but it was mclaren s lando norris who hated him in second practice. our reporterjennie gow will be back in the paddock for the first time which is great news. she spoke to me a short while ago. iam i am really looking forward to it. the fact that there will be almost 300,000 fans going across the weekend, it s a max season, he has beenin weekend, it s a max season, he has been in superb form, all of that, plus the fact that is my first real race back since i had my stroke, yeah, it is a pretty special feeling. yeah, it is a pretty special feelina. , ., yeah, it is a pretty special feelina. , . ., feeling. jennie, we are delighted to have ou feeling. jennie, we are delighted to have you back. feeling. jennie, we are delighted to have you back, and feeling. jennie, we are delighted to have you back, and when feeling. jennie, we are delighted to have you back, and when you - feeling. jennie, we are delighted to have you back, and when you talk l have you back, and when you talk ab
and who win the title is anyone s guess. max verstappen and lewis hamilton are level on points, verstappen only top by virtue of winning nine races to the reigning champions eight. it s the briton who topped the time sheets in friday s second practice. he was more than half a second quicker than his title rival, which is a huge margin in formula one. although the dutchman was fastest in the morning session. our reporterjennie gow is in abu dhabi. when it comes to the way this track has been re profile from last year to this, they ve got rid of a lot of the bits that red bull would ve excelled at. actually they ve met it a lot of fast, flowing corridors which typically has on the way of mercedes. so you have to say that lewis hamilton came into this weekend as favourite but as we seen already, the rubik this year has been thrown out. they are so good, these two drivers, i don t think you can split them. and that s the great thing about this, it s also the difficult thing because it mak
one. although the dutchman was fastest in the morning session. our reporterjennie gow is in abu dhabi. when it comes to the way this track has been re profile from last year to this, they ve got rid of a lot of the bits that red bull would ve excelled at. actually, they ve met it a lot of fast, flowing corridors which typically has on the way of mercedes. so you have to say that lewis hamilton came into this weekend as favourite but as we seen already, the rule book this year has been thrown out. they are so good, these two drivers, i don t think you can split them. and that s the great thing about this, it s also the difficult thing because it makes its challenging for us commentating. they have said that if you interfere with the championship being won the way it should be one
it is goalless so far in the second half there. steven gerrard s aston villa host leicester in the late kick off. celtic have moved back to within four points of rangers at the top of the scottish premiership following a 3 0 win at dundee united. tom rogic and david turnbull put celtic into a commanding lead before young defender liam scales finished the scoring on what was only his fourth appearance as a substitute since moving from shamrock rovers in august. one other game in the spl today, with livingston hosting hearts. and it is goalless there. it is a huge day in the formula i title fight, as contenders lewis hamilton and max verstappen battle it out at saudi arabian grand prix. hamilton starts the penultimate race of the season on pole but if verstappen manages to outscore hamilton by 18 points today he will win his maiden title. but the bbc s fi reporterjennie gow says hamilton is taking the pressure in his stride.
the upper hand this weekend. could not really ask for the upper hand this weekend. could not really ask for more. the upper hand this weekend. could not really ask for more. a the upper hand this weekend. could not really ask for more. a big - the upper hand this weekend. could not really ask for more. a big thank you to not really ask for more. a big thank you to my not really ask for more. a big thank you to my team for a great pit stop, great you to my team for a great pit stop, great hard you to my team for a great pit stop, great hard work throughout the weekend, and what an amazing crowd. once the weekend, and what an amazing crowd. once the ruthless seven time champion, once the young fan favourite, this is fi s martin rivalry and in the sterling season, there may be more turns to come full 7 there may be more turns to come full ? modern rivalry. joe lynskey, bbc news. well, our fi reporterjennie gow told me the rivalry between hamilton and verstappen is something