Max Verstappen takes pole at Abu Dhabi Grand Prix as Red Bulls dominate

19/11/2022 17:46

Red Bull occupy front row with Ferraris in third and fourthLewis Hamilton and George Russell fifth and sixth for Mercedes

Max Verstappen claimed the final pole position of the season for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The Red Bull driver enjoyed a commanding run at the Yas Marina circuit beating his teammate Sergio Pérez into second. Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz were third and fourth for Ferrari. Lewis Hamilton and George Russell were in fifth and sixth for Mercedes.

The Red Bulls had looked strong throughout, setting the pace through the opening sessions. On the first hot runs in Q3 Verstappen duly laid down a marker with a strong lap under the floodlights. He enjoyed almost a three-tenths advantage over Sainz with a time of 1min 23.988sec.