On the Sao Paulo Grand Prix, Lando Norris took pole place and Kimi Antonelli set a final gasp quick lap to take second place, mirroring the entrance row of the dash.
Norris suffered a lock-up at Flip 1 on his first lap of Q3, shedding nearly a second and falling again to tenth, however on his second run he set a private finest within the first sector, adopted by session finest occasions within the second and third sectors, posting a lap time of 1:09.511.
Mercedes’ Antonelli opened up a 0.174 second lead on the ultimate lap, taking on Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc. Leclerc will sit on the second row of the grid alongside Norris’ McLaren teammate and most important contender for the championship, Oscar Piastri. The Australian set a private finest time within the first sector of the ultimate lap, however was unable to capitalize on Norris’ benefit within the second sector, falling 0.282 seconds behind.
Isaac Hajjar put in a terrific efficiency to qualify fifth, with George Russell splitting the Racing Bulls forward of Liam Lawson in sixth.
Haas’ Oliver Bearman was third in Q1 and second in Q2, however was unable to proceed his type till the tip of qualifying and completed eighth regardless of having two units of recent tender tires for the session.
Alpine’s Pierre Gasly began qualifying effectively and recorded the second quickest time in Q1, however finally completed in ninth place, whereas Sauber’s Nico Hulkenberg superior to Q3 for the primary time this season in tenth place. This will likely be his first time on the 2024 Abu Dhabi Video games, the place he positioned seventh within the qualifying spherical.
This uncommon prime 10 end was the results of mass casualties within the early levels of qualifying, making it solely the second time within the interval by which they raced collectively that Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen did not advance to Q3, the one different time coincidentally being final yr’s São Paulo Grand Prix.
Hamilton struggled with the Ferrari’s rear grip and will solely handle thirteenth quickest time in Q2, behind Fernando Alonso and Alex Albon. Aston Martin and Williams teammates Lance Stroll and Carlos Sainz, respectively, additionally did not progress past Q2.
Verstappen made vital set-up modifications earlier than qualifying, which fastened the bounce he was complaining about, however he was additionally sad with the automotive’s grip, however one other drawback arose. After a two-lap cooldown earlier than the ultimate push, he misplaced time within the first and ultimate sectors, however set a brand new private finest within the second sector.
It was the primary time in his profession that Verstappen was unable to advance from Q1 on pure tempo, and his first retirement at that stage for the reason that 2021 Russian Grand Prix, when he was unable to report a lap time resulting from an influence unit penalty.
Verstappen was sixteenth in Q1, forward of Franco Colapinto and teammate Yuki Tsunoda, who had fitted his Alpine with a brand new chassis and gearbox after crashing in a dash earlier within the day.
It was the primary time Pink Bull had confronted two Q1 exits for the reason that 2006 Japanese Grand Prix, in its second season in F1 and with out but successful a race or championship title. David Coulthard and Robert Doornbos certified seventeenth and 18th respectively.
Though Gabriel Bortleto was capable of get into the automotive earlier than the tip of the session, he was unable to take to the monitor in Q1 resulting from intensive rebuilding of his Sauber following an enormous crash on the finish of the dash. This was regardless of the beginning of qualifying being barely delayed resulting from barrier repairs carried out after the Porsche Supercup help race that had taken place earlier.
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