Lewis Hamilton takes the championship after his 11th victory of the season. With both Mercedes drivers aiming to be crowned world champion the BBC worked with the team at 422 to develop the opening sequence.
Gemma Ackerley, Client Services Director said “ We were delighted to be commissioned by BBC Sport to
produce the opener for the Abu Dhabi 2014 F1 Season Finale. We wanted to dramatise the showdown between the two Mercedes drivers, Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg, who have been racing each other since they were schoolboys and who are now competing for the biggest title in their sport.”
The story is of two young boys playing together, battling to win. We then see flashbacks to key moments from this season's battles between the two team-mates, with the use of BBC archive footage. Directed By Chris Gaffey and Edited at 422 by award winning sports editor Chris Denton. The two young boys were played by Harvey Ackerley (Nico) & Freedom Doran (Lewis) represented by EKA Casting.
