Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2021: Start time, TV, live stream for F1 title-deciding showdown

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Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2021: Start time, TV, live stream for F1 title-deciding showdown

Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen are tied on points

GPFans Staff

Sunday 12 December 2021 12:10

One of the most enthralling seasons in F1 history reaches a fitting conclusion this weekend when Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen bid for title glory.

The Mercedes and Red Bull drivers go into the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix tied on points, and knowing that bar one freak scenario, whoever finishes ahead of the other will be crowned champion

Sunday's Saudi Arabian Grand Prix proved to be a bitter battle between the pair, which has led to numerous calls for them to race clean on Sunday. Can they do so?

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Abu Dhabi Grand Prix: Race Hub

WHEN IS THE 2021 ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX?

FRIDAY - Practice One: 13:30 local time [09:30 GMT, 04:30 EST]

FRIDAY - Practice Two: 17:00 local time [13:00 GMT, 08:00 EST]

SATURDAY - Practice Three: 14:00 local time [10:00 GMT, 05:00 EST]

SATURDAY - Qualifying: 17:00 local time [13:00 GMT, 08:00 EST]

SUNDAY - Grand Prix: 17:00 local time [13:00 GMT, 08:00 EST]

WHERE CAN I WATCH THE 2021 ABU DHABI GP?

Every session of the weekend will be shown live on Sky Sports' dedicated F1 channel. Customers who subscribe to Sky Sports F1 can also watch all the action on the move thanks to the Sky Go app.

Alternatively, you can purchase a NOW TV Day Pass for just £9.99 to watch all of Sky Sports' coverage on your smart TV, mobile device, tablet or computer.

On Channel 4, a deal has been struck with Sky Sports F1 to show the Abu Dhabi Gand Prix live.

Ordinarily, only the British GP would be shown in full on free-to-air television in the UK this year. Highlights of all other races will be shown in a 'prime-time' slot on C4.

In the US, ESPN will carry live coverage of every session to subscribing fans Stateside.

Friday's practice sessions will be available on ESPNU whilst all the action from Saturday and Sunday will be broadcast on ESPN2.

Live streaming is available via the ESPN App.

In Australia, all sessions from each weekend of the year will be broadcast live on subscription service Fox Sports or through its Kayo streaming service.

Channel 10 offers a free alternative, showing highlights of all 22 races. This can also be accessed by using the 10Play app.

In Canada, qualifying and the race will be aired live in English on subscription channel TSN, which pulls in coverage from Sky Sports in the UK. The TSN GO app allows fans in Canada to watch F1 on the move.

French-language coverage is available on RDS to subscribers, which will air qualifying and the race live. You can download RDS GO if you are out and about.

HOW CAN I WATCH THE ABU DHABI GP ON F1 TV PRO?

F1 TV Pro, with exclusive camera angles and live coverage of every session, is available to fans in multiple territories.

Check F1's official website to see if F1 TV Pro is available in your location. You will need to pay a fee to subscribe, rates vary depending on locations.

F1 TV Pro is available on most PC operating systems, as well as many mainstream tablet and mobile providers – for a list of all suitable devices, click here.

ODDS FOR THE ABU DHABI GP

Lewis Hamilton - EVENS

Max Verstappen - 21/20

Valtteri Bottas - 20/1

Lando Norris - 28/1

Sergio Perez - 28/1

Carlos Sainz - 66/1

Yuki Tsunoda - 100/1

Charles Leclerc - 100/1

Esteban Ocon - 200/1

Daniel Ricciardo - 200/1

Pierre Gasly - 200/1

Fernando Alonso - 500/1

Lance Stroll - 500/1

Sebastian Vettel - 1000/1

George Russell - 2000/1

Antonio Giovinazzi - 2000/1

Kimi Raikkonen - 2000/1

Nicholas Latifi - 2000/1

Mick Schumacher - 2000/1

Nikita Mazepin - 2000/1

[William Hill - Odds correct at time of writing]

GPFans' ABU DHABI GP PREDICTION

Hamilton is on a roll after winning three successive races for the first time this season to reel in Verstappen whose destiny was in hands after scoring back-to-back victories in the United States and Mexico.

The seven-time F1 champion has been resurgent since being thrown out of qualifying ahead of the race in Brazil, and has been supported by a fresher engine, both for that event and in Saudi Arabia.

Verstappen does have the benefit of winning at this circuit last year, ending a run of Mercedes triumphs but it is hard to see beyond the Briton in this form.

After Verstappen's stunning effort in qualifying to secure pole, however, and with the pair starting on opposing tyre compounds, anything could happen across the 58 laps today!