Overview

• Lewis Hamilton qualified 16th in his final race for Mercedes after a loose bollard damaged his car during Q1 in Abu Dhabi.
• McLaren drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri secured a front-row lockout, strengthening their bid for the constructors' championship.
• Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc faced setbacks with a track limits penalty and a grid penalty, starting second-to-last for Sunday’s race.
• Hamilton reflected on an emotional season and looks ahead to joining Ferrari in 2025, hoping to chase his eighth world title.
• Max Verstappen, the 2024 world champion, will start fifth, with rival George Russell in seventh, as the season concludes at Yas Marina.