Lewis Hamilton’s restoration from sixteenth on the grid to complete fourth allowed him to depart Mercedes on a higher excessive than appeared probably after his Saturday setback.
However he took the chequered flag one place behind a driver he began three locations forward of. Does Charles Leclerc’s technique present Hamilton, just like the Ferrari driver, ought to have began the race on the medium tyre compound as a substitute of the hards?
Each drivers made good points initially, aided by Max Verstappen punting Oscar Piastri right into a spin on the first nook and Sergio Perez being rotated by Valtteri Bottas. It put each on target to complete forward of automobiles they could in any other case have had a tough time passing.
Hamilton was the one driver to start out on the laborious rubber, but he picked up 4 locations and began the second lap in twelfth. However Leclerc’s softer rubber allowed him to make a faster getaway and he accomplished the primary lap in eighth place, a acquire of 11 positions, by far the most effective begin any driver has made all yr.
From there Leclerc continued to realize locations on his medium rubber. By lap 12 he had picked off Fernando Alonso and the Haas pair. Hamilton was solely simply beginning to get caught into the midfielders forward of him as their tyres started to fade. As others pitted, nevertheless, inside two extra laps solely Verstappen separated him from Leclerc on the observe, and he was doomed to serve a 10-second time penalty which might drop him behind the Mercedes.
Ferrari introduced Leclerc in early for his first pit cease, spreading the technique choices between their drivers as they sought to use stress to race leaders and championship rivals McLaren. At this stage of the race a Security Automobile intervention would have compelled Hamilton into an earlier change to medium rubber than he wished, leaving him susceptible on the finish, however none got here.
As an alternative he held on till lap 34, the newest of any driver, earlier than pitting. By this time Verstappen had lastly are available and Mercedes waited as late as they dared earlier than altering Hamilton’s tyres whereas he might nonetheless come out forward of the world champion.
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Hamilton revelled in his medium rubber over the ultimate stint, repeatedly setting quickest lap as he homed in on George Russell, ultimately passing his staff mate on the ultimate lap. At one stage his staff urged a podium end is likely to be potential, however though Leclerc’s previous laborious tyres light in the direction of the tip, he had adequate time in hand to out-run his rival.
May Hamilton have achieved even higher on Leclerc’s technique? The Ferrari driver’s unimaginable begin was the important thing to his race, and though his softer rubber undoubtedly gave him a helpful traction benefit at that time, Leclerc additionally deserves credit score for a way he exploited the alternatives which opened as much as him. Race begins are unpredictable moments: Leclerc wasn’t simply on the fitting tyres on the proper time, he additionally put himself in the fitting locations.
Hamilton’s tempo on the finish of the race ought to have delivered him the quickest lap, however Haas determined to brighten up Kevin Magnussen’s closing race by letting him have a go for it. He had been taken out of competition when he grew to become Bottas’s second sufferer earlier in proceedings.
A set of soppy tyres allowed Magnussen to provide a 1’25.637 which was over a second and a half faster than anybody else managed. As he completed sixteenth, he was not eligible to attain the bonus level which went with it. This was the ultimate race earlier than the bonus level is dropped, so F1’s least obligatory rule went out in a blaze of irrelevance.
2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix lap chart
The positions of every driver on each lap. Click on identify to spotlight, right-click to reset. Toggle drivers utilizing controls under:
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2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix race chart
The gaps between every driver on each lap in comparison with the chief’s common lap time. Very massive gaps omitted. Scroll to zoom, drag to pan and right-click to reset. Toggle drivers utilizing controls under:
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2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix lap instances
All of the lap instances by the drivers (in seconds, very sluggish laps excluded). Scroll to zoom, drag to pan and toggle drivers utilizing the management under:
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2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix quickest laps
Every driver’s quickest lap:
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2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix tyre methods
The tyre methods for every driver:
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2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix pit cease instances
How lengthy every driver’s pit stops took:
| Rank | # | Driver | Crew | Full cease time (s) | Hole to finest (s) | Cease no. | Lap no. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 21.276 | 1 | 26 | |
| 2 | 55 | Carlos Sainz Jnr | Ferrari | 21.28 | 0.004 | 1 | 25 |
| 3 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas | 21.53 | 0.254 | 1 | 13 |
| 4 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | 21.656 | 0.38 | 1 | 26 |
| 5 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 21.678 | 0.402 | 2 | 29 |
| 6 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 21.694 | 0.418 | 1 | 34 |
| 7 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 21.869 | 0.593 | 1 | 20 |
| 8 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB | 21.869 | 0.593 | 1 | 22 |
| 9 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 22.053 | 0.777 | 2 | 32 |
| 10 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 22.059 | 0.783 | 1 | 14 |
| 11 | 23 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 22.065 | 0.789 | 1 | 12 |
| 12 | 61 | Jack Doohan | Alpine | 22.08 | 0.804 | 1 | 22 |
| 13 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 22.09 | 0.814 | 4 | 55 |
| 14 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 22.437 | 1.161 | 2 | 37 |
| 15 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 22.815 | 1.539 | 3 | 30 |
| 16 | 24 | Zhou Guanyu | Sauber | 23.024 | 1.748 | 1 | 12 |
| 17 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 23.266 | 1.99 | 1 | 11 |
| 18 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 23.326 | 2.05 | 1 | 13 |
| 19 | 30 | Liam Lawson | RB | 23.415 | 2.139 | 1 | 23 |
| 20 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 23.582 | 2.306 | 1 | 4 |
| 21 | 43 | Franco Colapinto | Williams | 24.941 | 3.665 | 1 | 3 |
| 22 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 26.363 | 5.087 | 1 | 12 |
| 23 | 24 | Zhou Guanyu | Sauber | 28.765 | 7.489 | 2 | 39 |
| 24 | 1 | Max Verstappen | Pink Bull | 32.652 | 11.376 | 1 | 29 |
| 25 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 32.774 | 11.498 | 2 | 32 |
| 26 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Sauber | 41.144 | 19.868 | 1 | 6 |
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