Verstappen gets Abu Dhabi pole ahead of Leclerc

Max Verstappen got another pole position this season after showing great pace at the Yas Marina circuit ahead of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday.

The three-time world champion was the fastest with a lap of 1.24.1600 ahead of Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc. The Monaco driver had a very bad first lap in Q3, but in the final minutes put together very good drive and stopped the clock at 1.24.459.

The second row on Sunday will be formed by Oscar Piastri and George Russell, while Sergio Perez will be just ninth.

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Lewis Hamilton was knocked out in Q2 with 12th fastest time, while one of the other favorites this weekend – Carlos Sainz had even bigger heartbreak, finishing his battle for pole in the first part, leaving 16th.