The exciting 2009 Formula One season is coming to an end this weekend with the very first race set to take place at the new track in Abu Dhabi. This circuit defines the new state-of-the-art Formula 1 racetracks, and everyone is sure it will be a truly exciting and hard-fought race.

As both world championships have been decided, every team that is in a position to do so will try to use the chance to win this prestigious final race of the season, including McLaren and Lewis Hamilton is definitely in with a strong chance as after his first victory in Hungary in late July, the Woking based squad has shown a clear upwards trend.

In fact, both Lewis and the team have achieved two wins and five podium finishes, resulting in more points than any team and any other driver in the last seven races and as such the team will be trying to continue in that direction and hopefully with a similar result to the last street race in Singapore, which Lewis won.

McLaren may have just overhauled Ferrari in Brazil to move into third place in the constructors’ championship, but, being just one point ahead of the Scuderia with just one race remaining, means that they go into the Abu Dhabi weekend fully focused on scoring the maximum possible points to consolidate that position.

“As usual, there has been no let-up from the team in its preparations,” Martin Whitmarsh said. “We head to Abu Dhabi not only extremely encouraged by the improved pace we showed in Brazil but also very optimistic that the final race of the season offers us another opportunity to challenge for victory. Everything I’ve seen and heard about the Abu Dhabi circuit speaks of the race organisers’ total passion and commitment to perfection.”

“The track already looks to have eclipsed the facilities we have anywhere else in the world and I’m very optimistic that, like Singapore before it, this weekend’s race will set a new benchmark for Formula 1 and open up new opportunities for the sport in the Middle East and the rest of the world.”