Ending the Formula 1 season in Abu Dhabi is a familiar way to sign off a racing year, but there’s still plenty of hidden factors towards a successful weekend!. The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix will mark a very rare outing for the C5 tyre. After a double-header on the roughest track surface of the year in Bahrain, Abu Dhabi is a very different proposition, featuring average levels of wear. Looking at a track map of the Yas Marina Circuit, you’d be forgiven for looking at two very long straights and a few high-speed corners and believing it’s all about top speed.

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