By: EFE Updated 23 Nov , 04: 13 pm EST
The Dutchman Max Verstappen (Red Bull) took the last pole position of the season, that of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, the twenty-second and last of the World Cup of Formula 1 , which is held at the Yas Marina circuit, where the Mexican Sergio ‘Checo’ Pérez ( Red Bull) will start second in this Sunday’s race, ahead of Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) from Monegasque.
The two-time champion of the The world pulverized the records of the weekend by being the only one that managed to go below 1: 23 (1: 24.100).
The Spanish Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) was fourth and his compatriot Fernando Alonso (Alpine) was eliminated in Q2 with the eleventh time, while, in the fight for the drivers’ runner-up, ‘Checo’ Pérez, who had the slipstream that Verstappen gave him, he will start second, ahead of Leclerc (Ferrari), third.
The champion explained why he could not help Checo in the first round of Q3, in which “he also wanted to give him a slipstream”.
“As soon as the engine started, everything went out, I had to restart the car and I couldn’t give it the slipstream, but in the second stint, that is the one that counts, I was able to do it and was second. It’s a good start for tomorrow”, he said.
Verstappen, who a week ago did not cede the position to Checo in race, he was aware that the man from Guadalajara must “be ahead of Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)” to be runner-up and that is what they will focus on this Sunday in a circuit, the of Yas Marina, in which he won the title last season.
In his last weekend in Formula 1, the German Sebastian Vettel (Aston Martin) was ninth, and will share a row on the grid with the Australian Daniel Ricciardo (McLaren), who says goodbye to the team and last his signing for Red Bull as the third driver.
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