The first runs during the “time trial” were very even in terms of results – they were only 56 thousandths of a second apart. In the last run, however, the Brit improved his achievement and achieved a result of 1: 22,845.
Raikkonen’s last race
There was a problematic situation during the first lap of the track. and Lando Norris struck down a cone and “raised” the red flag. It was the only problem during the first part of qualifying
Nicholas Latifi and George Russell did not take part in Q2. The first of them in Saturday’s qualifying defeated the Brit for the first time. In addition, they did not continue in the race, which, after 353 Grand Prix appearances, ends their career, as well as Mick Schumacher and Nikita Mazepin from Haas.
Problemy alonso
During the second “time trial”, Hamilton’s and Verstappen’s scores were even more even – they were only four thousand seconds apart. The Dutchman made a mistake, however, because he changed the tires to softer ones, and at the same time changed his strategy for the race. In addition, the congestion caused by the drivers on the exit lap was a significant difficulty, which the judges will look at on Saturday evening.
Lance Stroll, Sebastian Vettel, Pierre Gasly and. The Spanish driver, who clearly gestured at one of the McLaren drivers, who was disturbing his driving, had the most blame for the events on the track.
In the last part of the qualification, unreliable decisions were made. Max Verstappen drove one of the best laps of his career, demolishing Hamilton in a fight to win and start from pole position. The Briton lost almost 0.4 seconds to the Dutchman. The result of Lando Norris was a big surprise. The McLaren driver will start the race from 3rd position. Valtteri Bottas, who was only 6th, had a terrible qualification.
F1 2021. Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Qualifications. Results
- Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing)
- Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)
- Lando Norris (McLaren)
- Sergio Perez (Red Bull Racing)
- Carlos Sainz (Ferrari)
- Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes)
- Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)
- Yuki Tsunoda (AlphaTauri)
- Esteban Ocon (Alpine)
- Daniel Ricciardo (McLaren)
Source: Sport
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