McLaren end the 2024 season with quickest pit stop, but Red Bull clinch overall glory

McLaren haven’t solely clinched their first constructors’ title since 1998, however the Woking-based outfit accomplished the quickest tyre change on the season-closing Abu Dhabi Grand Prix as effectively.

McLaren arrived in Abu Dhabi with a 21-point lead over Ferrari. With the workforce having displayed dominant tempo over the weekend, Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri ‘solely’ wanted to deliver the vehicles house in respectable positions to clinch the primary title for the Woking-based outfit in 26 years.

Whereas Norris was in a position to assert his lead in pole place at the beginning, Piastri suffered a contact by the hands of Max Verstappen within the first flip and dropped means down the working order to the again of the sector, which served to make the scrap with Ferrari all of the extra thrilling.

McLaren’s hopes now rested solely within the fingers of their British driver. A win would give them the title, so it was fairly apparent that he and the workforce must ship an ideal race.

And that’s simply what they did as Norris managed to outpace his rivals, notably on the onerous compound. On coming into the pits for his one and solely cease on lap 26, his pit crew additionally delivered an excellent efficiency, and McLaren secured the final remaining DHL Quickest Pit Cease of the season with a time spent stationary of a mere 2.08 seconds for the tire swap.

Regardless of the quickest tyre change on the Yas Marina Circuit, issues didn’t change within the general standings of the DHL Quickest Pit Cease Award, as Crimson Bull had already taken the title

After the race the place his victory in Abu Dhabi sealed the constructors’ title for McLaren, a delighted Norris instructed : “This feels unimaginable.The workforce have performed an incredible job this season to return from the place we have been firstly. I’m so pleased with everybody.”

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