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Norris quickest as Leclerc will get 10-place penalty
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Norris quickest as Leclerc will get 10-place penalty

Motorsports December 6, 2024
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McLaren made an ideal begin of their bid to safe their first constructors’ title since 1998 on the season-closing Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

McLaren head Ferrari by 21 factors with 44 remaining and ended Friday observe with a one-two, Lando Norris forward of Oscar Piastri. Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc will begin Sunday’s race no higher than eleventh due to a penalty.

Leclerc was given a 10-place grid drop as a result of Ferrari wanted to suit a brand new battery to his automotive, and that exceeded his allowance of two for the season.

Norris headed Piastri by 0.234 seconds forward of the Haas of Nico Hulkenberg, a shock in third place.

Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz was fourth quickest, 0.582secs off the tempo, forward of Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton, Leclerc and the Sauber of Valtteri Bottas.

The race-simulation runs on a full gas load later within the session advised a distinct story. On these, Hamilton was extra of a match for the McLarens.

Norris stated: “It was an excellent day. Automotive’s been feeling good the entire day. Continued our tempo out of Qatar. Feels robust.

“We’ve some issues to enhance on in each high and low gas. It seems to be higher than it’s. I do not assume the others have turned up their engines but. We’ll nonetheless have a tricky battle tomorrow.”

McLaren staff principal Andrea Stella stated he was taking no reassurance from Leclerc’s penalty.

“We speak about Charles Leclerc. We speak about Ferrari. It is a very robust mixture,” Stella stated. “Even with the penalty, I would not be stunned if we will see them very quickly combating for the entrance, for the highest positions. So nothing modifications. We hold remaining calm, centered and filled with power.”

Hamilton is having his closing race with Mercedes after 12 years with the staff earlier than his transfer to Ferrari for subsequent season.

He stated: “Very surreal. And I’ve simply tried to be as current as I may be so I can get pleasure from each second.

“I’ve actually loved the day. Actually loved driving the automotive. We’ve some work to do. The McLaren is so quick, as is Ferrari. We’re within the combine, type of, however received to seek out a while.

“I’m making an attempt to maintain my feelings below management as a lot as I can. I’m actually making an attempt to channel it into the automotive, the staff.

“I’ve a lot love for the staff. I’ve been eager to do nicely for them for ages. One final go at it and I hope we can’t change an excessive amount of within the automotive tonight and tomorrow we will likely be there or thereabouts hopefully.

“Our long term did not look too unhealthy. I used to be rather a lot nearer to the McLarens, on a single lap we have now some work to do.”

The second Haas of Kevin Magnussen was eighth, forward of Williams’ Alex Albon and RB’s Yuki Tsunoda.

Crimson Bull have been struggling for one-lap tempo and world champion Max Verstappen, who was complaining of a scarcity of entrance grip, ended the session seventeenth quickest, three locations behind team-mate Sergio Perez.

Verstappen stated: “Simply not an excellent steadiness. No linked steadiness from entry to mid-corner and that makes it troublesome to push and it is one thing we have now to work on in a single day.

“I’m positive we will do higher. I’m not saying we will likely be at McLaren degree, as a result of they appear very fast up to now this weekend. If we will battle within the prime six that will likely be an excellent restoration as a result of up to now this weekend has been very troublesome.”

Williams had a troublesome day. Each automobiles have five-place grid penalties for exceeding their allowance of gearboxes. Albon suffered an engine drawback, however did get out for his quick lap on the finish of the session, whereas Franco Colapinto broken his ground with a visit over the kerbs at Flip One early within the session.

‘Very, very particular’ day for LeclercsArthur and Charles Leclerc talking to each other at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Earlier, within the first observe session, Leclerc’s brother Arthur, a Ferrari improvement driver, drove Carlos Sainz’s automotive.

It was an emotional day for the whole Leclerc household. Their mom Pascale was within the Ferrari pit, and on Thursday Charles Leclerc spoke about what it meant to the household, who misplaced father Herve to most cancers in 2017.

“It’s positively a really, very particular second for not solely me, not just for Arthur, however I feel for the entire household,” Charles stated, “as a result of I can solely see how a lot sacrifices my dad and mom have achieved after I was youthful for us to proceed.

“They needed to cease Arthur’s profession at one level as a result of they may not afford to pay for each of us. It’s particular for a way a lot my father has given to assist our careers. It’s a dream, for each of us.

“I understand how a lot it meant for my father to have the ability to restart Arthur’s profession. When he did that, he was so completely happy. It’s extremely particular additionally for that, for a way a lot my father has given to us with a view to pursue our dream. So it will likely be a second I’ll endlessly keep in mind for positive.”

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