The unexpected weather twist for the 2025 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Entering the final round of the 2025 campaign, Lando Norris, Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri can all be crowned champions.

The British driver leads Verstappen by 12 points and his teammate Piastri by 16.

The weekend begins with two free practice sessions on Friday. It will be a cloudy day in Abu Dhabi. During FP1, it will be 26 degrees Celsius at the Yas Marina Circuit. It will get colder by a single degree for FP2 later on.

While asphalt temperatures are expected to range from 36 to 40°C in FP1, they will drop to 28–34°C later on.. There's less than 20% chance of rain in both sessions.

On Saturday, the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix continues with FP3. The second day is expected to be even more cloudy. 28°C is expected for the only practice session of the day, which will go down to 26°C in qualifying. Once again, there will be less than 20% chance of rain.

Sunday's Grand Prix will begin at 5pm local time in Abu Dhabi. It is expected to be 28°C. The race will take place during sunset, so asphalt temperature is expected to be between 44 and 30 degrees. There is 0% chance of rain.

One factor can cause some headaches for the contenders on Sunday: wind gusts. During the final session, they are expected to reach up to 20-30 kilometres per hour, unlike during the previous sessions of the weekend. Will that make the difference this weekend?

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