F1: Verstappen on his way to the quadruple, he equals Hamilton!

Worried about the performance of his Red Bull during free practice, Max Verstappen set the record straight during qualifying on Saturday. Author of the best time, the Dutchman will start from pole position this Sunday in Abu Dhabi, for the 12th time this season, thus equaling the performance established in 2016 by Lewis Hamilton.

Max Verstappen wants to end his incredible season in style, and he is well on his way. Winner last week at Las Vegas from his 18th Grand Prix of the season, the Dutchman signed the 32nd pole position of his career on Saturday at Abu Dhabi. He is therefore in the best conditions to win the Emirati race for the fourth consecutive year.

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12 poles in one season for Verstappen, as many as Hamilton

And 12 pole positions for Max Verstappen this season ! Author of the best time Abu Dhabithe Dutchman therefore equals Lewis Hamilton who started from first place 12 times in 2016, the fourth highest total in history. And the now three-time world champion did not expect it. “ It was very strange, the whole weekend was difficult, we improved on the car before qualifying and I was able to push more so I’m very happy. Here, with the tires, any small slip can cost you dearly. This is what happened in practice but in qualifying everything was a little more connected. We’ll see, I don’t know how good we’ll be in the race, it should be fine. But it was a special season, we had a lot of fun and what we accomplished was special. “, said the pilot Red Bull in remarks relayed by Nextgen-Auto. Verstappen will aim for a fourth consecutive success on Emirati soil.

The grid in Abu Dhabi

1- Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
2- Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)
3- Oscar Piastri (McLaren)
4- George Russell (Mercedes)
5- Lando Norris (McLaren)
6- Yuki Tsunoda (AlphaTauri)
7- Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin)
8- Nico Hülkenberg (Haas)
9- Sergio Perez (Red Bull)
10- Pierre Gasly (Alpine)
11- Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)
12- Esteban Ocon (Alpine)
13- Lance Stroll (Aston Martin)
14- Alex Albon (Williams)
15- Daniel Ricciardo (AlphaTauri)
16- Carlos Sainz (Ferrari)
17- Kevin Magnussen (Haas)
18- Valtteri Bottas (Alfa Romeo)
19- Guanyu Zhou (Alfa Romeo)
20- Logan Sargeant (Williams)