in 2024 F1 season ends this weekend with Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on the Yas Marina circuit.
McLaren lead Ferrari by 21 points in the fight for constructors’ champion after Lando Norris shock punishment in Qatar meant the Scuderia narrowed deficit on the table. McLaren is looking to win the constructors’ title for the first time since 1998, while Ferrari have not won the team’s crown since 2008.
This weekend will also be Lewis Hamilton’s 246th and final Grand Prix for Mercedes. A seven-time world champion, who won six of his titles with the Silver Arrows, joined Ferrari in 2025 and will be looking to end his time with Mercedes on a high after a stormy weekend in Qatar.
Max Verstappen won last year’s race in Abu Dhabi and has won the last four Grands Prix at the Yas Marina circuit, including controversial finale until the 2021 season.
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Kieran Jackson7 December 2024 11:40
F1 Abu Dhabi GP LIVE: Oscar Piastri fastest in FP3!
The advantage is big for McLaren as they aim for the first constructors’ title since 1998!
They were again the fastest in training, with Oscar Piastri circle of 1:23:433 sealing P1 – i Lando Norris is two tenths less in P2.
3-10: Hamilton, Verstappen, Sainz, Russell, Hulkenberg, Magnussen, Leclerc, Perez
The rest of the group will have work to do in qualifying later…
Kieran Jackson7 December 2024 11:32
F1 Abu Dhabi GP LIVE: Lando Norris goes off track
A really sharp final lap from Lando Norris.
He slides into the first turn before going off the track in sector three below the W Hotel!
He won’t improve on his time, which currently puts him P2…
The final rounds are coming!
Kieran Jackson7 December 2024 11:28
Abu Dhabi F1 GP LIVE: McLaren one-two!
Low fuel simulation qualifying laps are coming soon and times are crashing!
Oscar Piastri is in first place with 1:23:433 – 0.193 seconds ahead of teammate Lando Norris.
Meanwhile, Verstappen, now third fastest: “The brakes don’t work…”
3-10: Verstappen, Sainz, Russell, Hulkenberg, Magnussen, Hamilton, Leclerc, Tsunoda
Kieran Jackson7 December 2024 11:24
F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix LIVE: Alex Albon wins P1!
Albon’s Williams is the surprising name to usurp Magnussen, who goes 0.092 seconds faster than the Haas driver.
Will we see a faster lap in the final 15 minutes? We should do…
Top-10: Albon, Magnussen, Sainz, Verstappen, Norris, Hamilton, Perez, Hulkenberg, Piastri, Leclerc
Kieran Jackson7 December 2024 11:16
F1 Abu Dhabi GP LIVE: Carlos Sainz second fastest
No one has usurped yet Kevin Magnussen in P1 more!
Sainz is second fastest, 0.161 seconds behind the Dane, while Max Verstappen is a tenth lower in third place.
4-10: Norris, Hamilton, Perez, Hulkenberg, Piastri, Leclerc, Gasly
It should be said that these hot conditions are obviously nothing like what we will get later in qualifying, but still…
Kieran JacksonDecember 7, 2024 11:10 am
F1 Abu Dhabi GP LIVE: Lewis Hamilton in fourth place
Hamilton is fourth fastest, four tenths behind Magnussen, but Russell is back in 20th – 1.5 seconds off the pace!
Russell: “I’m not sure what’s going on, the car feels good – just very slow.”
How strange. Half an hour has passed in FP3…
Kieran Jackson7 December 2024 11:01
F1 Abu Dhabi GP LIVE: FP3 updates
Some problems for Lewis Hamilton at the moment… A rather unusual problem you might say.
“You need to remove this sticker from the inside of my cockpit, please,” says Hamilton.
One sticker says “Every dream needs a team,” but we can’t see exactly which sticker he’s worried about.
Kieran Jackson7 December 2024 10:57
F1 Abu Dhabi GP LIVE: Kevin Magnussen fastest early
The Haas driver – in his final F1 weekend – goes fastest by three tenths ahead of Lando Norris.
And his teammate from Haas Nico Hulkenberg is third!
Red Bulls, Ferrari and Mercedes still haven’t set a time…
20 minutes have passed. Most cars are now on the road…
Kieran Jackson7 December 2024 10:52