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On Saturday, Max Verstappen, three-time world champion in Abu Dhabi, grabbed the final pole position of the Formula One season in the Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. At Yas Marina, he will be flanked in the front row by Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc. For instance, the Australian rookie of McLaren, Oscar Piastri, qualified at the third place, while the fourth place was won by a Mercedes driver known as George Russell.
George Russell won the day during their first outing, ahead of a third and final practice on Saturday. Set against a sizzling day on the Yas marina circuit, Russell’s show was very significant for Mercedes who were keen to protect their second position in constructors’ championship being four points below Ferrari who face difficulties keeping up. At the same time, Max Verstappen on Red Bull ended up in an unpredictable weather in the sixth place.
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In the session yesterday, George Russell took the lead in 1 minute and 24.418 second, winning Lando by only 0.095. Third on the grid was Oscar Piastri’s second McLaren a tad further back on the heels of Alex Albon of Williams, Charles Leclerc of Ferrari, and Max Verstappen in tow completing the top six.
Alpine got seventh as represented by Esteban, the second Williams was occupied by Logan, Tsunoda with an Alpha Tauri, and the Alfa Romeo had Zhou for that place. There was just a little over 0.8 seconds separating these ten men.
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