Overview
- The final grid is set with Max Verstappen on pole ahead of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri at Yas Marina.
- Championship standings before the race: Norris 408 points, Verstappen 396, Piastri 392.
- Key scenarios: Verstappen needs to win with Norris off the podium, and Piastri’s clearest path requires victory with Norris sixth or lower.
- All three contenders have seven wins; Norris holds the tiebreak edge on second places over Verstappen and Piastri.
- Alpine’s struggles continued as Franco Colapinto was knocked out in Q1 and starts 20th; coverage airs on Disney+ (Plan Premium), Fox Sports and F1 TV Pro.