And so, the end is near and we face the final curtain.
For the first time since 2010, F1 heads to the final race with at least three drivers in contention to be crowned world champion.
But will Lando Norris become Britain's 11th champion, Oscar Piastri Australia's third, or can Max Verstappen equal Michael Schumacher's record of five straight crowns?
To find out, we first have to go through practice, where we will get our first clues about the weekend - although Piastri will not be taking part in FP1 as he fulfills the second of his two mandatory FP1 rookie sessions.
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