FIA confirm late Lewis Hamilton F1 change at Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

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FIA confirm late Hamilton change at Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Mercedes have tweaked Hamilton's car

Originally written by Sam Cook. This version is a translation.

Saturday 7 December 2024 22:00

The FIA have confirmed that Lewis Hamilton has had a part changed on his car at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix weekend.

The seven-time Formula 1 world champion is driving his last race for Mercedes this weekend, the team with whom he won six of his seven titles.

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The Brit will instead join Ferrari from 2025, hoping to claim an unprecedented eighth title and become the outright most successful driver in F1 history.

Hamilton is hoping to end his Mercedes career on a high, having already claimed two race victories throughout 2024 to take his overall career tally up to 105.

Lewis Hamilton will join Ferrari in 2025

Lewis Hamilton will take to the Abu Dhabi track in his final Mercedes race

Mercedes make Hamilton car change

Russell has outqualified Hamilton on 18 occasions in the 23 events so far this season too, representing a remarkable drop-off in form for the 39-year-old.

As he attempts to bounce back for one last hurrah at the Yas Marina Circuit, it has been revealed that a late change was made to Hamilton's W15 car ahead of the weekend's action.

According to an official FIA document, Mercedes ran a different gearbox assembly outside of restricted-number-components (RNC's) for FP1 and FP2 on Hamilton's car, something that is only allowed on four occasions throughout the season.

With it being the third time Mercedes have done this throughout 2024, Hamilton will not receive a penalty for the change.

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