• Fans during the pitlane walk on the opening day of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2023. All photos: Victor Besa / The National
    Fans during the pitlane walk on the opening day of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2023. All photos: Victor Besa / The National
  • Nico Hulkenberg of Haas with fans at the Yas Marina Circuit
    Nico Hulkenberg of Haas with fans at the Yas Marina Circuit
  • Fans during the pitlane walk
    Fans during the pitlane walk
  • Sir Lewis Hamilton arrives for practice sessions
    Sir Lewis Hamilton arrives for practice sessions
  • F1 fans during the pitlane walk
    F1 fans during the pitlane walk
  • Fans gear up for the weekend
    Fans gear up for the weekend
  • It is the season finale
    It is the season finale
  • Ferrari will be looking to end the season on a high
    Ferrari will be looking to end the season on a high

Abu Dhabi F1: All roads lead to Yas Marina Circuit for season finale


Simon Wilgress-Pipe
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As the drivers and teams made their way into Yas Marina Circuit ahead of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Thursday, the teams were still in the process of putting the finishing touches to the cars.

Mechanics and technicians were hard at work in the pit lane, working, as is traditional, to the beat of dance music with heavy bass.

If you're there, you can see how this soundtrack is perfectly in tune to the run-up for what lays ahead.

Some of the weekend's keenest spectators had been waiting outside the venue early on, keen to get inside and start the weekend properly.

Attendees got their first glance at the drivers coming through the gate over the course of the morning, but the men at the centre of it all will be making their official first appearances later this afternoon.

Updated: November 24, 2023, 6:51 AM