14:15
Good news for Perez
His time has been reinstated - so he's third-fastest at the moment.
Lewis Hamilton
2024 F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix - Qualifying - As it happened
A recap of what happened in qualifying for the F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
The final qualifying session of the 2024 F1 season takes place on Saturday at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
The F1 drivers' championship has already been wrapped up, but it's all to play for in the constructors' championship.
There's just 21 points between McLaren and Ferrari heading into Sunday's final race.
P6 in the standings is also up for grabs with four points between Alpine and Haas.
It will also be Lewis Hamilton's final race as a Mercedes driver.
Valtteri Bottas and Kevin Magnussen will bow out of F1 after this race, while it's likely to be Sergio Perez's final race as a Red Bull driver.
07 Dec 2024
14:11
In the drop-zone
Doohan, Lawson, Albon, Perez and Colapinto.
14:11
Great pace from Haas
Haas' pace continues to be impressive as Magnussen slots into third; Hulkenberg is seventh fastest.
14:09
Sainz on top
Sainz leads Verstappen, Leclerc, Tsunoda and Bottas.
We're now waiting to see what the two McLarens can do.
14:07
Bad news for Perez
His lap time has been deleted for exceeding track limits.
14:07
Perez goes fastest
A 1m23.559s for Perez, putting him 0.8s ahead of Stroll.
14:05
Slow start to qualifying
There's only one time on the board: A 1m24.366s for Stroll.
14:00
Q1 is underway
The final qualifying session of the year is underway in Abu Dhabi.
13:45
What to expect in qualifying?
- McLaren led another 1-2 in practice - making them the team to beat in qualifying
- Leclerc can only start Sunday's race from 11th on the grid after picking up a 10-place grid penalty for an engine component change
- Hamilton was strong in final practice - third overall
- Haas look 'best of the rest' behind the top four teams
13:26
What happened in FP3?
Oscar Piastri
11:35
That's practice done and dusted for 2024
That's practice over for 2024. Next up we have qualifying at 2pm UK time.
11:34
Top 10
Piastri, Norris, Hamilton, Verstappen, Sainz, Russell, Hulkenberg, Magnussen, Leclerc and Perez.
11:30
Chequered flag
Piastri is fastest in FP3!
11:29
Hamilton responds
He moves up to third in the Mercedes, 0.390s off Piastri's top time.
11:28
Leclerc improves
Leclerc finds a small chunk of time to move into eighth ahead of Hamilton.
11:24
Leclerc not happy with the Ferrari pace
"We are nowhere, nowhere," he says over team radio.
11:20
10 minutes on the clock
Piastri, Norris, Verstappen, Russell, Hulkenberg, Magnussen, Tsunoda, Albon, Gasly and Doohan.
11:19
Piastri sets a great lap
A 1m23.433s for Piastri, 0.6s ahead of Russell, who has just moved into second.
11:18
Alpines on the move
Gasly and Doohan move up to second and third respectively for Alpine.
11:12
Albon goes fastest
A 1m24.378s, 0.092s ahead of Magnussen.
11:10
20 minutes on the clock
Magnussen, Sainz, Verstappen, Norris, Hamilton, Perez, Hulkenberg, Piastri, Leclerc and Gasly.
11:05
Verstappen moves up to second
A strong lap on the mediums as Verstappen slots into second behind Magnussen - 0.3s off though.
11:00
30 minutes on the clock
Magnussen, Norris, Hulkenberg, Hamilton, Piastri, Leclerc, Verstappen, Perez, Albon and Sainz.
10:55
Hamilton gets a sticker removed
"I need to remove this sticker on my... inside my cockpit," he asks Mercedes.
The sticker on the cockpit read: "Every dream needs a team."
10:54
35 minutes on the clock
Current top 10: Magnussen, Norris, Hulkenberg, Piastri, Verstappen, Perez, Gasly, Alonso, Zhou and Bottas.
