The Abu Dhabi occasion concludes the longest season in Method 1 historical past, finishing a 24-round world tour. The Yas Marina Circuit has hosted the premier motorsport competitors 15 instances, and on 12 events, it has been the season’s remaining Grand Prix. 4 weekends have been decisive in awarding a number of world titles: in 2021 for each titles, and in 2010, 2014, and 2016 for the Drivers’ Championship alone. Subsequent Sunday, the race will as soon as once more determine who between McLaren and Ferrari might be topped the 2024 world champion.
As per custom, Pirelli has chosen the softest trio of compounds for this occasion: the C3 as Onerous, C4 as Medium, and C5 as Delicate. The compound marked with crimson brackets will probably dominate the qualifying periods, whereas Medium and Onerous will take heart stage – in each sense, as this would be the third consecutive night time race – on Sunday night.
Following vital adjustments launched in 2021, which made the observe a lot sooner and smoother, the circuit is 5.281 kilometers lengthy and gives a number of overtaking alternatives. Tire forces are usually medium-low as a result of shortage of high-speed corners. The asphalt gives restricted grip and has a mean roughness for the season. Temperatures will play a key position: two of the three observe periods happen in pure gentle, FP2 and the race span sundown, and qualifying is solely within the night. Consequently, asphalt situations can change quickly as temperatures drop, and observe evolution on account of rubbering in might be swift, particularly within the early days, additionally aided by the three help sequence – F4 UAE, F1 Academy, and F2 – scheduled for the weekend.
On a observe the place graining can have a major affect and, as beforehand talked about, gives overtaking alternatives due to the modifications made three years in the past, a two-stop technique is undoubtedly preferable, as seen final yr. Moreover, the undercut may be very efficient, whereas a single cease requires very excessive ranges of tire administration to restrict efficiency degradation.
The driving force with essentially the most wins in Abu Dhabi is Lewis Hamilton, victorious 5 instances. Max Verstappen, who will obtain the Pirelli Pole Place Award of the Yr on Sunday for securing essentially the most poles this season, can match him, having already gained 4 instances consecutively from 2020 to 2023. Amongst groups, Purple Bull leads Mercedes (7 to six). Solely two different groups have gained in Abu Dhabi: Lotus with Kimi Raikkonen in 2013 and McLaren with Hamilton within the inaugural 2009 version.
Nonetheless, the 2024 season is not going to finish on Sunday night. On Tuesday, December 10, a extremely intensive collective take a look at day is scheduled at Yas Marina. All ten groups will discipline two automobiles every: one for rookies – outlined by FIA sporting rules as drivers who haven’t competed in additional than two Grands Prix – and one for different drivers. The tire units will differ: rookies will use the 2024 compounds chosen for this Grand Prix, whereas common or official drivers will take a look at the homologated model of all of the tires, besides the C1, unsuitable for the observe’s traits, that Pirelli will provide in 2025, developed in collaboration with the groups all year long.
Younger drivers could have eight tire units in complete: two C3, 4 C4, and two C5. Different drivers could have ten units out there: one C2, three every of C3 and C4, two C5, and one C6, the brand new ultra-soft compound increasing the 2025 vary, presumably to be used on sure road circuits subsequent yr. Not like the so-called “in-competition take a look at” in Mexico Metropolis, Pirelli is not going to outline a standardized program for using the 2025 tires: every crew can work as they like to gather essential knowledge for creating subsequent yr’s automobiles. Through the take a look at, C2 and C6 might be marked solely with the Pirelli brand in white and crimson, respectively, whereas C3, C4, and C5 will retain the same old coloring for Onerous, Medium, and Delicate (along with the brand, the brackets might be white, yellow, and crimson, respectively).
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