Abu Dhabi Quali : Another Max Pole

Max Verstappen scores another Pole, this time at Abu Dhabi. Charles will give him company on front row.

Mighty Max in Abu Dhabi

Max Verstappen did not have a dominant practice sessions. He failed to get clean laps and put on a good time. However the current dominant World Champion performed when it mattered the most. Quali seemed to be smooth sailing. In the first run of Q3 he put in a great lap and it was good enough to get the Pole Position. It won’t be surprising to see Max have a good start and sail away to victory, capping off a dominant season in a spectacular fashion.

The same cannot be said about his team-mate Sergio Perez. While Checo has secured P2 in drivers championship, he has struggled with RB19. Even in the Quali while he was doing well, the final lap got deleted and he will be starting P9 in the race. Perez has the 2024 Red Bull seat but he will be looking forward to a fresh start and give a good challenge to Max in the next year.

Charles doing fine in Abu Dhabi

Charles has put his Ferrari on the row for five times in a row. This is impressive given that the Ferrari performance varies greatly from race to race. His team-mate unfortunately was stuck in traffic and couldn’t get out of Q1. He will be starting P16.

Mercedes Ferrari fight for P2

Mercedes and Ferrari are separated by just 4 points and it is very tight between them in the last race. Russell managed to drag his car to P4 but Hamilton struggled and will be starting P11. It will be an interesting race to see who comes on top takes the best of the rest position.

McLaren once again did well but Lando messed it on the final lap, securing only P5. His rookie team-mate did much better to finish P3. Tsunoda managed a season best start of P6. Alonso did well with P7. Hulkenburg pulled another great quali lap to be starting P8 and no. 10 driver Pierre Gasly will be starting at P10.

Abu Dhabi Starting Grid: Max on Pole