Lando Norris claimed an eighth pole position of the season at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix as Lewis Hamilton suffered an early elimination in his final qualifying as a Mercedes driver.
Norris led a McLaren one-two, with team-mate Oscar Piastri joining him on the front row as the team strengthened their grip on the constructors’ championship.
The British team are battling Ferrari to claim the constructors’ crown this weekend, holding a 21-point lead over the Scuderia.
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc has endured a challenging weekend to boost McLaren’s chances and will start Sunday’s race at the back of the field.
Follow live updates from the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix:
F1 ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX - LATEST UPDATES
- The 2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix starts at 1pm (GMT)
- Lando Norris starts on pole; Piastri 2nd; Sainz 3rd
- Click HERE for the top-10 in Abu Dhabi
- COMMENT: Lewis Hamilton’s farewell at Mercedes ends the greatest era in F1 history – but not in the way you think
- Hamilton starts 16th in his final race for Mercedes
- DRAMA! F2 title won in dramatic circumstances
Start time for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix:
Saturday 7 December 2024 17:36
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Time GMT
Sunday 8 December
- Race: 1pm
F1 Abu Dhabi GP LIVE: Carlos Sainz on the driver parade..
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“I’m so focused and determined in trying to win this race. At some point today, when I jump out, I’ll realise about leaving Ferrari.”
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2024 - Bottas reacts to superb Saturday after qualifying P9
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“We made a step with the car and just got it right,” Bottas says.
“One of the best laps of my career, and that’s a great feeling.
“We started the weekend on the right track, feeling the car and fine-tuning it, you can be precise.
“I can actually do something, which is nice. It’s satisfying. You’re only as good as your last race? Hopefully it’ll be a good one for us.
“There’s a bit of emotion, having that uncertainty of what’s next, knowing it’s the last time, there’s more emotion for me, but nothing changes in the car. It feels a bit weird.”
F1 Abu Dhabi GP LIVE: Lewis Hamilton arrives in Ferrari red!
10:51
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The seven-time F1 world champion knows how to make a statement doesn’t he.
In his final race for Mercedes before joining Ferrari, the 39-year-old arrives in the paddock decked out in Ferrari red!
Isack Hadjar stalls at start in ‘worst moment of my life’ as Gabriel Bortoleto wins F2 title
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Plenty of drama in the F2 season finale in Abu Dhabi!
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2024 - Race odds!
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Abu Dhabi Grand Prix - Winner
- Lando Norris - 8/13
- Oscar Piastri - 3/1
- Max Verstappen - 6/1
- Carlos Sainz - 17/2
- George Russell - 33/1
- Nico Hulkenberg - 33/1
- Charles Leclerc - 100/1
- Lewis Hamilton - 100/1
- Pierre Gasly - 350/1
- Fernando Alonso - 750/1
- Sergio Perez - 750/1
- Kevin Magnussen - 1500/1
- Valtteri Bottas - 1500/1
- Yuki Tsunoda - 1500/1
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2024 - Piastri targeting championship for McLaren
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“I just kept my head down to do a good final lap,” Piastri says.
“It was reassuring to know I had that lap [reinstated].
“We’ve got to do whatever we can to win the championship, we’d both love to win the race, but the championship even more, we’ll make sure that happens.”
TOP-10 IN ABU DHABI QUALIFYING
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1. Lando Norris
2. Oscar Piastri
3. Carlos Sainz
4. Max Verstappen
5. Pierre Gasly
6. George Russell
7. Nico Hulkenberg*
8. Fernando Alonso
9. Valtteri Bottas
10. Sergio Perez
*Hulkenberg gets a three-place grid penalty after overtaking two cars on pit-exit in qualifying
QUALIFYING REPORT: Lewis Hamilton suffers ill fortune on final Mercedes bow as Lando Norris claims Abu Dhabi pole
09:00
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If there was any need for a moment to sum up Lewis Hamilton’s final season for Mercedes, in what is set to be his worst-ever F1 season, it was this gigantic slice of ill fortune in Saturday’s qualifying under the Abu Dhabi night sky.
In need of improvement in his final lap in Q1, Hamilton looked pacey until a loose bollard flew below his car floor and stayed there, wedged, for the rest of his lap. Needless to say, it impacted his speed and he qualified third-slowest in his 246th and final qualifying session for Mercedes. He will start 16th on Sunday, due to grid penalties.
Contrastingly, Hamilton’s former team McLaren had a dream qualifying session and they are now on the cusp of their first constructors’ title in 26 years. British driver Lando Norris led home a one-two finish, with Oscar Piastri alongside him on the front row, amid joyous celebrations for the papaya-clad team on the pit-wall.
Full report below:
Christian Horner hits back at Toto Wolff: ‘I’d rather be a terrier than a wolf’
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Christian Horner has responded to Toto Wolff’s insult amid a feud between their drivers Max Verstappen and George Russell.
The Red Bull Team Principal hit out at the Mercedes driver for being “hysterical” at the Qatar Grand Prix, with Verstappen hit with a one-place demotion on the grid for blocking the Briton during qualifying.
And Wolff was left incensed by the remark and criticism of his driver, hitting back on a fiery Thursday at Yas Marina Circuit to label his colleague “a yapping little terrier”.
But Horner has laughed off the comment and claimed he would rather be a terrier than a wolf.
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2024 grid order in full
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1. Lando Norris
2. Oscar Piastri
3. Carlos Sainz
4. Nico Hulkenberg
5. Max Verstappen
6. Pierre Gasly
7. George Russell
8. Fernando Alonso
9. Valtteri Bottas
10. Sergio Perez
11. Yuki Tsunoda
12. Liam Lawson
13. Lance Stroll
14. Kevin Magnussen
15. Zhou Guanyu
16. Lewis Hamilton
17. Jack Doohan
18. Alex Albon*
19. Charles Leclerc**
20. Franco Colapinto*
*Albon and Colapinto have been given five-place grid penalties for exceeding their battery allocation
**Leclerc has been given a 10-place grid penalty for exceeding his battery allocation
Lewis Hamilton’s farewell at Mercedes ends the greatest era in F1 history – but not in the way you think
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The bemusement reverberated across the paddock. It is difficult not to overemphasise the brutal reaction the cut-throat Formula One circus – whether it be media, ex-drivers or fans – had in September 2012 when, to the astonishment of everyone, Lewis Hamilton decided to leave McLaren for Mercedes.
Even the wishes of his father and manager, Anthony, were ignored. As Jeremy Clarkson put it so tactlessly on a 2012 episode of Top Gear: “Is that not a bit like moving from Manchester United to West Ham?” And sorry Hammers fans – it was not a compliment.
Yet six world championships, 12 years and 84 grand prix victories later, Hamilton’s bold plunge into unchartered waters was his best-ever decision.
Full piece below:
WATCH: George Russell’s eight-word takedown of Max Verstappen in furious F1 feud
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Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2024 - Bottas reacts to superb qualifying session
03:00
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“We made a step with the car and just got it right,” Bottas says.
“One of the best laps of my career, and that’s a great feeling.
“We started the weekend on the right track, feeling the car and fine-tuning it, you can be precise.
“I can actually do something, which is nice. It’s satisfying. You’re only as good as your last race? Hopefully it’ll be a good one for us.
“There’s a bit of emotion, having that uncertainty of what’s next, knowing it’s the last time, there’s more emotion for me, but nothing changes in the car. It feels a bit weird.”
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2024 - Sainz reveals philosophy as Ferrari career comes to an end
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"McLaren have shown all weekend they are a step ahead than everybody,” Sainz says.
“I was pushing in qualifying like never before, I wanted to give myself a chance, my last chance to win for a while.
“We’ll push all out and go for it. I have not been very emotional, the level of focus has been so far, so much at stake, I don’t get time to think about it.
“Tomorrow after the race it’ll start to hit, I want to make the most of it, driving well. Enjoy.”
Here are the driver standings - with just eight points separating Norris and Leclerc in the battle for second!
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1. Max Verstappen - 429 points (champion)
2. Lando Norris - 349 points
3. Charles Leclerc - 341 points
4. Oscar Piastri - 291 points
5. Carlos Sainz - 272 points
6. George Russell - 235 points
7. Lewis Hamilton - 211 points
8. Sergio Perez - 152 points
9. Fernando Alonso - 68 points
10. Nico Hulkenberg - 37 points
11. Pierre Gasly - 36 points
12. Yuki Tsunoda - 30 points
13. Lance Stroll - 24 points
14. Esteban Ocon - 23 points
15. Kevin Magnussen - 16 points
16. Alex Albon - 12 points
17. Daniel Ricciardo - 12 points
18. Ollie Bearman - 7 points
19. Franco Colapinto - 5 points
20. Zhou Guanyu - 4 points
21. Liam Lawson - 4 points
22. Valtteri Bottas - 0 points
23. Logan Sargeant - 0 points
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2024
Saturday 7 December 2024 22:02
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“Yes to all of that,” Zak Brown accepts when pushed on the bonuses and prize money available for winning the constructors’ championship.
“But most important is the trophy, it’s important to the team and bonuses, but we want this trophy, it’s more important than anything.
“He [Leclerc] had a bad day at the office, with safety cars and all of that, we can't rule anything out.
“The drivers over the weekend have the race pace, trying to dial it in, working on the front, today was more on the rear, it’ll be very close.
“Anything can happen, you see with Charles, battery, anything can happen, I’ll be happy after that first lap.”
Who could replace Sergio Perez in 2025 F1 seat at Red Bull?
Saturday 7 December 2024 20:40
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Sergio Perez looks set to be on the way out from Formula One and Red Bull after a torrid 2024 campaign.
Various reports after Sunday’s race in Qatar state that Red Bull are set to move on from the 34-year-old after the season finale in Abu Dhabi this weekend, despite a contract which lasts until the end of the 2025 F1 season.
The Mexican’s seat has been shrouded in uncertainty for some time, as he languishes 277 points behind teammate Max Verstappen in the standings with one grand prix remaining. His poor form means Red Bull are guaranteed to finish third in the constructors’ championship, despite Verstappen’s drivers’ title triumph.
But who is the leading candidate to replace Perez at Red Bull? Will Christian Horner look within the team’s wider ecosystem or further afield on the grid?
The Independent takes a look at the candidates to replace Perez at Red Bull:
Toto Wolff apologises to Lewis Hamilton for ‘idiotic’ mistake in Abu Dhabi
Saturday 7 December 2024 19:30
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Toto Wolff has apologised to Lewis Hamilton for an “idiotic mistake” after the British driver endured a torrid final qualifying for Mercedes at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Hamilton, who leaves for Ferrari next year, needed to improve on his final lap in Q1 and was driving in a lot of traffic as he started his lap at the Yas Marina Circuit.
Kevin Magnussen then dislodged a bollard ahead and, in a huge stroke of misfortune, the bollard became wedged in the bottom of Hamilton’s car. He qualified 18th-fastest but will start tomorrow’s race – his final F1 grand prix for Mercedes – in 16th due to grid penalties.
Full quotes below:
Max Verstappen after qualifying P5:
Saturday 7 December 2024 18:31
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"It was a difficult weekend, it's been very difficult to hook up the corners, it showed in Q3, it was not good for lap top, it might look good, it would've put us second, which is not bad, but it sums up our season, the car has been a little bit unpredictable.
"Sometimes you can overcome these things, but that was what happened in qualifying."
On Russell situation: "We can have our disagreements [in the GPDA], but we're always fighting for the same cause. It'll be fine. We have our disagreements, it's important we all go on holiday and spend some time with family, it'll sort itself out."
Charles Leclerc after qualifying 14th-fastest
Saturday 7 December 2024 17:41
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"I knew it was on the limit, it's difficult to judge, I was out of the limit in Q2, it hurts, it's two hard hits in two days, all in all, it's not an easy last weekend. It doesn't make me less motivated for tomorrow.
"I still want to go very optimistic, it's still possible, I'll push to come back in the first two positions of the race."
Leclerc will start P19 tomorrow due to his 10-place grid penalty.
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2024: George Russell ‘not thinking about’ Max Verstappen
Saturday 7 December 2024 16:42
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“There was more pace on Lewis’ side, he’s been ahead of me, we’ve been flummoxed why we’ve been off the pace,” George Russell tells Sky Sports.
“From Q1, just off the pace, we don’t know why, P7 is a better result than I thought going into the session. I’m not even thinking about it to be honest, we’ve got bigger things to be worried about.
“It’s got more air time than it deserved, we wanted to show, us as a group, we’re united, we know what we want from the sport, that was the message we wanted to show.”
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2024: Toto Wolff rages at ‘idiotic’ mistake to let down Lewis Hamilton
Saturday 7 December 2024 15:50
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"I need to apologise to Lewis, everybody who works hard for him, the set-up we choose, was to experiment next year, but we totally let him down,” Toto Wolff tells Sky Sports.
“An idiotic mistake, not going early, inexcusable, I'm rarely been so down about what has happened, maybe summarises the last races wit him, but this has been the worst, it was just idiotic.
“We were lucky they raced through the traffic, without the bollard it might have worked, but you don’t risk so much in Q1, our most valuable racing driver ever, in this sport, gets out in Q1 because we make a mistake.
“It doesn’t ruin all the legacy we have him, I can only say sorry to him. He was there, he’d have had a chance at a podium I think, now it’s pretty much impossible for him.”
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2024
Saturday 7 December 2024 15:36
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“We'll come up with some rules overnight, drivers know what's going on, I don't think we need to tell them,” Zak Brown adds.
“It’s hard not to get excited.”
An impressive day for the papaya, Verstappen had no answer to their one-lap speed.
F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Qualifying - Norris and Piastri block out front row for McLaren!
Saturday 7 December 2024 15:06
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“Really good job, well done guys,” says Norris.
Qualifying results after Q3
P1 Norris
P2 Piastri
P3 Sainz
P4 Hulkenberg
P5 Verstappen
P6 Gasly
P7 Russell
P8 Alonso
P9 Bottas
P10 Perez
F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Qualifying
Saturday 7 December 2024 15:04
Jack Rathborn
Time expired in Q3
Hulkenberg on provisional pole! WOW!
Now Oscar grabs pole, after his lap was reinstated, McLaren have provisional pole as time expires in Q3.
Sainz on the front row in second. It’s so tight, Norris catapults himself into pole!
F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Qualifying
Saturday 7 December 2024 15:03
Jack Rathborn
1:54 left in Q3
Checo goes fourth fastest, some character there, in what could be his final qualifying lap in F1.
P1 Verstappen
P2 Norris
P3 Piastri
P4 Perez
P5 Sainz
P6 Hulkenberg
P7 Gasly
P8 Alonso
P9 Russell
P10 Bottas
F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Qualifying
Saturday 7 December 2024 14:59
Jack Rathborn
5:01 left in Q3
Big pressure now, five to go... The shiny new tyres are on, let’s see what the final 10 can conjure up.
P1 Verstappen
P2 Norris
P3 Piastri
P4 Sainz
P5 Hulkenberg
P6 Gasly
P7 Alonso
P8 Perez
P9 Russell
P10 Bottas
F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Qualifying
Saturday 7 December 2024 14:57
Jack Rathborn
7:44 left in Q3
What a save by Verstappen, he goes fastest but then the car swerves viciously.
Yuki Tsunoda has beaten Liam Lawson in every qualifying session this year.
Norris now second fastest, four one-thousandths of a second between them. No news on Max yet...
THE TIME STANDS! Phenomenal from Max, keeping that right tyre on the track at the last corner, with the left side sliding off, he saved himself superbly.
F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Qualifying
Saturday 7 December 2024 14:55
Jack Rathborn
10:33 left in Q3
Here we go then... Remember, the current order to this point:
Top 10: TBC
11. Yuki Tsunoda
12. Liam Lawson
13. Lance Stroll
14. Kevin Magnussen
15. Zhou Guanyu
16. Lewis Hamilton
17. Jack Doohan
18. Alex Albon*
19. Charles Leclerc**
20. Franco Colapinto*
*Albon and Colapinto have been given five-place grid penalties for exceeding his battery allocation
**Leclerc has been given a 10-place grid penalty for exceeding his battery allocation
F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Qualifying
Saturday 7 December 2024 14:52
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“That’s as fast as she goes,” Bottas says, thrilled with his efforts to get into Q3.
Hamilton on qualifying troubles: "Just my luck, it's OK, I tried, we tried so far, the car was in a good place, maybe a podium was possible this weekend, the timing was not optimised for the session, I just ran out of time.
“I try to, the car is feeling decent, to go from P1, P2... to 18th, definitely changes the look into the weekend, I’m still really grateful, the car has been different this weekend, so much nicer to drive, my hopes are high I’ll try to come back.”
F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Qualifying - disaster for Charles Leclerc and Ferrari
Saturday 7 December 2024 14:46
Jack Rathborn
End of Q2
Leclerc goes top... OH NO! Lap deleted, 10-place grid penalty, too, he’s out of the top 10 and will start last tomorrow. McLaren will be thrilled given the implications for the constructors’ championship.
Leclerc’s reaction: “No freaking way, for Turn 1?”
Elimination zone
P11 Tsunoda
P12 Lawson
P13 Stroll
P14 Leclerc
P15 Magnussen
F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Qualifying
Saturday 7 December 2024 14:44
Jack Rathborn
0: 45 left in Q2
Leclerc at risk in 10th then, we enter the final minute, Hulkenberg goes second fastest, huge, a missed opportunity from Magnussen, still 11th. Gasly jumps up to third, a big improvement!
Elimination zone
P11 Leclerc
P12 Magnussen
P13 Alonso
P14 Stroll
P15 Bottas
F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Qualifying
Saturday 7 December 2024 14:41
Jack Rathborn
3:42 left in Q2
The pit lane traffic is causing bother again, they’re queueing up, delaying their laps to avoid being upset by the turbulence from the car in front, aiming for that crucial five-second gap.
Leclerc isn’t happy: “The AlphaTauri there was over the limit!”
Elimination zone
P11 Alonso
P12 Stroll
P13 Magnussen
P14 Bottas
P15 Gasly
F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Qualifying
Saturday 7 December 2024 14:37
Jack Rathborn
6:31 left in Q2
New tyres on so expect some movement soon as we approach the final five minutes.
No love lost between Sainz and Checo then: “Perez was in my way, Turn 12.”
Verstappen chilling in the pits, he thinks he’s done enough to get to Q3, he won’t be in danger.
Elimination zone
P11 Alonso
P12 Stroll
P13 Magnussen
P14 Bottas
P15 Gasly
F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Qualifying
Saturday 7 December 2024 14:36
Jack Rathborn
9:31 left in Q2
Russell tucked in behind Verstappen, +0.807, wow, that’s a huge difference.
Hulkenberg into the top three briefly, now Sainz joins the Red Bull in that top three.
Norris just +0.100 off Verstappen now and up to second in the leaderboard.
F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Qualifying
Saturday 7 December 2024 14:32
Jack Rathborn
11:45 left in Q2
We’re back underway after a delay in bollard-gate.
Verstappen is out early and the Red Bull on the softs is eyeing up a fifth successive pole at Yas Marina Circuit.
The Dutch driver delivers a lap of 1:22.998, but did he leave the track in the final corner? That could spell trouble.
Half a second faster than last year’s pole-winning lap from Verstappen, it’s quick!
F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Qualifying
Saturday 7 December 2024 14:26
Jack Rathborn
Magnussen tried to get out of the way and kicked up a bollard that got stuck under his Mercedes, it's incredibly unlucky and scuppered the entire lap.
He was up on his best lap before then at that point too. Heartbreak for the Briton.
F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Qualifying
Saturday 7 December 2024 14:24
Jack Rathborn
What can you say about that, just an absolute disaster for Lewis Hamilton, who concedes he “messed it up,” a worst-ever start in Abu Dhabi, he’ll be 18th on the grid tomorrow.
And the Mercedes swansong appears to have vanished, the nightmare season extends to the final race.
F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Qualifying
Saturday 7 December 2024 14:21
Jack Rathborn
Leclerc tops the standings with 1:23.302... Hamilton in P18 only, a disaster, his final start for Mercedes is his lowest grid spot ever in Abu Dhabi.
“I messed that up big time guys,” says Lewis.
The elimination zone after Q1:
P16 Albon
P17 Zhou
P18 Hamilton
P19 Colapinto
P20 Doohan
F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Qualifying
Saturday 7 December 2024 14:19
Jack Rathborn
00:34 left in Q1
Bottas leads! Up to first in 1:23.481... Pole in Abu Dhabi in 2017, could he snatch it again today?
The current elimination zone with Q1 time expiring...
P16 Zhou
P17 Hamilton
P18 Colapinto
P19 Alonso
P20 Doohan
F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Qualifying
Saturday 7 December 2024 14:18
Jack Rathborn
1:55 left in Q1
Perez on an out lap, can he leap out of the elimination zone? It’s desperate for Checo now... The deletion of Checo’s lap time has been reinstated. But Perez has already gone out and wasted a lap on those tyres.
Colapinto improves too, up to P13, and they’re all lining up in the pit lane.
Here’s the current elimination zone:
P16 Bottas
P17 Gasly
P18 Zhou
P19 Doohan
P20 Lawson
F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Qualifying
Saturday 7 December 2024 14:14
Jack Rathborn
5:33 left in Q1
Here’s the elimination zone with five minutes remaining:
P16 Doohan
P17 Lawson
P18 Albon
P19 Perez
P20 Colapinto
F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Qualifying
Saturday 7 December 2024 14:13
Jack Rathborn
7:21 left in Q1
Hamilton only 10th with the Mercedes, despite the cooling temperatures. Though the conditions are changing the balance.
Checo looking for Red Bull to check his infringement...
1. Sainz, 2. Verstappen, 3. Magnussen, 4. Piastri, 5. Norris, 6. Leclerc
F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Qualifying
Saturday 7 December 2024 14:11
Jack Rathborn
9:05 left in Q1
Sainz tops the standings, impressive, 1:23.487.
But here come the McLarens. Norris finishes... behind Kevin Magnussen, oof, Piastri behind him too.
Life in the Haas, then, some rocket fuel discovered you’d imagine.
F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Qualifying
Saturday 7 December 2024 14:08
Jack Rathborn
10:11 left in Q1
A massive moment for Sergio Perez, perhaps the writing is on the wall for him and his time at Red Bull, but surely he will be desperate to salvage some pride.
He’s two-tenths up on Stroll so far through S2... 1:23.559 to top the standings, that’s better Checo!
And just like that, the joy is wiped away from Checo’s face, probably, that lap is chalked off, what a miserable time of it he’s having in Formula One. But Max tops the leaderboard so far with 1:23.516 on those softs. Leclerc second and Tsunoda third.
F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Qualifying
Saturday 7 December 2024 14:06
Jack Rathborn
13:10 left in Q1
Q1 is underway then and we’re on board with Lance Stroll, what a pleasure it is... There’s a traction issue in S2.
The first to set a time then... 1:24.366 on those soft tyres.
F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Qualifying
Saturday 7 December 2024 14:01
Jack Rathborn
The talk of the paddock is McLaren look poised for an emphatic final race of the season and perhaps a message ahead of next season’s title race.
Can Lewis Hamilton provide a telling reminder of his greatness before that big move to Ferrari.
Lots of British fans in the stands supporting him and his last hurrah with Mercedes.
F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Qualifying
Saturday 7 December 2024 13:57
Jack Rathborn
The majestic Yas Marina Circuit is now in its most glorious at sunset... It’s business time, especially for those McLaren and Ferrari cars.
A pivotal time in the final twist of a close constructors’ championship, can the Scuderia make a statement before tomorrow’s race?
Remember, they have to overhaul a 21-point gap, you can read all about how they can do it and what it’ll mean in terms of prize money, below:
F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Qualifying
Saturday 7 December 2024 13:54
Jack Rathborn
Right then, here we go, the final qualifying of the season, who will go out with a bang?
And wouldn’t it be something if Verstappen and Russell find themselves cosy alongside one another on the grid tomorrow, it’s meant to be, surely?
F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Qualifying
Saturday 7 December 2024 13:45
Jack Rathborn
