2012 event is the only Yas Marina race to date with more than four retirements.
  • Three out of the six Abu Dhabi GP have had a first lap retirement, four including Vettel's puncture in 2011.
  • The safety car has been deployed at twice at Yas Marina.



2014 Abu Dhabi GP Qualifying Results
Rank
Driver Team
Q1
Q2
Q3
Grid
1.
Nico Rosberg
Mercedes
1:41.308
1:41.459
1:40.480
1
2.
Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes
1:41.207
1:40.920
1:40.866
2
3.
Valtteri Bottas
Williams
1:42.346
1:41.376
1:41.025
3
4.
Felipe Massa
Williams
1:41.475
1:41.144
1:41.119
4
5.
Jenson Button
McLaren
1:42.302
1:42.082
1:41.908
5
6.
Daniil Kvyat
Toro Rosso
1:42.137
1:41.875
1:41.964
6
7.
Kimi Räikkönen
Ferrari
1:42.439
1:42.168
1:42.236
7
8.
Fernando Alonso
Ferrari
1:42.467
1:41.940
1:42.866
8
9.
Kevin Magnussen
McLaren
1:42.104
1:42.198
-
9
10.
Jean-Éric Vergne
Toro Rosso
1:42.413
1:42.207
-
10
11.
Sergio Pérez
Force India
1:42.654
1:42.239
-
11
12.
Nico Hülkenberg
Force India
1:42.444
1:42.384
-
12
13.
Adrian Sutil
Sauber
1:42.746
1:43.074
-
13
14.
Romain Grosjean
Lotus
1:42.768
-
-
18
15.
Esteban Gutiérrez
Sauber
1:42.819
-
-
14
16.
Pastor Maldonado
Lotus
1:42.860
-
-
15
17.
Kamui Kobayashi
Caterham
1:44.540
-
-
16
18.
Will Stevens
Caterham
1:45.095
-
-
17


107% Time:
1:48.291



Exc.
Sebastian Vettel
Red Bull Racing
1:42.495
1:42.147
1:41.893
19
Exc.
Daniel Ricciardo
Red Bull Racing
1:42.204
1:41.692
1:41.267
20



Qualifying Notes
Mercedes locked out the front row.
Williams had two cars in the top 4.
Ferrari, McLaren, Toro Rosso had two cars in the top 10.
Romain Grosjean received a 4-place grid penalty for using a sixth engine for the season.
Sebastian Vettel (6th) and Daniel Ricciardo (5th) were both excluded for using illegal front wings.



2014 Abu Dhabi GP Race Results and Drivers' Fantasy Points
Rank
Driver Team Retirement
Q.P.
R.P.
C.F.
L.L.
M.L.
F.L.
TOTAL
1.
Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes

3
40
1
1
2
0
47
2.
Felipe Massa
Williams

2
38
1
1
0
0
42
3.
Valtteri Bottas
Williams

1
36
1
0
0
0
38
4.
Daniel Ricciardo
Red Bull Racing

0
34
1
0
0
1
36
5.
Jenson Button
McLaren

1
32
1
0
0
0
34
6.
Nico Hülkenberg
Force India
0
30
1
0
0
0
31
7.
Sergio Pérez
Force India

0
28
1
0
0
0
29
8.
Sebastian Vettel
Red Bull Racing

0
26
1
0
0
0
27
9.
Fernando Alonso
Ferrari

1
24
1
0
0
0
26
10.
Kimi Räikkönen
Ferrari

1
22
1
0
0
0
24
11.
Kevin Magnussen
McLaren

1
20
1
0
0
0
22
12.
Jean-Éric Vergne
Toro Rosso

1
18
1
0
0
0
20
13.
Romain Grosjean
Lotus

0
16
1
0
0
0
17
14.
Nico Rosberg
Mercedes

5
14
1
1
0
0
21
15.
Esteban Gutiérrez
Sauber

0
12
1
0
0
0
13
16.
Adrian Sutil
Sauber

0
10
1
0
0
0
11
17.
Will Stevens
Caterham

0
8
1
0
0
0
9
Ret.
Kamui Kobayashi
Caterham
Vibration
0
6
0
0
0
0
6
Ret.
Pastor Maldonado
Lotus
Engine
0
4
0
0
0
0
4
Ret.
Daniil Kvyat
Toro Rosso
Driveshaft
1
2
0
0
0
0
3



2014 Abu Dhabi GP Teams' Fantasy Points
Team Drivers
Q.P.
R.P.
C.F.
L.L.
M.L.
F.L.
TOTAL
Red Bull Racing
(Sebastian Vettel/Daniel Ricciardo)
0
30
2
0
0
1
33
Mercedes
(Lewis Hamilton/Nico Rosberg)
5
27
2
1
2
0
37
Ferrari
(Fernando Alonso/Kimi Räikkönen)
1
23
2
0
0
0
26
Lotus
(Romain Grosjean/Pastor Maldonado)
0
10
0
0
0
0
10
McLaren
(Jenson Button/Kevin Magnussen)
1
26
2
0
0
0
29
Force India
(Nico Hülkenberg/Sergio Pérez)
0
29
2
0
0
0
31
Sauber
(Adrian Sutil/Esteban Gutiérrez)
0
11
2
0
0
0
13
Toro Rosso
(Jean-Éric Vergne/Daniil Kvyat)
1
10
0
0
0
0
11
Williams
(Valtteri Bottas/Felipe Massa)
3
37
2
1
0
0
43
Caterham
(Kamui Kobayashi/Will Stevens)
0
7
0
0
0
0
7



Race Notes
Classified finishers Top-17 drivers.
Two classified finishers Williams, Force India, Red Bull, Ferrari, McLaren, Mercedes, Sauber.
Race leaders Hamilton (Mercedes), Massa (Williams), Rosberg (Mercedes).
Laps led Hamilton (1-10), Rosberg (11), Massa (12-13), Hamilton (14-31),
Massa (32-43), Hamilton (44-55).
Fastest lap Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull) on lap 50 (1:44.496).
Miscellaneous Both Red Bull cars began from the pitlane for breaking parc fermé.



Points and Bonus Points Key
Q.P.
Qualifying Points
R.P.
Race Points
C.F.
Classified Finisher(s) Bonus Point(s)
L.L.
Lap Led Bonus Point
M.L.
Most Laps Led Bonus Points
F.L.
Fastest Lap Bonus Point



Abu Dhabi GP 2009 - 2014 and This Season's Statistics
List
Driver/Team
TM
This
Races
Poles
Avg Start
Avg Finish
Best
Top-10
Top-5
Wins
FP/Race
A
Lewis Hamilton
MER
Race
6
2
2.00
8.50
1
5
4
2
30.50
Season
18
11
1.56
1.67
1
17
16
10
44.33
A
Nico Rosberg
MER
Race
6
1
6.00
9.83
3
4
2
0
25.83
Season
18
6
2.11
4.00
1
16
15
5
39.72
A
Daniel Ricciardo
RBR
Race
4
0
15.33
12.75
4
2
1
0
17.75
Season
18
0
7.39
9.33
2
12
4
0
25.50
A
Valtteri Bottas
WIL
Race
2
0
9.00
9.00
3
1
1
0
25.50
Season
18
0
6.11
7.12
3
13
11
0
28.22
A
Sebastian Vettel
FER
Race
6
2
1.50
6.33
1
5
4
3
35.67
Season
18
1
4.28
4.11
1
16
16
2
37.17
A
Fernando Alonso
MCL
Race
6
0
8.00
6.50
2
5
3
0
31.33
Season
17
0
15.47
14.76
5
2
1
0
13.06
B
Daniil Kvyat
RBR
Race
1
0
6.00
20.00
20
0
0
0
3.00
Season
18
0
8.67
8.35
2
13
5
0
25.39
B
Felipe Massa
WIL
Race
5
0
6.20
6.40
2
5
2
0
31.60
Season
18
0
7.78
8.41
3
12
6
0
25.61
B
Kimi Räikkönen
FER
Race
4
0
7.33
11.25
1
2
1
1
22.00
Season
18
0
7.11
8.22
2
13
9
0
27.61
B
Jenson Button
MCL
Race
6
0
5.67
5.17
3
5
5
0
34.17
Season
6
0
16.00
13.70
6
4
0
0
14.44
B
Nico Hülkenberg
FI
Race
4
0
10.50
15.00
6
1
0
0
14.75
Season
18
0
10.22
11.76
6
8
0
0
18.61
B
Sergio Pérez
FI
Race
4
0
10.25
11.67
9
0
0
0
16.00
Season
18
0
11.06
9.33
3
11
3
0
24.72
B
Max Verstappen
TR
Race
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Season
18
0
11.00
10.89
4
10
2
0
21.56
B
Carlos Sainz Jr
TR
Race
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Season
18
0
11.47
12.72
7
7
0
0
17.50
B
Romain Grosjean
LOT
Race
4
0
12.00
13.50
4
1
1
0
16.25
Season
18
0
9.56
11.28
3
9
1
0
20.78
B
Pastor Maldonado
LOT
Race
4
0
12.50
12.25
5
1
1
0
18.75
Season
18
0
12.39
13.56
7
6
0
0
15.67
B
Marcus Ericsson
SAU
Race
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Season
18
0
14.33
12.94
8
5
0
0
17.11
B
Felipe Nasr
SAU
Race
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Season
18
0
14.22
11.47
5
6
1
0
19.00
B
Will Stevens
MAR
Race
1
0
18.00
17.00
17
0
0
0
9.00
Season
18
0
18.94
16.31
13
0
0
0
9.12
B
Roberto Merhi
MAR
Race
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Season
13
0
19.33
15.42
12
0
0
0
8.53
TM
Mercedes
MER
Race
5
1
6.20
9.90
1
6
3
1
28.80
Season
18
17
1.83
3.31
1
33
31
15
44.89
TM
Red Bull Racing
RBR
Race
6
3
2.33
6.50
1
10
8
3
32.42
Season
18
0
8.03
8.86
2
25
9
0
26.28
TM
Williams
WIL
Race
6
0
10.58
10.00
2
5
3
0
24.67
Season
18
1
6.94
7.76
3
25
17
0
27.83
TM
Ferrari
FER
Race
6
0
8.08
7.75
2
10
4
0
30.00
Season
18
0
5.69
6.17
1
29
25
3
33.50
TM
McLaren
MCL
Race
6
2
5.42
8.42
1
7
6
1
27.50
Season
18
0
15.79
14.24
5
6
1
0
13.67
TM
Force India
FI
Race
6
0
13.00
12.33
6
7
0
0
19.83
Season
18
0
10.64
10.51
3
19
3
0
22.00
TM
Toro Rosso
TR
Race
6
0
13.25
14.67
8
3
0
0
15.33
Season
18
0
11.23
11.81
4
17
2
0
19.56
TM
Lotus
LOT
Race
3
0
10.00
13.00
1
2
2
1
17.67
Season
18
0
10.97
12.42
3
15
1
0
18.17
TM
Sauber
SAU
Race
6
0
11.92
11.67
5
4
1
0
20.83
Season
18
0
14.28
12.23
5
11
1
0
18.56
TM
Marussia
MAR
Race
2
0
20.00
18.00
14
0
0
0
6.25
Season
18
0
19.06
15.85
12
0
0
0
10.89



Recent Form Table
List
Driver/Team
TM
Last 4 Races
Poles
Avg Start
Avg Finish
Best
Top-10
Top-5
Wins
FP/Race
TM
Mercedes
MER
1,1,2,2
4
1.50
3.50
1
7
7
4
45.25
DNF,2,1,1
A
Lewis Hamilton
MER
1,1,2,2
0
2.00
1.50
1
4
4
2
45.25
A
Nico Rosberg
MER
DNF,2,1,1
4
1.00
5.50
1
3
3
2
39.25
A
Sebastian Vettel
FER
2,3,DNF,3
0
3.75
6.50
2
3
3
0
31.50
B
Sergio Pérez
FI
3,5,8,12
0
8.75
7.00
3
3
2
0
29.75
B
Daniil Kvyat
RBR
5,DNF,4,7
0
6.50
7.25
4
3
2
0
29.00
B
Max Verstappen
TR
10,4,9,9
0
9.25
8.00
4
4
1
0
28.00
TM
Red Bull Racing
RBR
15,10,5,11
0
6.63
8.75
4
5
3
0
27.75
5,DNF,4,7
TM
Ferrari
FER
2,3,DNF,3
0
6.00
9.13
2
5
4
0
26.25
8,DNF,DNF,4
TM
Force India
FI
DNF,DNF,7,6
0
8.00
9.25
3
5
2
0
25.25
3,5,8,12
B
Pastor Maldonado
LOT
7,8,11,10
0
14.50
8.00
7
3
0
0
25.00
A
Valtteri Bottas
WIL
12,DNF,3,5
0
6.25
9.75
3
2
2
0
24.25
TM
Williams
WIL
12,DNF,3,5
0
8.00
9.43
3
4
3
0
21.75
4,DNF,6,DQ
A
Daniel Ricciardo
RBR
15,10,5,11
0
6.75
10.25
5
2
1
0
21.50
B
Jenson Button
MCL
9,6,14,14
0
14.67
10.75
6
2
0
0
21.50
TM
Toro Rosso
TR
10,4,9,9
0
11.43
10.88
4
5
1
0
21.25
DNF,7,13,DNF
TM
Lotus
LOT
DNF,DNF,10,8
0
13.25
11.13
7
5
0
0
20.75
7,8,11,10
B
Nico Hülkenberg
FI
DNF,DNF,7,6
0
7.25
11.50
6
2
0
0
20.50
B
Felipe Nasr
SAU
6,9,DNF,13
0
14.25
11.25
6
2
0
0
20.25
B
Kimi Räikkönen
FER
8,DNF,DNF,4
0
8.25
11.75
4
2
1
0
19.75
B
Felipe Massa
WIL
4,DNF,6,DQ
0
9.75
9.00
4
2
1
0
19.25
TM
McLaren
MCL
11,11,DNF,15
0
15.29
12.50
6
2
0
0
18.50
9,6,14,14
B
Roberto Merhi
MAR
13,DNR,DNR,DNR
0
19.00
13.00
12
0
0
0
17.00
B
Romain Grosjean
LOT
DNF,DNF,10,8
0
12.00
13.75
8
2
0
0
16.25
TM
Sauber
SAU
DNF,DNF,12,16
0
14.75
13.50
6
2
0
0
15.50
6,9,DNF,13
B
Carlos Sainz Jr
TR
DNF,7,13,DNF
0
14.33
13.75
7
1
0
0
15.00
A
Fernando Alonso
MCL
11,11,DNF,15
0
15.75
14.25
11
0
0
0
14.25
TM
Marussia
MAR
14,DNF,16,17
0
18.50
15.63
12
0
0
0
12.25
13,12,15,18
B
Marcus Ericsson
SAU
DNF,DNF,12,16
0
15.25
15.75
12
0
0
0
11.00
B
Will Stevens
MAR
14,DNF,16,17
0
18.75
16.75
14
0
0
0
9.50

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