F1 Abu Dhabi GP live: Race start times and qualifying results with Verstappen on pole

Norris will be assured of his first world title if he finishes third, even if Verstappen crashes Sunday’s decisive 58-lap finish in the desert.

But Norris is set for a restless night with Verstappen, 12 points behind in the standings, heading into the decider and teammate Piastri, 16 points behind, joining him in third.

Asked if he would be happy to finish third on Sunday, Norris said: “The time will come, but for now I’m disappointed not to be on pole. I’ll try to win tomorrow and that’s the aim.”

“It’s tough. Max did a good job so congratulations to him. I thought my lap was pretty good. I’m disappointed not to be on pole but we weren’t as fast today so we’ll have to go again tomorrow.”

Lewis Hamilton He said he was filled with “anger and rage” after another disappointing qualifying performance for the seven-time world champions.

The 40-year-old, who has had a tough debut season ferrariCrashed out of Q1 for the third consecutive race and will start on Sunday Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 16th place.

Hamilton, who is now ready for his First season without a podiumHe has been out-qualified on 19 out of 24 occasions by teammate Charles Leclerc (who qualified fifth in Abu Dhabi).

“Considering the inside at a turning point, from Lando’s point of view Abu DhabiI think he should be relatively discreet,” Stella said in her written media session on Saturday night.

“It’s not one of those where on the inside you get better exhaust, the car outside may be closer. So I think there would be some discretion I would recommend.

“Lando is in a very strong position. I think that’s the approach, also in terms of the options available to Max to try.

“To be honest, I’m not too worried. We’ll see, you know, some interesting racing, but I’m sure it will all be within the boundaries of sportsmanship and fairness.”

4. George Russell (Mercedes) – 309 points

5. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) – 230 points

6. Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) – 152 points

7. Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) – 152 points

8. Alex Albon (Williams) – 73 points

9. Carlos Sainz (Williams) – 64 points

10. Isak Hadjar (Racing Bulls) – 51 points

11. Nico Hulkenberg (Sauber) – 49 points

12. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) – 48 points

13. Ollie Bearman (Haas) – 41 points

14. Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls) – 38 points

15. Yuki Tsunoda (Red Bull) – 33 points

16. Esteban Ocon (Haas) – 32 points

17. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) – 32 points

18. Pierre Gasly (Alpine) – 22 points

19. Gabriel Bortoletto (Sauber) – 19 points

20. Franco Colapinto (Alpine) – 0 points

21. Jack Doohan (Alpine) – 0 points

Norris has opened up a 12-point lead over Verstappen, who is now in second place. Piastri is 16 points behind his teammate.

It’s a typical race weekend Abu DhabiTherefore, if Norris finishes on the podium at the Yas Marina Circuit he will win the World Championship, Minimum 3rd place (15 points), Abu Dhabi This will give Norris an unassailable lead of 27 points.

Piastri now faces a difficult task. Simply put: he Needs to score 17 more points than Norris And Five points more than Verstappen To guarantee the title. At least, he Must finish in second place or higher To get a chance.

Abu Dhabi Grand Prix to be broadcast live sky sports In Britain. Sky coverage of the race begins at 11:30am (GMT) ahead of the race at 1pm.

Here’s how they’ll start tomorrow in Abu Dhabi:

1. Max Verstappen – Red Bull

2. Lando Norris – McLaren

3. Oscar Piastri – McLaren

4. George Russell – Mercedes

5. Charles Leclerc – Ferrari

6. Fernando Alonso – Aston Martin

7. Gabriel Bortoletto – Sober

9. Isaac Hadjar – Racing Bulls

10. Yuki Tsunoda – Red Bull

12. Carlos Sainz – Williams

13. Liam Lawson – Racing Bulls

14. Kimi Antonelli – Mercedes

15. Lance Stroll – Aston Martin

16. Lewis Hamilton – Ferrari

17. Alex Albon – Williams

19. Nico Hulkenberg – Sauber

19. Pierre Gasly – Alpine

20. Franco Colapinto – Alpine

Here’s George Russell speaking to Sky Sports: “My mood is the same as any other race. I know what’s at stake for those three but I’ll treat it like a normal race.

“Under normal circumstances we don’t have the pace. But, obviously, if Lap 1 ends in the same order in which we start, I can’t imagine Max driving off into the sunset. There might be an opportunity.

“I will do my own thing and go from there. I will not take more or less risks. I will do my work in the normal way.”

Lewis Hamilton tells Sky Italia strongly: “I have no words to describe the feeling I have [me]Unbearable amount of anger and rage, I can’t say much about it,”