2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Predictions For The Last Race

The 2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix predictions have been updated following the events of the previous race. Undoubtedly, the Brazilian Grand Prix was the most interesting competition of the ongoing season with a 1-2 finish for Mercedes and an unexpected conflict between Verstappen and Perez. Based on these facts, what should we expect from the last GP of the year? 

Who will Be the Winner in the 2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix?

The Sao Paolo Grand Prix gave us the 113th race winner in history. George Russell has finally achieved his next milestone, while Lewis Hamilton took second place and secured top-2 for Mercedes. After such a difficult start, this win meant a lot for them and definitely gave them more hope going into 2023.

Any F1 fan would assume that in the next season we could see a proper three-way battle between Red Bull, Ferrari, and Mercedes. You can already make predictions about the next year’s winner at 22bet Sportsbook.

Unfortunately, the Grand Prix and Russell’s win were to some extent overshadowed by a controversial finish. Both Ferrari and Red Bull needed to help Charles Leclerc and Sergio Perez respectively, to gain as many points as possible in the battle for second place in the drivers’ championship; and while Ferrari’s finish could be explained that giving up a podium position would not be that easy, the Red Bull 6-7 place finish has little logic on the side of Max Verstappen. 

Rumors said that that was his payback to Perez for allegedly causing a crash in Portier during the 2022 Monaco Grand Prix and ruining Verstappen’s lap, though Max never confirmed it. On the other hand, Max returning “favor” to his teammate in such a way came out as petty and short-sighted, looking at how many times Checo helped him last year.

This would definitely cause a stir in Red Bull and might jeopardize their run for the 2023 titles as Mercedes is back to the top and Ferrari still looking strong. However, the next season is another topic for discussion. We have the 2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix predictions for the last race of the 2022 season, so what do they say?

2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Predictions & Odds

Regarding the last Grand Prix of the season in Abu Dhabi, it is safe to assume that Verstappen will be the main contender to win the race. Looking back at previous seasons, the Abu Dhabi track always suited Red Bull (and Mercedes) the best. It was both high downforce and power-hungry track and those factors were best applied in those teams. 

This year though it looked like Red Bull might have an advantage – their engine is superior to ones of their opponents and comparing their results on other high downforce tracks, such as Imola, Spain, Singapore, and Hungary. Red Bull won all of those. However, if Mercedes indeed were back, they needed to prove it in Abu Dhabi. For Ferrari this track had never been lucky or successful; in fact, they had never won here, the best result being Alonso’s second place in 2012.

Considering the 2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix predictions, online betting sites in UAE offer the next odds on the winning driver:

• Max Verstappen – 2.25
• Lewis Hamilton – 3.50
• George Russell – 4.50
• Charles Leclerc – 11.00
• Sergio Perez – 13.00
• Carlos Sainz Jr – 17.00
• Lando Norris – 250.00
• Fernando Allonso – 250.00
• Daniel Ricciardo – 500.00
• Sebastian Vettel– 500.00

Where to watch the Abu Dhabi GP 2022?

The 2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix will take place between November 18-20. As always, FP1 and FP2 take place on Fridays, Practice 3, and Qualifying – on Saturdays. The main race will be on air on Sunday at 17:00 (UTC +4).

The Grand Prix will be held over 58 laps of the 5.281-km Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi. This is one of the ways to watch the last race of the season live. If you cannot be present in the UAE, there are many other ways to follow the GP in real-time. 

First of all, everyone can watch the Abu Dhabi GP on the official website of Formula 1. Such streaming platforms as Hulu, and FuboTV will also broadcast the race on November 20. Some online sportsbooks in UAE with live betting options give an opportunity to follow the GP. Finally, fans of Formula 1 can watch the closing race on local sports channels (ESPN, Sky Sports, Viasat, etc).

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