Lewis Hamilton leads the provisional grid for the 2019 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
| Row 1 | 1. Lewis Hamilton 1’34.779 Mercedes | |
| 2. Max Verstappen 1’35.139 Red Bull | ||
| Row 2 | 3. Charles Leclerc 1’35.219 Ferrari | |
| 4. Sebastian Vettel 1’35.339 Ferrari | ||
| Row 3 | 5. Alexander Albon 1’35.682 Red Bull | |
| 6. Lando Norris 1’36.436 McLaren | ||
| Row 4 | 7. Daniel Ricciardo 1’36.456 Renault | |
| 8. Carlos Sainz Jnr 1’36.459 McLaren | ||
| Row 5 | 9. Nico Hulkenberg 1’36.710 Renault | |
| 10. Sergio Perez 1’37.055 Racing Point | ||
| Row 6 | 11. Pierre Gasly 1’37.089 Toro Rosso | |
| 12. Lance Stroll 1’37.103 Racing Point | ||
| Row 7 | 13. Daniil Kvyat 1’37.141 Toro Rosso | |
| 14. Kevin Magnussen 1’37.254 Haas | ||
| Row 8 | 15. Romain Grosjean 1’38.051 Haas | |
| 16. Antonio Giovinazzi 1’38.114 Alfa Romeo | ||
| Row 9 | 17. Kimi Raikkonen 1’38.383 Alfa Romeo | |
| 18. George Russell 1’38.717 Williams | ||
| Row 10 | 19. Robert Kubica 1’39.236 Williams | |
| 20. Valtteri Bottas 1’34.973 Mercedes |
Penalties
Valtteri Bottas: Start from back of the grid due to two power unit changes
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2019 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
- 2019 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Star Performers
- Leclerc would welcome Hamilton as Ferrari team mate
- Vettel aiming for small improvements and fewer mistakes in 2020
- Perez praises Norris’s driving after last-lap pass
- Dominant Hamilton shows F1’s new generation the way in 2019 finale
Jere (@jerejj)
30th November 2019, 14:06
Apparently, Ferrari learned nothing from the Monza-Q3 farce, LOL.
DAllein (@)
30th November 2019, 14:07
No-no. They learned!
They just constantly find new ways to mess up!
Chaitanya
30th November 2019, 14:16
In front of top management nonetheless.
BasCB (@bascb)
30th November 2019, 14:16
Well, this time it looked to me more like it was mostly Sainz maybe going a tad too slow (for his own preparation – seeing how much he lost to Norris compared to the first run), bunching up the cars behind him, including Albon – who was then looking at getting enough distance between himself and the cars ahead.
Vettel started his lap only miliseconds before the lights went red, and Vettel seems to have lost out on temperature waiting for Albon ahead to get going. Leclerc lost out from the whole field.
So yeah, they should probably have waited a bit less, but in Monza they were key in the whole setup themselves, here, they just made the mistake of wanting to go out last.
Phylyp (@phylyp)
30th November 2019, 14:07
Hamilton in Q3 was simply brutal, with both his laps under 1:35. Damn, that was amazing.
BasCB (@bascb)
30th November 2019, 14:19
I tipped him to go a bit over a tenth faster still. But I think that messy outlap with having to overtake Sainz cost both Hamilton and Verstappen and possibly Bottas too a bit of time @phylyp
David BR (@david-br)
30th November 2019, 14:38
@phylyp That final sector.
David BR (@david-br)
30th November 2019, 14:37
Leclerc, Vettel, it’s not going to go happily, is it?
Hamilton should be OK with a clean start. Verstappen should be cautious, third place in the championship beckons.