Lewis Hamilton is aiming for a "perfect" end to the year with a race win at the season finale in Abu Dhabi.
McLaren driver wants victory in Abu Dhabi
Lewis Hamilton is aiming for a "perfect" end to the year with a race win at the season finale in Abu Dhabi.
It was a trying start to the Championship for Hamilton and McLaren, who struggled throughout the first half, amassing just nine points in the first nine Grands Prix.
A victory in Hungary, though, turned the team's season around with Hamilton claiming 40 points and a further victory in the following seven events.
The Brit is now keen to end the season on a high note, confident that the new Yas Marina circuit will suit the characteristics of McLaren's MP4-24 and its KERS system.
"We've had a fantastic second half of the season, and it would be perfect to end the year with a win - it would send us into the winter fully motivated and pumped up for the 2010 season," he said.
"All the signs point to Abu Dhabi being another strong track for us - there are plenty of slow corners leading onto long straights, where KERS will be very advantageous.
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"Seeing as it's likely to be the last race for KERS, it would be fantastic to send it off with a perfect result - that would be a very fitting farewell for all the engineers who have worked so hard to make the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes system the best in the business."
McLaren are also locked in a battle with Ferrari for third place in the Constructors' Championship, which McLaren hold by one point ahead of their long-term rivals thanks to Hamilton's podium finish at the previous race in Brazil.
And team boss Martin Whitmarsh is determined to hold onto the position.
"We may have just overhauled Ferrari in Brazil to move into third place in the Constructors' Championship, but, being just one point ahead with just one race remaining, means that we go into the Abu Dhabi weekend fully focused on scoring the maximum possible points to consolidate that position," he said.
"As usual, there has been no let-up from the team in its preparations. 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."
