Max Verstappen takes pole at Abu Dhabi Grand Prix as Red Bulls dominate

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Max Verstappen is first on the grid for the final race of the season, Sergio Pérez is second, Ferrari occupy the second row with Lewis Hamilton and George Russell fifth and sixth

already have both drivers’ and constructors’ titles sewn up and the team now look to Pérez to secure their first one-two finish in the championship. Pérez is equal on points with Leclerc and finishing in front of the Monegasque driver will seal runners-up spot.

After their altercation at the last round in Brazil over team orders to favour Pérez which Verstappen refused to obey, the two drivers appeared to be singing from the same sheet this time, with a one-two they both hope to maintain over. “I am very happy both cars are on the front row,” said Verstappen. “We want to win the race but we also want Sergio to finish second in the championship.”

For Hamilton, controversially denied an eighth title in Abu Dhabi last year, the Mercedes performance was another painful reminder of a difficult season at a circuit already burdened with bad memories. He and Russell were six-tenths back from Verstappen, a country mile that was illustrative of just how wildly their car varies in form, after they took a one-two at the last round in Brazil. The car has been mercurial all season, a handful to drive and impossible to nail down. As a consequence Hamilton has now lost his record of having taken pole at least once in every season since his debut in 2007 and on Sunday he is likely to see his run of a grand prix win every year come to an end too.

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