Formula 1: How to watch the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on TV and what to know

ABU DHABI United Arab Emirates AP Here s a guide that tells you what you need to know about the upcoming Abu Dhabi Grand Prix It s the th and final round of the Formula season and a three-way title decider between Lando Norris Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri How to watch the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on TV In the U S on ESPN Other countries are listed here Abu Dhabi Grand Prix schedule Friday First and second practice Saturday Third practice and qualifying Sunday Abu Dhabi Grand Prix laps of the -kilometer -mile Yas Marina Circuit It starts at p m local time a m EST GMT Abu Dhabi Grand Prix venue The final race of every F season since has been held under lights on the seafront in Abu Dhabi including the controversial finish which saw Verstappen beat Lewis Hamilton to the title on the final lap Overtaking is formidable and the race has been won by the driver on pole position every year since including Norris last year Last time out Norris had the chance to wrap up the title at last week s Qatar Grand Prix but a pit strategy blunder by McLaren handed Verstappen the win to boost his title defense chances with Piastri second and Norris fourth in Qatar That means that Norris will still win the title if he s on the podium in Abu Dhabi Even if Verstappen wins the race he demands to hope Norris is fourth or lower Even if Piastri takes the race win he still requires Norris to finish outside the top five Catch up on F McLaren s botched strategy call helps Verstappen win Qatar GP as F title fight goes to final race Red Bull voices regret after Kimi Antonelli is threatened online over Lando Norris matter Hadjar to partner Verstappen at Red Bull in as Tsunoda loses F seat Key stats Norris can become the th different British driver to win the title Verstappen is the only Dutch champion and Piastri could become Australia s first champion in years Verstappen has the chance to win the F title five years running a feat only achieved by Michael Schumacher in Piastri led Norris by points and Verstappen by a vast following the Dutch Grand Prix in August but hasn t won since then and is now points off the lead What they re saying Speechless I don t know any words It is a little bit tough to swallow at the moment Piastri reacts to the McLaren strategy call which handed Verstappen the win in Qatar It s tough we just have to have faith in the group to make the right decision Norris to broadcaster Sky Sports Comments made before the end of and directly after the Qatar GP suggesting that Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli had deliberately allowed Lando Norris to overtake him are clearly incorrect We sincerely regret that this has led to Kimi receiving online abuse Red Bull voices regret over states Antonelli helped out Norris AP auto racing https apnews com hub auto-racing Source