On 11 December, qualifying for the 2021 F1 Grand Prix in Abu Dhabi was staged passionately at yas Marina Circuit, and after three stages of intense competition, red Bull Racing's Verstappen took pole position, Mercedes' Hamilton second, McLaren's Norris third.
Q1
In the first stage, Verstappen took the lead in the fastest lap of 1:23.680, and then Hamilton made a lap of 1:23.266 to successfully top the lap table.
Verstappen tried again, refreshing his lap time, but still 0.056 seconds slower than Hamilton.
Mick Schumacher then broke the barrier column on the side of the track, the race was shown a red flag, and the race was suspended for a short time.
After the game resumed, Hamilton made a lap of 1:22.845 to remain at the top of the table.
The five drivers eliminated in Q1 were: Latifi, Russell, Raikkonen, Mikshu Maher and Ma Zeping.
Q2
In the second stage, the neutral tire debuted hamilton's first time lap brushed purple in three stages, making the fastest lap of the whole game of 1 minute 23 seconds 185 seconds, verstappen, also equipped with a neutral tire, was 0.004 seconds behind and temporarily second, and Bottas was 0.061 seconds behind, temporarily third.
Ferrari's Sainz then burst out and made a lap of 1:23.174 with a soft tire to seize the top spot.
After a short break, Verstappen made a lap of 1:22.800 with a soft tyre, Perez was 0.335 seconds slower for second, and Hamilton was 0.345 seconds slower for third.
In the end, the five drivers eliminated in Q2 were: Alonso, Gasly, Stoll, Jovinach and Vettel.
Q3
In the third stage, the first galloping lap, Perez and Verstappen took the lead, and Red Bull staged a two-car combination. As a result, Verstappen made the fastest lap of the game with the help of Perez Wake, and Hamilton was in second place with the help of Perez Wake.
The last sprint, verstappen and Hamilton did not refresh their lap time. McLaren's Norris made a lap of 1:22.931 to occupy the third place.
In the end, Verstappen took pole position, Hamilton second and Norris third. From fourth to tenth: Perez, Sainz, Bottas, Leclerc, Hiroshi Kakuda, Aucom, Ricardo.