F1 LIVE: Lewis Hamilton issues Mercedes apology as exhausted rival hit with food poisoning
Upon arriving in Abu Dhabi earlier this week, Hamilton admitted that it felt 'very surreal' to be leaving Mercedes after 12 successful years. He added: "I've just tried to be as present as I can be today and just be enjoying every moment from arriving to seeing the engineers and just really like taking moments and capturing them as much as I can.