PADDOCK INSIDER: Plenty to play for in Abu Dhabi as the constructors' battles heat up

F1 Correspondent & PresenterLawrence Barretto
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - NOVEMBER 18: George Russell of Great Britain and Mercedes drives on trackLAS VEGAS, NEVADA - NOVEMBER 18: George Russell of Great Britain and Mercedes drives on track during the F1 Grand Prix of Las Vegas at Las Vegas Strip Circuit on November 18, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Alex Bierens de Haan/Getty Images for Heineken)

Formula 1’s paddock fraternity soaked up the Vitamin D amid hot and dry conditions at Yas Island on Thursday as the sport prepared to bring down the curtain on the 2023 campaign.

Abu Dhabi has become the familiar season finale, its 16-turn 5.281km circuit weaves around a picturesque marina packed with a plethora of different sized boats bobbing up and down, with water gently lapping up against the walls.