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According to Bottas, the third Hamilton bows to the Dutch. Leclerc, for the ninth time, will start twelfth, one position ahead of his teammate Vettel. Brilliant Norris, fourth, sixth the next Ferrari driver Sainz
Max Verstappen is the great voice in the last GP of the season. In Abu Dhabi on Sunday 13 December at 2.10pm CET, the Dutchman from Red Bull will take pole position after a fantastic Q3 in qualifying on Saturday. Both Mercedes were defeated, with an aggressive Valtteri Bottas second and Lewis Hamilton, returning after Covid, third. The Ferraris are mediocre, despite the fact that Charles Leclerc has performed more than one miracle to keep the red one afloat: the Monegasque will start twelfth (ninth time but three positions lost on the grid due to the accident at GP Sakhir), thirteenth Sebastian Vettel ( also penalized), in the second quarter. The gaps between the top six are really minimal, in half a second the GP could be very close.
Mistakes
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Verstappen in crescendo: He complained about Red Bull’s set-up in both Q1 and Q2, while also fighting with his teammate Albon, who at various points was ahead of him. But in the decisive phase Max was perfect, bypassing Bottas – also pushed by Toto Wolff’s radio team before the last try, “Give it your all!” – and world champion Lewis Hamilton, who touched a spot on his last attempt, a mistake that probably cost him pole.
Red
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Said of a brilliant Lando Norris (4th) and a Carlos Sainz who will start sixth, the Ferraris tried to fight, but collected little. Charles Leclerc was as aggressive as ever, finishing ninth but twelfth on the grid, even if in some places he managed to get into the first two rows and during good qualifying stages he was the fastest of all in the last sector. Thirteenth (and also relegated as Charles) will leave Sebastian Vettel, in the last qualifying of his career with Ferrari.
the grid
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1. Verstappen (Ola-Red Bull / Honda)
2. Bottas (Fin-Mercedes)
3. Hamilton (GB-Mercedes)
4. Norris (GB-McLaren / Renault)
5. Albon (Tha-Red Bull / Honda)
6. Sainz (Spa-McLaren / Renault)
7. Kvyat (Rus-AlphaTauri / Honda)
8. Ride (GB-Racing Point / Mercedes)
9. Gasly (Fra-AlphaTauri / Honda)
10. Ocon (Fra-Renault)
11. Ricciardo (Aus-Renault)
12. Leclerc (Mon-Ferrari)
13. Vettel (Ger-Ferrari)
14. Giovinazzi (Ita-Alfa Romeo / Ferrari)
15. Raikkone (Fin-Alfa Romeo / Ferrari)
16. Russell (GB-Williams / Mercedes)
17. Fittipaldi (Bra-Haas / Ferrari)
18. Latifi (Can-Williams / Mercedes)
19. Pérez (Mes-Racing Point / Mercedes)
20. Magnussen (Dan-Haas / Ferrari)
December 12, 2020 (change December 12, 2020 | 15:56)
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