When Lewis Hamilton rounds the final corner at the Yas Marina Circuit on lap 58 of the Abu Dhabi Formula 1 Grand Prix on Sunday, it’ll be an epochal moment for the Mercedes driver. For in all likelihood the British driver will have completed his 246th race for the Silver Arrows,

Lewis Hamilton will first test a Ferrari F1 car early next year, with the prospect of him driving at the 2024 post-season test in Abu Dhabi a non-starter. Seven-time F1 world champion will leave Mercedes after 12 years at the Silver Arrows at the end of the season and only has three races left before he moves to the Scuderia in 2025.

As Formula 1 gears up for its final Grand Prix of the 24-race season in Abu Dhabi, which also marks the end of Lewis Hamilton's journey with Mercedes, team prin