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With the pressure of the World Championship title on the line, Max Verstappen grabbed a commanding pole for the F1 Abu Dhabi GP. Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri followed suit, meaning the championship top three were to lead the field out at the start. Verstappen retains lead in opening sequence At lights out it is…
Racing Bulls driver, Isack Hadjar, made his sixteenth Q3 appearance, qualifying P9 for the F1 Abu Dhabi GP. Even through he performed better in Q2, the French driver still had “no regrets” over final Q3 results. The rookie’s strongest effort came in Q2, where he set a 1:22.997, 0.075s quicker than his push lap in…
McLaren Team Principal Andrea Stella remained calm and composed as he analysed the key strategic moments of the F1 Abu Dhabi GP Qualifying, including the tow Yuki Tsunoda provided team mate Max Verstappen in Q3 and the implications for Sunday’s race. With one McLaren on the front row and another on the second, Stella believes…
Qualifying at the F1 Abu Dhabi GP delivered one of the tightest sessions of the season, with Yuki Tsunoda narrowly scraping through each stage to ensure he could assist teammate Max Verstappen in the fight for pole position. Floor damaged in a pitlane collision in FP3 Tsunoda’s qualifying challenge began even before Q1. Late in…
Gabriel Bortoleto equalled his best ever F1 qualifying result with a fantastic P7 on the grid for the Abu Dhabi GP. The Brazilian rookie made it 12-12 against Nico Hülkenberg in the Grand Prix qualifying head-to-head. It was the first time since Azerbaijan that he did it. The 21-year-old was very pleased speaking in the…
Esteban Ocon put in a fine qualifying performance to start P8 for Sunday’s F1 Abu Dhabi GP. It’s only his third Q3 appearance in a Grand Prix qualifying session this year. The last one was in Monaco. Huge changes overnight lead to a massive turnaround for Esteban Ocon in F1 Abu Dhabi GP qualifying Following…
Oscar Piastri qualified third for the title-deciding 2025 F1 Abu Dhabi GP, a mere 0.029s behind his McLaren team-mate Lando Norris in P2 – but nearly two-and-a-half tenths back from a dominant Max Verstappen pole position at the all-important final round of the season. The Australian missed the opening practice session at Abu Dhabi, as…
Charles Leclerc’s F1 Abu Dhabi GP qualifying session delivered a challenging P5 result for Ferrari. The Monegasque driver battled extreme handling difficulties throughout qualifying. He maximised the car’s potential but expressed disappointment with his final qualifying position. His teammate, Lewis Hamilton, suffered his third consecutive Q1 exit, qualifying P16. Tricky car handling Leclerc faced significant…
George Russell secured fourth on the grid for the F1 Abu Dhabi GP after a close qualifying session that featured two narrow escapes. The Brit had built his momentum throughout the weekend, finishing sixth in FP1, third in FP2, and topping FP3. He carried that form into qualifying and led the times in Q2, but…
Lewis Hamilton will be starting the F1 Abu Dhabi GP season finale from P16, in what appears to be yet another disappointing weekend for Scuderia Ferrari. This quali round marks the 3rd one where he is out in Q1, a first for the 7-times-world-champion. A negative record for Lewis Hamilton Over the season, the car…
