Lando Norris led team-mate Oscar Piastri as McLaren sealed an Abu Dhabi Grand Prix front-row lockout that places them on the verge of Constructors’ Championship glory.
McLaren had been already clear favourites for the groups title as they entered the season finale with a 21-point lead over Ferrari, however their place was considerably strengthened as Norris saved his greatest till final to edge Piastri.
Ferrari’s hopes had already been massively dented when Charles Leclerc’s Q2 exit – after a monitor limits breach – confined the Monegasque to ranging from the again of the grid following a 10-position penalty enforced on Friday for taking a brand new battery.
Carlos Sainz did handle to take third for Ferrari, however the Italian staff will want one thing of a miracle in Sunday’s race – reside on Sky Sports activities at 1pm – to overturn their deficit.
World champion Max Verstappen had seemed to be McLaren’s fundamental rival for pole however uncharacteristically misplaced type along with his last flying lap to finish up fifth.
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Lewis Hamilton and Toto Wolff had been left bemused after a bollard scuppered his lap throughout Q1 in Abu Dhabi, leaving him 18th for Sunday’s Grand Prix
The Dutchman was surprisingly crushed by Nico Hulkenberg, who produced Haas’ greatest qualifying efficiency of the season to take fourth, however Pierre Gasly claimed a equally spectacular sixth for Alpine to arrange an exhilarating finale within the battle for sixth within the constructors’ standings.
George Russell’s streak of two successive poles was ended as he claimed seventh, whereas team-mate Lewis Hamilton made a vastly unlucky early exit in Q1 in his last Mercedes look earlier than becoming a member of Ferrari after a bollard was pushed into the trail of his automobile.
Extra to comply with…
Sky Sports activities F1’s reside Abu Dhabi GP schedule
Sunday December 8
7.10am: F1 Academy Race Three
9.20am: F2 Function Race
11.30am: Grand Prix Sunday: Abu Dhabi GP build-up
1pm: The ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX
3pm: Chequered Flag: Abu Dhabi GP response
4pm: Ted’s Pocket book
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