Hamilton and Rosberg face media on Thursday; Big-teams and small-teams square off on Friday
Tuesday 25 November 2014 17:40, UK
Championship contenders Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg will both face the media in Thursday’s Drivers’ Press Conference ahead of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
After a season-long battle between the Mercedes team-mates, either Rosberg or Hamilton will be crowned World Champion on Sunday and you can be sure both drivers will be quizzed on the pressure and their feelings heading into the weekend.
Alongside them will be three drivers at the centre of the 2015 driver market. Fernando Alonso is expected to return to McLaren next season, but what does that mean for another man in the press conference, Jenson Button? And what of Sebastian Vettel? Over a month has passed since Red Bull announced he would be a Ferrari driver, but the Scuderia are yet to confirm their line-up. All three men will be present to answer questions on Thursday.
Completing the line-up is a driver whose future is certain for once, Nico Hulkenberg, with the German set to drive with the same team for a second successive season for the first time in his F1 career.
You can see it live on Sky Sports F1 from 11am on Thursday.
An all-star line-up in Friday’s Team Principals’ Press Conference will see a battle of the haves and the have-nots.
Red Bull’s Christian Horner, Mercedes’ Head of Motorsport Toto Wolff, Marco Mattiacci of Ferrari and Williams Deputy Team Principal Claire Williams represent the front of the grid.
They are joined by Force India’s Bob Fernley, Sauber’s Monisha Kaltenborn and Lotus boss Gerard Lopez all of whom have been vocal in demanding a greater share of F1’s revenue in recent weeks.
You can hear what they have to say at 4pm on Friday on Sky Sports F1.
