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Carlos Sainz Jr (ESP) Ferrari SF-23. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 23…
F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2023 - Qualifying - As it happened
25 Nov 2023
15:07
That's a wrap
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15:01
Verstappen on pole
Verstappen takes it ahead of Leclerc, Piastri, Russell, Norris, Tsunoda, Alonso, Hulkenberg, Perez and Gasly.
15:00
Leclerc into second
Very strong lap from Leclerc puts him second, a tenth off Verstappen.
14:59
Norris doesn't improve
He messed up the final sector.
Piastri beats him to second.
14:59
Norris flying
He sets a fastest first sector. Can he keep on improving though?
14:56
Order after the first runs
Verstappen, Norris, Piastri, Russell, Perez, Tsunoda, Hulkenberg, Alonso, Leclerc and Gasly.
14:51
The time to beat
A 1m23.445 for Verstappen has he beats his Q2 lap by 0.3s.
14:40
Hamilton out in Q2
Out in Q2: Hamilton, Ocon, Stroll, Albon and Ricciardo.
14:39
Hulkenberg!
Hulkenberg goes fourth in the Haas - the track is really ramping up here.
14:37
Strong lap from Albon
He moves up to fifth albeit 0.7s down on Verstappen.
14:32
In the drop-zone
Ricciardo, Gasly, Albon, Hulkenberg and Ocon.
14:31
Verstappen goes clear
Making the most of the fresh rubber, Verstappen goes clear with a 1m23.740s, 0.7s ahead of Russell.
Tsunoda into third.
14:29
All 15 cars on track
All cars are out on track as they look to make it into Q3.
14:25
Q2 underway
No mad rush to get out on track again.
14:19
Sainz is out on Q1!
Out in Q1: Sainz, Magnussen, Bottas, Zhou and Sargeant.
14:17
The track is ramping up
Russell, Hulkenberg and Hamilton move into the top six.
14:15
Strong pace from the Williams drivers
Albon moves up to second, 0.138s off.
Sargeant did go fourth but his lap has been deleted.
14:11
In the drop-zone
Gasly, Magnussen, Sargeant, Zhou and Hulkenberg.
14:09
Verstappen on top
A 1m24.160s, 0.2s ahead of Norris. Leclerc, Albon and Tsunoda complete the top five in Abu Dhabi.
14:04
Sargeant heads out on track
Well 13 of the 20 cars are now on track.
They were waiting for each other....
14:03
A slow start to the session
No cars on track at the moment.
14:00
Q1 underway
The final qualifying session of the year is underway in Abu Dhabi.
13:54
Pit lane overtaking banned
A reminder that overtaking in the pit lane has been banned from the FIA
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13:45
Not long to go until the final qualifying of the year
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