It’s the last race of the 2024 season, and emotions are high. It’s a showdown between Ferrari and McLaren for the Constructors Championship – but it seems that Ferrari will have to put in a shift to bag the title, with Leclerc starting in 19th due to a 10-place penalty. Norris, Piastri, Sainz, Verstappen, and…
Pierre Gasly qualified sixth (before being promoted to fifth) at the final qualifying session. After enduring difficult free practice sessions in Abu Dhabi, Alpine spent the rest of the afternoon tweaking their car for a positive starting position, a move that paid off. Burning the midnight oil Alpine experimented with plenty of setups, but none…
In what could be his last Formula 1 qualifying session, Sauber’s Valtteri Bottas puts his Kick Sauber C44 into ninth in Q3, the only second time the Finnish driver made it to the last qualifying stage. After what was a big surprise to many, Valtteri Bottas reflected on his Q3 appearance. Bottas is ready to…
Max Verstappen had a tough qualifying session for the 2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, filled with promise and frustration. Despite struggling with understeer throughout practice, the reigning World Champion surged to provisional pole in Q3 with a 1:22.945s, showcasing remarkable control despite a near slide at the final corner. However, Lando Norris quickly reclaimed the…
A remarkable qualifying performance during the 2024 Abu Dhabi GP qualifying session saw Haas F1 Team’s Nico Hülkenberg qualify P4 – his strongest qualifying performance of the season. However, he will start Sunday’s race P7, after being handed a three-place grid penalty. The German driver breezed through Q1 and Q2, showing the strong capabilities of…
As McLaren battles to clinch their first Constructors’ Championship since 1998, the season finale at the Yas Marina Circuit offers a glimmer of hope. Lando Norris secured a commanding pole position for the team, with Oscar Piastri close behind in second place, setting McLaren up for a thrilling showdown that could define their season. Piastri’s…
The Abu Dhabi GP weekend has been nothing short of disastrous for Scuderia Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc. Despite overcoming a bout of food poisoning on Thursday night, the Monégasque driver missed roughly half of Friday’s first practice session (FP1) due to a battery issue. Ferrari were subsequently forced to replace Leclerc’s energy store (ES) system, earning…
Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri inch closer to securing the constructors’ championship after scoring a 1-2 qualifying positions at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. With the constructors’ championship on the line and only 21 points separating them from Ferrari, McLaren entered the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix qualifying session as favourites. This was their chance to…
Carlos Sainz will start the Abu Dhabi GP race – his final with Scuderia Ferrari – from the second row, behind McLaren’s Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri. However, while the Spaniard acknowledged that McLaren had been the stronger team, throughout the weekend, he promised to “give it everything” to take a final win with the…
Lando Norris takes pole ahead of tomorrow’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and Nico Hulkenberg puts on a show in his final Grand Prix for Haas. Q1: There was no hurry to hit the track early in the session. The Aston Martin duo, led by Lance Stroll ahead of his teammate Fernando Alonso were first to…
