Lewis Hamilton focused on ending Formula One season on a high in Abu Dhabi while Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen have fun at Ferrari World

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Lewis Hamilton may have long ago wrapped up the drivers' championship but the Briton is no less fired up to claim the 44th Grand Prix victory of his career at Formula One's season finale. 

The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix precedes the 44th UAE National Day, celebrated on December 2 each year, and for the race Hamilton has revealed a special helmet and gloves in the country's honour. 

'I've got a special helmet with the logo 44, with the special colours, and on my gloves,' he said in a video posted on Twitter. And I'm going for my 44th Grand Prix win. So that's my target this weekend and hopefully I'm going to be celebrating with you all here in the UAE.' 

Lewis Hamilton arrives at Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi ahead of the last race of the Formula One season

Hamilton, who long ago wrapped up the 2015 drivers' championship, is chasing his 44th Grand Prix victory

Hamilton's No 44 is in special UAE colours to mark the country's 44th National Day on December 2 

Hamilton could have worn the No 1 this season after claiming last year's championship with a double points win at this Yas Marina Circuit, but opted to stick with the No 44 he's raced with since his go-carting days. 

Hamilton is eager to end the winning streak of team-mate Nico Rosberg, who's driving for his third straight victory this weekend following the races in Brazil and Mexico. The German has also had a strangle-hold on pole position at F1's last five destinations. 

'Last year, this place brought probably the most intense weekend of my life,' Hamilton said on Wednesday. 'I didn't sleep much through nerves and not knowing what was ahead. But this time around there's no pressure, so I'll be well-rested and aiming to go out on a high.'

While Hamilton was sporting a steely gaze on Thursday ahead of practice on Friday, leading up to Sunday's last 55 laps of the season, Ferriri's Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen showed they haven't lost their sense of childlike fun in go-karts. 

The Ferrari team-mates tore up the track at Ferrari World in Abu Dhabi as they let their hair down for their primary sponsor.

The duo from Germany and Finland also enjoyed the amusement park's rollercoaster car.   

Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel leads the field during a kart race at the Ferrari World amusement park

Vettel (right) laughs alongside team-mate Kimi Raikkonen as they sit on a roller coaster car in Abu Dhabi

Vettel, who's sitting third in the drivers' championship, is aiming to improve on his third-placed finish in Brazil

Raikkonen (left) and Vettel appear for fans at the amusement park run by their team's primary sponsor

Fernando Alonso and his girlfriend, journalist and TV presenter Lara Alvarez, arrive at the Yas Marina circuit