Only one qualifying session stays within the 2024 System 1 season.
However all the things is on the road at present at Yas Marina.
The season concludes with this weekend’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, however the F1 Constructors’ Championship hangs within the steadiness. McLaren enters the weekend with a 21-point benefit over Ferrari within the standings, and one might make the case that they’re on favorable footing heading into Saturday. Not solely did each Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri impress throughout Friday’s twin observe periods — Norris was second-fastest in FP1, and topped the timing sheets in FP2 with Piastri proper behind him — however Charles Leclerc is taking a ten-place grid penalty for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix after Ferrari put in a brand new Vitality Retailer (ES) on his SF-24, exceeding the 2 allowed for within the Sporting Rules with out penalty.
Nonetheless, something can occur when the lap instances depend for actual, and this season, something has occurred. As such, we’ll be following together with all of the motion from Abu Dhabi reside. So test again early and sometimes as the ultimate qualifying session of the 2024 F1 season unfolds beginning at 9:00 a.m. Jap.
All updates are in Jap time.
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Q2
9:24: Race management proclaims that the beginning of Q2 might be delayed. Will Buxton on F1TV speculates that the delay is perhaps as a consequence of a possible investigation of Russell impeding Lawson close to the tip of Q1.
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Q1
9:21: Replays present that Kevin Magnussen struck a bollard whereas transferring off the racing line, which then spun onto the monitor and was picked up by Hamilton, sticking to the entrance of his W15 for an extended portion of his ultimate qualifying lap.
9:20: “I tousled large time guys,” is the report from Lewis Hamilton, who comes throughout the road 18th in his ultimate qualifying look for Mercedes.
Albon, Zhou Guanyu, Colapinto, and Doohan are the 5 drivers eradicated.
9:19: Scary second as Liam Lawson comes roaring across the ultimate flip of a push lap, developing on George Russell who’s simply beginning his push lap.
After benefiting from an impeding penalty final week, Russell would possibly get certainly one of his personal this week.
9:18: Valtteri Bottas jumps to the highest of the timing sheets. The monitor is coming alive as increasingly rubber will get laid down by the 20 drivers.
9:15: Pérez’s lap time has been reinstated, and the Pink Bull driver slots into third.
9:13: Just below 5 minutes stay in Q1 and the 5 drivers within the drop zone are: Jack Doohan, Liam Lawson, Alexander Albon, Pêrez, and Colapinto.
Each Pérez and Colapinto have but to set a time as a consequence of lap instances being deleted for exceeding monitor limits.
9:10: The McLarens end their preliminary push laps and Piastri slots in fourth, and Norris fifth. Not solely are they behind Carlos Sainz Jr. and Max Verstappen, who’re presently one-two, but additionally Nico Hülkenberg, as Haas has seemed sturdy all weekend.
9:08: Pérez’s time was ok to prime the timing sheets, however his lap time was deleted for exceeding monitor limits at Flip 1. The identical occurs to Williams driver Franco Colapinto.
Since monitor limits is perhaps a problem at present, here’s a pleasant reminder:
9:06: Stroll units the primary time of Q1, however each McLarens are out on the trich proper now, in addition to Sergio Pérez, who stays underneath stress to carry onto his F1 seat subsequent season.
9:02: Lance Stroll is the primary driver to take to the monitor,
9:01: There’s a inexperienced mild at Abu Dhabi however not one of the automobiles have taken to the monitor simply but.
9:00: Okay buddies, let’s get this rolling.