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The Dutch pilot Max verstappen (Red Bull) took this Saturday the last pole of the year for the Formula 1 at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, after ousting the Mercedes in a fantastic last lap.
The Dutchman will start a test from the first place on the grid for the first time this season and for the third time in his career at the ‘Great Circus’, in a front row in which the Finn will accompany him Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes), who ultimately snatched the best time by 0.025.
While, Lewis hamilton He did not accuse any consequences of his positive for COVID-19, which prevented him from racing last week in Sakhir, and will start the event third with the British Lando Norris (McLaren), who was awarded a creditable fourth place.
In unbeatable conditions on the Yas Marina asphalt and with all the cars riding the soft compound, Bottas, the fastest on Friday, set the first reference time.
Hamilton took a long time to carbure and waited just until the clock was at zero to get ahead of the session.
Now without the Finn Kimi Räikkönen (Alfa Romeo), the Danish Kevin Magnussen (Haas), the British George Russell (Williams), the Brazilian Pietro Fittipaldi (Haas) and the Canadian Nicholas Latifi (Williams), the Briton improved his time in the start of Q2, a mark that no one managed to overcome and that allowed him to go first to the final batch.
In the final fight, Bottas warned everyone with a 1: 35.415 that remained as time to beat for most of the round.
With time up, Hamilton improved it (1: 35.332), but Bottas (1: 35.271) and finally Verstappen (1: 35.246) appeared to send him to the second row of the grid.
In addition, the ‘Top 10’ was completed by Norris, the Thai Alexander Albon (Red Bull), the Spanish Carlos Sainz (McLaren), the Russian Daniil Kvyat (AlphaTauri), the Canadian Lance Stroll (Racing Point), the Monegasque Charles Leclerc ( Ferrari) and the French Pierre Gasly (AlphaTauri).
STARTING GRID: ABU DHABI 🚦
Here’s how they’ll line up for our final 2020 Grand Prix on Sunday @ Max33Verstappen it’s the fourth different pole-sitter in the last four races 👀#AbuDhabiGP 🇦🇪 # F1 pic.twitter.com/OsVOtNQxLf
– Formula 1 (@ F1) December 12, 2020
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