Ategeka hopes championship can stay exciting until the end
Moses Ategeka, the beneficiary of the third City Tyres – Pirelli ticket to the final leg of the Formula One Championship in Abu Dhabi hopes it can go down the wire.
Ategeka is a fan of Merecedes’ Lewis Hamilton but the Briton on 188 points trails rival and leader Sebastian Vettel, from Ferrari, by 14 points in a race of many twists and thrills.
“Hamilton is my man,” claimed Ategeka when he was unveiled last weekend as the one who will represent winners of the third ticket Pipeline Design and Foam Industries, on the trip to the Yas Marina Circuit.
Abu Dhabi finale
“I hope that by the time, we go to Abu Dhabi, he has the chance to win the championship. I actually want him to win it there so that I can have an even more memorable trip,” added Ategeka.
This is the second time City Tyres, the official distributor of Pirelli Tyres will take eight lucky customers to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for three nights and four days. Pirelli is the official distributor of tyres to Formula One. To enter the draw, one must buy a set of four tyres Pirelli tyres from any City Tyres branches between now and the end of October.
2017 F1 Drivers Standings
Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 202
Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 188
Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 169
Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull 117
Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 116
Max Verstappen Red Bull 67
Sergio Perez Force India 56
Esteban Ocon Force India 45
Carlos Sainz Toro Rosso 35
Nico Hulkenberg Renault 26
Felipe Massa Williams 23
Lance Stroll Williams 18
Romain Grosjean Haas Ferrari 18
Kevin Magnussen Haas Ferrari 11
Fernando Alonso McLaren Honda 10
Pascal Wehrlein Sauber Ferrari 5
Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso 4
S.Vandoorne McLaren Honda 1
2017 F1 Constructors Standings
Mercedes 357 points
Ferrari 318
Red Bull 184
Force India 101
Williams Mercedes 41
Toro Rosso 33
Haas Ferrari 29
Renault 26
McLaren Honda 11
Suaber Ferrari 5
2017 f1 races
*March 26: Melbourne, Australia
*April 9:
Shanghai, China
*April 16:
Bahrain, Bahrain
*April 30:
Sochi, Russia
*May 14:
Barcelona, Spain
*May 28:
Monte Carlo, Monaco
*June 11:
Montreal, Canada
*June 25:
Baku, Azerbaijan
*July 9:
Spielberg, Austria
*July 16:
Silverstone, United Kingdom
*July 30:
Budapest, Hungary
August 27:
Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium
September 3: Monza, Italy
September 17: Singapore, Singapore
October 1:
Sepang, Malaysia
October 8:
Suzuka, Japan
October 22:
Austin, USA
October 29:
Mexico City, Mexico
November 12:
Sao Paolo, Brazil
November 26:
Abu Dhabi, UAE
*denotes races finished