Relive the qualifying of the 2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix with live commentary

After more than eight months of crisscrossing the globe, the time has come for the World Championship peloton to Formula 1 to contest its last qualifying session of the year, in Abu Dhabi. In the Middle East night, McLaren Will she manage to get off to a perfect start in view of the constructors' world title, which is being played against Ferrari et Red Bull ?

> You can follow the live evolution of the ranking via the official F1 Live Timing, available here.

F1 – Abu Dhabi GP
Live qualifying commentary

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Norris takes last pole of the year, Hamilton down in Q1

16h05 - The complete ranking of this Q3:

16h04 - Max Verstappen does not improve, he is fifth, behind Nico Hulkenberg, and it is therefore Lando Norris who takes pole position ahead of his teammate Oscar piastri !

16h03 - Carlos Sainz fails twenty thousandths of a second from pole... but Lando Norris improves and takes the lead in 1'22″595!

16:03 p.m. – The German is quickly beaten by a 1'22″804 from Oscar Piastri.

16:03 p.m. – Provisional pole for Nico Hülkenberg, in 1'22″886!

16h02 - 1'23″204 for Valtteri Bottas, which rises to fourth place!

16h01 - Fourth fastest time for Sergio Perez, the first to set a time in the final moments of the session. Oscar Piastri's time was put back in place, and he is therefore third.

16h00 - ???? Charles Leclerc on Canal+, after his elimination in Q2: “ I knew it was the only corner where, unfortunately, you can have a problem with the track limits. When you attack, a few centimetres away, it didn't go through. It didn't happen but I'm taking it on myself, it's my fault and it hurts. Honestly, I think we could have done 4th, but starting 14th or 20th... 14th is always better, but it doesn't make the weekend much easier. We're going to try to maximise the car's potential tomorrow. Today, it's my fault."

15h59 - The drivers set off, four minutes from the checkered flag, for the last attempt of the season in qualifying.

15h57 - The ranking after the first attempts:

15:56 p.m. – Chrono cancelled for Oscar Piastri!

15h56 - Piastri failed forty thousandths of a second behind the Dutchman, and Norris was four thousandths slower than Verstappen.

15:55 p.m. – 1'22″945 for Max Verstappen who is the fastest despite a huge error at the exit of the last corner!

15:54 p.m. – 1'23″492 for Hülkenberg, a nice weather for the Haas who currently beats George Russell by two tenths!

15h53 - Nico Hülkenberg is the first to launch an attack on the clock, with his Haas which seems to be in great shape!

15:51 p.m. – 🟢 Here we go for Q3, twelve minutes to go and secure the last pole position of the year!

15h50 - The drivers are preparing at the end of the pitlane, Q3 should start in a few seconds.

15h45 - The Q2 ranking:

15h44 - Valtteri Bottas advances to Q3 with ninth fastest time! Eliminated are Yuki tsunoda, Liam Lawson, Lance stroll, Charles Leclerc and Kevin Magnussen.

15:44 p.m. – Time cancelled for Leclerc, who is therefore eliminated and will start at the back of the grid with his penalty!

15:44 p.m. – Charles Leclerc takes cover with the best time in 1'22″980, just ahead of his teammate Carlos Sainz!

15h43 - Checkered flag, Alonso is the first to cross the line, with the sixth fastest time.

15h43 - Nico Hülkenberg confirms the good form of Haas, with the second fastest time, just ahead Pierre Gasly !

15h42 - The Dane fails to reach Q44 by 3 thousandths of a place!

15h41 - Kevin Magnussen is the first to set off for his final flying lap, 2'20" from the end of the session.

15h40 - As in Q1, the Racing Bulls came close to contact as they left their garage, which Charles Leclerc mentioned on the radio.

15h39 - It's once again a rush at the exit of the pit lane, almost everyone sets off to try to place themselves in the top 10. Provisionally, those eliminated are Fernando Alonso, Lance Stroll, Kevin Magnussen, Valtteri Bottas and Pierre Gasly.

15h38 - All the drivers have returned to the pits five minutes before the checkered flag, Max Verstappen takes off his helmet, so he waits for Q3!

15h35 - Oscar Piastri is the last to sign a time, he is currently in third position.

15h34 - The Dutchman remains at the top of the timesheets for now, ahead of Norris, Sainz, Hulkenberg and Russell.

15:32 p.m. – 1'22″998 for Max Verstappen, logical best time but above all best time of all the qualifying so far! All cars are on track.

15h29 - World champion Max Verstappen is the first to start this Q2.

15:28 p.m. – 🟢 Here we go for Q2!

15h27 - The cone under the car of Hamilton :

❌ ELIMINATED IN Q1 ❌

Albon
Zhou
Hamilton
Colapinto
Doohan

Gutting for Lewis in his final qualifying for Mercedes. Looks like he had a bollard stuck under the car on his final push lap#F1 #AbuDhabiGP pic.twitter.com/Q7H1bDCxVB

- Formula 1 (@ F1) December 7, 2024

15h24 - Race direction indicates that the start of Q2 will be slightly delayed.

15h22 - The Q1 ranking:

15h21 - We see that Lewis Hamilton played his lap with a cone stuck under his car, cone hit by Kevin Magnussen.

15h20 - The eliminated are Alexander Albon, Guanyu Zhou, Lewis Hamilton, Franco Colapinto and Jack Doohan, who is competing in his first Formula 1 Grand Prix, with Alpine.

15h19 - Lewis Hamilton does not make it to Q2! The Englishman is eighteenth, 93 thousandths of a time that would have allowed him to be fifteenth.

15:18 p.m. – Leclerc takes the lead, in 1'23″302.

15h18 - Lewis Hamilton, currently seventeenth, crossed the line three seconds before the checkered flag and was therefore able to set off for one last lap, but it was close!

15:17 p.m. – And best lap for… Valtteri Bottas! 1'23″481 for the Finn who puts himself at the top of the timesheet!

15:17 p.m. – We are entering the last minute, so the next times will be crucial!

15h16 - The FIA ​​says Sergio Perez's deleted time has finally been reinstated, and the Mexican is now third!

15h14 - Franco Colapinto moved up to twelfth position with his first time of the session, his teammate Alexander Albon is two places ahead.

15h14 - Barely seven tenths separate the 18 drivers at the moment, as there is a real rush to get out of the pits, fortunately without contact!

15h11 - Sergio Perez and Franco Colapinto are the only drivers who have not recorded a time so far, due to exceeding the track limits on exiting the first corner.

15h09 - Fourth time for Lando Norris on his first attempt, a position that Oscar Piastri then occupies when he crosses the line. Sainz, Verstappen, Magnussen, Piastri and Norris make up the top 5 for the moment.

15:08 p.m. – Max Verstappen takes the best time in 1'23″516, before losing it to Sainz, in 1'23″487.

15h07 - And Perez's time is cancelled for exceeding track limits...

15:07 p.m. – 1'23″559 for Sergio Pérez, who also takes the top spot on the timesheet. All drivers are on track, with just under eleven minutes left in this Q1.

15:05 p.m. – 1'24″366 for Lance Stroll who logically takes the best time, given that he has achieved the only time of the session so far.

15h03 - The Mercedes joined the Canadian on track, while Fernando Alonso completed an installation lap on hard tyres.

15h01 - Lance Stroll is the first to take to the track.

15:00 p.m. – 🟢 Let’s go for Q1, 18 minutes to try to place yourself in the top 15! Everyone stays quietly at the stands for now.

14h59 - The wind is picking up on the Yas Marina track, which could have an impact, especially on the fast corners.

14h57 - 🌔 The sun is setting, it is currently 25°C in the air and 30°C on the track.

14h52 - This last Grand Prix of the year is obviously central to the fight for the constructors' world title, with 21 points separating McLaren from Ferrari. Given the pace of the British single-seaters since the start of the weekend, the Woking team must approach this qualifying session with confidence.

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