YAS MARINA, Abu Dhabi -- Lewis Hamilton says he is proud of how his teammate and title rival Nico Rosberg has driven this year.The two Mercedes drivers will go head to head for the championship in Abu Dhabi on Sunday, with the odds stacked in Rosbergs favour. The pair have been friends since they raced against each other in go-karts during their junior careers, but the relationship has been strained in recent years as they have battled for world championship.Asked how the relationship has changed since the 2014 season when they first went up against each other for the title, Hamilton said: Its been an interesting one. We had a very good relationship when we started out as kids. Back then obviously a race weekend was generally for kids karting, so you are out having fun, you go out and drive and come in and you fool around.You give a bit of information to your mechanic and you go and play PlayStation, you go uni-cycling.... We had a lot in common, we both love pizza, we both loved eating boxes of Kelloggs Frosties and doing all crazy things and we used to go on big motorbike tours, we did all of those things. I still do every one of those but Nico has shifted in the sense, hes obviously very, very solely focused in terms of looking after himself.Obviously we parted ways when we were younger, he went Formula BMW, I went Formula Renault but then we got to Formula One and this was something that we had talked about as kids and weve obviously had ups and downs but ultimately I think weve managed to, particularly in the last year being the age we are, which is pretty old considering when we first met, I think weve been able to manage it pretty well.Im really happy for him and his family, proud of stepping away from being our competitive selves, proud of him, of how hes driven particularly this year and generally its been a pleasure to have him as a teammate. Im sure that will continue.Hamilton believes he fully deserves the title this year after a series of mechanical issues earlier in the season put him on the back foot.I fully believe me and my side of the garage has worked the hardest yet and we are not in the position [in the championship] that we have worked for. But we are still in a position of power, still pushing hard, still inspired, still motivated, still very focused on winning. Im very proud of my engineers and we have grown a lot closer this season, our work ethic is closer than it ever has been this season.With my new mechanics that have come on board, it started out really tough with us at the beginning of the year, particularly, I would say, on their side because they just didnt understand whats going on and then we had all those problems following, so then they felt on their social media, they felt a lot of heat, fans thinking... people were blaming them which was nothing to do with them.And then we had a lot of success so I built a really great relationship with them, so really really proud of the unit that I have now and of course I feel that we have worked to the point of deserving to have been champions this year as our group but we have this one last race which, all we can do is focus on being great this weekend as we have the last races before. Weve really grown into a solid unit and continue that way. 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The New York Red Bulls won the Eastern Conference and scored 61 goals in the regular season.New York is on the brink of being eliminated from the postseason.The Montreal Impact can knock out the Red Bulls in the second leg of the conference semifinals on Sunday at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, N.J.The Impact defeated New York 1-0 last Sunday in Montreal during the first leg of the aggregate format.To advance to the conference finals, New York would have to win by a margin of at least two goals. The Impact can move with a draw.The Impact are the first team to beat the Red Bulls in MLS competition since a 2-0 loss to New York City FC at Yankee Stadium on July 3d.Matteo Mancosu has emerged as the star of the postseason for Montreal. The former Serie A forward scored the deciding goal on Sunday and it was his third strike in two playoff games.He sent a laser off a volley just outside the box in the 61st minute.Were showing that we can play (in these playoffs) even though they were calling us the underdogs, Mancosu said through an interpreter to MLS.com. Now were showing that were on the same level as the others.So were very happy and its a great emotion. And then the public was so involved. Their affection was felt. They cheered us on all game and we owed them this win.The storyline will be different for the Impact at Red Bull Arena. Montreal has never won there in seven matches and could be without mercurial striker Didier Drogba, who has been battling a back injury, but hasnt played in over month since refusing a spoot on Montreals 18-man roster.ddddddddddddDroga, who has 10 goals, told reporters this week his back is feeling better and he may come off the bench.I started in my career as a sub so I dont know why it should be difficult for me to be on the bench, Droga said to MLS.com. I dont think its difficult for people to understand I can be on the bench and without making it a big drama. Anyway, Im not the type of guy to justify what Im doing or not.The Red Bulls need better form from their two top players if they hope to move on. Striker Bradley Wright-Phillips and midfielder Sacha Kljestan, the team-leader in goals and assists, respectively, were held to just two shots apiece against Montreal.Wright-Phillips won the leagues Golden Boot for the second time in three years with 24 goals.We were too satisfied with trying to play long balls and find Bradley off the first play, Red Bulls coach Jesse Marsch said. By playing more, I think we could have really pushed them (Montreal) back and at 0-0 in the second half really started to put more pressure on them.But because we made some decisions to try and play long when they werent there, it meant that we cheaply gave the ball away, which allowed them to get out on the counter and ultimately led to the goal that they got.The Red Bulls will be without forward Omer Damari who received a red card in the first leg for a tackle on Montreals Callum Mallace. ' ' '