![]() Hamilton then set his pole lap of a 1.27.511. Q3 began with Hamilton having a slide and aborting his opening attempt. On his final run in Q2, he had another loss of control, declaring the car was "undrivable" and being forced to back out of the attempt. struggled with his Ferrari after spinning at turn 10 and brushing the wall with his rear wing, causing minor damage. Īll cars who made it through Q2, qualified on the medium tyres apart from Lando Norris who ran the soft tyres. Hamilton set this time on 8 lap old medium tyres giving him a strong tyre disadvantage for the race (when drivers in the top 10 have to start on the tyre with which they set their fastest Q2 time) compared to his title rival Max Verstappen who had 4 lap old medium tyres. The second segment (Q2) ended with Lewis Hamilton taking the top spot with a time of 1.27.712. Qualifying began with Sergio Pérez taking top spot of the first segment of qualifying (Q1) with a time of 1.28.021. Qualifying took place on 4 December at 20:00 local time and lasted for one hour. The first two practice sessions took place on Friday 3 December at 16:30 and 20:00 local time ( UTC+03:00) and the third practice session took place at 17:00 on 4 December. There were three practice sessions, each scheduled for one hour. Sole tyre supplier Pirelli allocated the C2, C3, and C4 compounds of tyre to be used during this Grand Prix weekend. This race was the last Formula One race start for Nikita Mazepin, who withdrew from the final race of the season due to a positive COVID-19 test, and was replaced ahead of the 2022 season, due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The drivers and teams were the same as the season entry list with no additional stand-in drivers for the race or practice. See also: 2021 Formula One World Championship § Entries Behind them, Ferrari in 3rd place led McLaren by 39.5 points. In the Constructors' Championship, Mercedes led Red Bull Racing by 5 points. ![]() Max Verstappen was the Drivers' Championship leader with 8 points separating him and Lewis Hamilton, with 351.5 points and 343.5 points respectively. On the eve of the race weekend, Williams CEO Jost Capito announced that he was tested positive for coronavirus, therefore missing the weekend with the team. ![]() Alpine ran a special livery for the weekend to commemorate their 100th race with one of their sponsors Castrol. On Sunday, former Williams driver Damon Hill did a lap of honour in the FW07, Williams's first championship winning car. Teams sported tributes on their cars, and a minute's silence took place approximately one hour before the start of the race. On 28 November, one week before the race, Williams co-founder and former owner Sir Frank Williams died at the age of 79. The race was originally to take place on 28 November, but it was rescheduled due to the postponement of the Australian Grand Prix owing to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Saudi Arabian Grand Prix was announced to be on the 2021 Formula One World Championship calendar in November 2020. Further information: 2021 Formula One World Championship § Calendar changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic
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