At long last we are at the conclusion of the 2015 Formula One season, with Round 19 of the championship being held in the twilight of Abu Dhabi. Join The Roar for live coverage from 12:00 am (AEDT) on Monday morning.
With the main championships having been sewn up, there is still much to be contested in the minor placings at the Yas Marina circuit – built on the man-made colossus of beauty that is Yas Island.
The 5.5km circuit possesses the typical Tilke technicalities, with a flowing first sector leading onto the longest straight on the entire calendar, followed by twisty and complex second and third sectors.
55 laps will be contested during the race that starts under the sun and finishes under lights. For the first time also the super-soft tyres will debut at the Abu Dhabi event, along with the usual softs.
Super-softs should tout aggressive strategy, however, the cooler temperatures under lights mean that tyre management isn’t as intense.
The opportunity is here for Nico Rosberg to claim his first career hat-trick of wins, building upon the momentum of his wins in Mexico and Brazil.
But will Mercedes AMG allow their drivers to engage in a proper fight?
Lewis Hamilton, of course, is two-time a winner here.
In terms of the minor championship placings, fourth position is separated by a mere point. The Finns in Valtteri Bottas and Kimi Räikkönen will aim to take that glory.
The two Red Bull teammates have 10 points between them, with Daniil Kvyat currently bettering his more experienced stablemate in Daniel Ricciardo.
Down in tenth position, Nico Hulkenberg has Max Verstappen and the outgoing Lotus driver in Romain Grosjean in close company.
Overhauling 13 points for Verstappen would be a monumental achievement in his stellar rookie season, whilst the same amount for Grosjean would be a fitting swansong to his lengthy tenure at Enstone before the move to Haas.
McLaren also has a glimmer of hope in their torrid campaign to strip Sauber of eighth in the standings, with a total of 9 points to claw back.
Much emphasis has been placed on whether we will get a cracking finale and if the super-soft tyres (as they’ve traditionally done this season) give Ferrari that little boost, there is a chance for competition at the front.
Sebastian Vettel is, of course, the most successful driver with a total of three wins, whilst Räikkönen has that famous victory from 2012 for Lotus.
And of course, will Rosberg and Hamilton lock horns?
Join me one last time in 2015 on The Roar at 11:30 pm Sunday, for full live blog coverage of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix!
Jawad Yaqub
Roar Guru
It's sad to sign off the 2015 on these terms, but at the same time I look forward to be back stronger in 2016. And hopefully too the championship will see the fight we have been waiting. Thanks then for tuning into The Roar's coverage of Formula One this season. It hasn't been the most memorable for it's on-track exploits than it's off-track events. Regardless, it has been an absolute pleasure calling these races for The Roar and I look forward to the New Year. Goodnight.
Jawad Yaqub
Roar Guru
Once again, I must emphasise how sorry I am for the inability to conduct the live blog proper. Internet problems could happen to anyone at anytime. I just hope that people don't view it as being a sign that my loyalty to Formula One has changed. Rain, hail or shine - I love my sport.
Jawad Yaqub
Roar Guru
-------- DRIVER'S -------- 381 - Lewis Hamilton 322 - Nico Rosberg 278 - Sebastian Vettel 150 - Kimi Räikkönen 136 - Valtteri Bottas 121 - Felipe Massa 95 -- Daniil Kvyat 92 -- Daniel Ricciardo 78 -- Sergio Perez 58 -- Nico Hulkenberg 51 -- Romain Grosjean 49 -- Max Verstappen 27 -- Felipe Nasr 27 -- Pastor Maldonado 18 -- Carlos Sainz 16 -- Jenson Button 11 -- Fernando Alonso 9 --- Marcus Ericsson 0 --- Roberto Merhi 0 --- Alexander Rossi 0 --- Will Stevens The driver's standings saw Kimi hang onto P4 in the standings over his countryman Bottas who had a disaster of a race with that pitstop drama with McLaren's Jenson Button. Daniil Kvyat in his maiden season for Red Bull Racing also finishes ahead of his Aussie teammate Daniel Ricciardo. And that's quite an achievement too.
Jawad Yaqub
Roar Guru
----- CONSTRUCTOR'S ----- 703 - Mercedes AMG 428 - Scuderia Ferrari 257 - Williams Mercedes 187 - Red Bull Racing 136 - Force India Mercedes 78 -- Lotus Mercedes 67 -- Scuderia Toro Rosso 36 -- Sauber Ferrari 27 -- McLaren Honda 0 --- Manor Ferrari The final standings which sees no changes in the table.
Jawad Yaqub
Roar Guru
Fernando Alonso was rather scathing in his criticism for the sport's consistencies in terms of the penalties, all because of a clash with Pastor Maldonado which was quite a debatable tangle.
Jawad Yaqub
Roar Guru
In terms of driver of the day, it's hard to go past Sebastian Vettel who went from P16 on the grid to P4. Again showing the strength of the Ferrari. Romain Grosjean too went from Vettel's neck of the woods to finish ninth and in the points for his final race for Lotus.
Jawad Yaqub
Roar Guru
Sure, in terms of the championship - Rosberg's victories have been towards a lost cause, but his form might be a good segue into 2016.
Jawad Yaqub
Roar Guru
It can't be emphasised enough how dominant a victory this was for Rosberg and the run of form he's had in these final three races of the season.
Jawad Yaqub
Roar Guru
Again, I must profess my apologies for not having any access to this live blog until the penultimate lap due to the fact there was no internet. Not the way I wanted to host the final race of the season.
Jawad Yaqub
Roar Guru
PODIUM INTERVIEWS - Conducted by David Coulthard: ROSBERG - "Next season could start tomorrow for me!" HAMILTON - "It's been an amazing year," "Going too long [on the tyres] was not the right thing to do." RÄIKKÖNEN - "The season has not been ideal, but today was a bit better."
Jawad Yaqub
Roar Guru
It's Rosberg's sixth win of the season, as well as his 14th career win - equalling the late great Graham Hill.
Jawad Yaqub
Roar Guru
Here are the full table of results after 55 laps of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix: 1 N. Rosberg 2 L. Hamilton 3 K. Räikkönen 4 S. Vettel 5 S. Perez 6 D. Ricciardo 7 N. Hulkenberg 8 F. Massa 9 R. Grosjean 10 D. Kvyat 11 C. Sainz 12 J. Button 13 V. Bottas 14 M. Ericsson 15 F. Nasr 16 M. Verstappen 17 F. Alonso 18 W. Stevens 19 R. Merhi RET P. Maldonado
Jawad Yaqub
Roar Guru
Lap 55/55: NICO ROSBERG wins the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and complete's the triumvirate of victories for the first time in his career. Lewis Hamilton once again has to settle for second. Whilst Kimi Räikkönen claims his third podium of the season for third.
Jawad Yaqub
Roar Guru
Lap 54/55: Rosberg leads his teammate Hamilton by 8 seconds as Räikkónen will consolidate third. Drive of the day must go to Vettel for scything his way to fourth from starting P16.
Jawad Yaqub
Roar Guru
Apologies but this is the first time all evening that I have had internet...