Abu Dhabi Grand Prix – Warm Up
Everything you need to know about tyres, penalties and the final starting grid for the final, twenty first Grand Prix of the season.
Lewis Hamilton won the qualifying of the final Grand Prix of the season, grabbing his 83rd pole position with a new track record of 1.34.794s. His teammate Valtteri Bottas ended up on the second place, only 0.162s behind, followed by Ferrari drivers – Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen. The third row was occupied by Red Bull guys, with Daniel Ricciardo being the 5th fastest and Max Verstappen the 6th.
Both Mercedes and Ferrari’s drivers will start the race on Ultrasoft tyres, with Red Bulls choosing different tactics – Ricciardo to start on Ultrasoft as well, Verstappen – on Hypersoft.
Pirelli has brought three types of compounds for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix – red Supersoft, purple Ultrasoft and pink Hypersoft. Here's which compounds every driver still has available for the race.
Pirelli has also revealed the quickest strategy for the race:
“Fastest strategy is a one-stopper. One stint on ultrasoft for 18 to 22 laps, then supersoft to the flag. Second-fastest strategy is another one-stopper: one stint on hypersoft for 8 to 12 laps, then supersoft to the flag.
A two-stopper is also possible. One stint on hypersoft for 5 to 8 laps, then two stints on ultrasoft of 22 to 25 laps each. A bit slower is this strategy: start on ultrasoft for 27 to 30 laps, then hypersoft to the flag.”
As for the power unit changes and penalties ahead of the Grand Prix, no changes were made on the cars this weekend so far.
And lastly, take a look at the starting grid for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix:
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1st row |
2° – Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari –1.35.125s |
1° – Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes – 1.34.794s |
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2nd row |
4° – Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari – 1.35.365s |
3° – Valtteri Bottas, Mercedes – 1.34.956s |
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3rd row |
6° – Max Verstappen, Red Bull – 1.35.589s |
5° – Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull – 1.35.401s |
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4th row |
8° – Charles Leclerc, Sauber – 1.36.237s |
7° – Romain Grosjean, Haas – 1.36.192s |
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5th row |
10° – Nico Hulkenberg, Renault 1.36.542s – |
9° – Esteban Ocon, Racing Point Force India – 1.36.540s |
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6th row |
12° – Marcus Ericsson, Sauber – 1.37.132s |
11° – Carlos Sainz, Renault – 1.36.982s |
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7th row |
14° – Sergio Perez, Racing Point Force India – 1.37.541s |
13° – Kevin Magnussen, Haas 1.37.309s – |
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8th row |
16° – Brendon Hartley, Toro Rosso – 1.37.994s |
15° – Fernando Alonso, McLaren – 1.37.743s |
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9th row |
18° – Stoffel Vandoorne, McLaren – 1.38.577s |
17° – Pierre Gasly, Toro Rosso – 1.38.166s |
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10th row |
20° – Lance Stroll, Williams – 1.38.682s |
19° – Sergey Sirotkin , Williams – 1.38.635s |
