Lewis Hamilton will find his number is up in lights in Abu Dhabi, and that can only be a good omen as the triple Formula One world champion seeks to end another dominant season on a high this weekend.
The number 44, the one the Briton has on his Mercedes, figures prominently on roadside illuminations as the United Arab Emirates celebrates the 44th anniversary of its founding on 2 December, 1971.
The return to Yas Marina will also bring back fond memories for the 30-year-old who clinched his second title by winning at the circuit last season and can take his 50th career pole position this weekend.
"Last year, this place brought probably the most intense weekend of my life. I didn't sleep much through nerves and not knowing what was ahead," the race favourite recalled. "But this time around there's no pressure, so I'll be well-rested and aiming to go out on a high."
"A lot of British fans come out to Abu Dhabi so it's like another home crowd for me. To win for them and show how grateful I am for the fantastic support I've had all year would be the best way to end an incredible season," he added.
Another win would also be his 11th of the season, matching his 2014 tally. For Mercedes, regardless of who wins, a 12th one-two finish from 19 races would also be the icing on the cake by breaking their own record set last year.
With first and second assured in the championship for the second year in a row, and the constructor's title retained, there is also the hope of seeing both Mercedes drivers battling wheel to wheel.
There was none of that in Brazil two weeks ago, or in Mexico, as Mercedes made clear that their priority was to secure second place for Nico Rosberg.
"We will not be backing off – and an entertaining battle at the front between our boys for one last time in 2015 will be the ideal way to show that," said motorsport head Toto Wolff.
Rosberg will be aiming to continue two sequences of his own, the German chasing his third win in a row and sixth successive pole to go into the winter with at least some bragging rights.
"I've had two really great weekends now in Mexico and Brazil, so I'm heading into the final race on a massive high," he said.
Rosberg started on pole in the day-to-night race last year but a mechanical failure dashed his hopes, "Of course, it will be close as always with Lewis and we saw a big push from Ferrari in Sao Paulo, so it won't be straightforward. But I'm up for a battle and hopefully we can put on a great show for the fans to end the year."
With little movement in the driver market and familiar line-ups for 2016, there will be fewer farewells than usual in the paddock's end of term atmosphere.
Abu Dhabi will be Frenchman Romain Grosjean's last race for Lotus before moving to the new Haas team while Manor Marussia principal John Booth and sporting director Graeme Lowdon are leaving the tail-enders.
Renault's future in the sport may also become clearer, with the manufacturer set to take over Lotus – whose name looks destined to disappear again.
Abu Dhabi Grad Prix Stats & Facts
- Lap distance: 5.554km. Total distance: 305.355km (55 laps)
- 2014 pole position: Nico Rosberg (Germany) Mercedes
- 2014 winner: Lewis Hamilton (Britain) Mercedes
- Race lap record: Sebastian Vettel (Germany) Red Bull One minute 40.279 seconds, 2009.
- Start time: 1300 GMT (1700 local)
- Tyres: Supersoft (red), Soft (yellow)
Mercedes have retained both titles, with the constructors' crown secured in Russia and Lewis Hamilton taking his third championship in Texas last month. - Hamilton is the 10th driver with three or more titles.
Mercedes have had 11 one-twos this season and won 15 of the 18 races so far. - No team has ever had 12 one-twos in a season.
- Hamilton (10) is the first driver to win 10 or more races in successive seasons. He won 11 last year. Rosberg has won five, the same as last year, and is chasing his third victory in a row.
- Four-times world champion Vettel has won three races for Ferrari this season. That is the same number that Schumacher won in his first season at Ferrari in 1996.
- Hamilton has 43 career wins, putting him third in the all-time lists and pushing Vettel down to fourth with 42.
- Schumacher holds the record of 91, with Alain Prost on 51.
- Fernando Alonso has 32 wins, Kimi Raikkonen 20, Jenson Button 15 and Rosberg 13.
- Ferrari have won 224 races, McLaren 182, Williams 114 and Red Bull 50. Mercedes have won 44.
- McLaren have not won for 56 races, a run that dates back to Brazil 2012.
- Hamilton has been on pole 11 times this season, Rosberg six. The Briton has 49 career poles, Rosberg 21. Vettel has 46 career poles.
- Only two drivers in F1 history have had 50 poles or more: Schumacher (68) and Senna (65).
- Rosberg has been on pole for five races in a row, winning only the last two.
- Ten drivers from six teams have been on the podium in 2015: Hamilton, Rosberg (Mercedes), Vettel, Raikkonen (Ferrari), Valtteri Bottas, Felipe Massa (Williams), Daniil Kvyat and Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull), Romain Grosjean (Lotus) and Sergio Perez (Force India).
- Hamilton, Rosberg and Vettel have shared the podium in nine races.
- Rosberg has been second seven times this season.
- Vettel has had 13 podium finishes so far this year, more than in his title-winning 2010 and 2013 seasons.
- The sport's first day-to-night race. Cars hit top speeds of 320kph with an average of around 195kph. There are nine right turns and 11 left on the anti-clockwise layout.
- Only three drivers have won in Abu Dhabi: Vettel (2009, 2010 and 2013), Hamilton (2011, 2014) and Raikkonen (2012).
- Just one of those wins came from pole position: Vettel's in 2010, when he became the youngest champion at 23.
- Only once has the winner not started on the front row -- Raikkonen from fourth in 2012 with Lotus.
- Vettel and Hamilton have both qualified on pole twice at Yas Marina, Hamilton in 2009 and 2012.
- Hamilton won his second title in Abu Dhabi last year.
- Force India will be starting their 150th race.
- Dutch rookie Max Verstappen has scored in his last six races, the longest such streak in his Toro Rosso team's history.
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