• Planes spray the UAE flag colours over the track ahead of the Grand Prix at the Yas Marina racetrack. AP Photo
    Planes spray the UAE flag colours over the track ahead of the Grand Prix at the Yas Marina racetrack. AP Photo
  • Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton leads the pack. AP Photo
    Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton leads the pack. AP Photo
  • Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton during qualifying for the Abu Dhabi at the Yas Marina Circuit on Saturday. Getty Images
    Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton during qualifying for the Abu Dhabi at the Yas Marina Circuit on Saturday. Getty Images
  • Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton after securing pole position for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. AFP
    Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton after securing pole position for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. AFP
  • Red Bull's Max Verstappen, left, congratulates Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton. AFP
    Red Bull's Max Verstappen, left, congratulates Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton. AFP
  • Toro Rosso's Daniil Kvyat during qualifying at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi. AFP
    Toro Rosso's Daniil Kvyat during qualifying at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi. AFP
  • Valtteri Bottas, Lewis Hamilton, centre, and Max Verstappen, right, after the qualifying session for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Victor Besa / The National
    Valtteri Bottas, Lewis Hamilton, centre, and Max Verstappen, right, after the qualifying session for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Victor Besa / The National
  • Renault's Daniel Ricciardo at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi. AFP
    Renault's Daniel Ricciardo at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi. AFP
  • Haas F1's Kevin Magnussen during qualifying in Abu Dhabi. AFP
    Haas F1's Kevin Magnussen during qualifying in Abu Dhabi. AFP
  • Red Bull's Max Verstappen during qualifying session at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi. AFP
    Red Bull's Max Verstappen during qualifying session at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi. AFP
  • Racing Point's Sergio Perez during qualifying at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi. AFP
    Racing Point's Sergio Perez during qualifying at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi. AFP
  • Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel at the Yas Marina Circuit on Saturday. AFP
    Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel at the Yas Marina Circuit on Saturday. AFP
  • McLaren's Lando Norris at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi. AFP
    McLaren's Lando Norris at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi. AFP
  • Spectators at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi on Saturday. AFP
    Spectators at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi on Saturday. AFP
  • The Al Fursan aerial acrobatics team perform at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Victor Besa / The National
    The Al Fursan aerial acrobatics team perform at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Victor Besa / The National
  • Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, November 30, 2019. Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. -- Al Fursan Aerobatics display. Victor Besa / The National Section: SP Reporter: Simon Wilgress-Pipe
    Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, November 30, 2019. Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. -- Al Fursan Aerobatics display. Victor Besa / The National Section: SP Reporter: Simon Wilgress-Pipe
  • The Al Fursan aerial acrobatics team perform at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Saturday. Victor Besa / The National
    The Al Fursan aerial acrobatics team perform at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Saturday. Victor Besa / The National
  • The Al Fursan flying team flies over the Yas Marina circuit. AFP
    The Al Fursan flying team flies over the Yas Marina circuit. AFP

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November 30, 2019

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Formula One has rolled into the UAE for the 11th edition of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. There's racing, music, celebrity glitz and festivities happening all over the capital.

Follow the latest on track action from Yas Marina Circuit and what's happening from the concert venues in our live coverage below.

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