Max Verstappen takes stunning pole position for Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
December 12, 2020 20:09 ISTHe was .025 seconds ahead of Valtteri Bottas and .086 clear of world champion Lewis Hamilton for his first pole of the season and third of his career.
He was .025 seconds ahead of Valtteri Bottas and .086 clear of world champion Lewis Hamilton for his first pole of the season and third of his career.
Verstappen led Albon by .5 seconds and Renault driver Daniel Ricciardo by .63.
The Mercedes driver was .2 seconds ahead of teammate Lewis Hamilton and .77 seconds clear of Red Bull driver Max Verstappen.
The Red Bull driver was .34 seconds ahead of Mercedes rival Valtteri Bottas and 1.14 seconds quicker than Renault driver Esteban Ocon.
The seven-time world champion tested positive for COVID-19 the day after winning the Bahrain GP on Nov. 29 and missed last weekend's Sakhir GP.
Mazepin posted an apology on Twitter for his "recent actions in terms of my own inappropriate behaviour and the fact that it was posted onto social media."
During the race Mercedes called both drivers in for a precautionary pit stop, but put a wrong mix of tyres on Russell's car before realising their mistake halfway through Bottas' stop.
He is the son of F1 great Michael Schumacher, who won seven F1 titles and 91 races in a glittering career.
He moved up the leaderboard late in the session to finish .21 seconds ahead of Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas and .36 clear of Bottas' temporary teammate George Russell.
George Russell, given his chance with Mercedes after Hamilton tested positive for COVID-19, completed a lap of the desert track under floodlights in 54.546 seconds.
Romain Grosjean was trapped in a burning car on Sunday when it sliced in half after penetrating a metal crash barrier and then exploded into a fireball.
Schumacher (21), a member of the Ferrari Driver Academy, leads the Formula 2 title race heading into the final round of the season.
Seven-time F1 champion Lewis Hamilton has tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss the Sakhir Grand Prix in Bahrain this weekend.
The Mercedes driver was pegged to just 0.146 sec by Verstappen after the first runs in Q3, suggesting there could be a tight battle.
The seven-time world champion received personally addressed letters from three alleged torture victims in Bahrain, and Hamilton's reaction was welcomed by the country's human rights group.
The British driver wins a dramatic rain-hit Turkish Grand Prix to match Michael Schumacher seven world drivers' championship record.
Verstappen was .94 seconds quicker than Ferrari's Charles Leclerc and 1.57 ahead of Red Bull teammate Alexander Albon.
Red Bull driver Max Verstappen posted the fastest time Friday in the first practice session for the Turkish Grand Prix as drivers struggled on a slippery track not used in Formula One since 2011.
The other 22 races include the first-ever Saudi Grand Prix, set for Nov. 28 in the Red Sea city of Jiddah, and the return of numerous races which were canceled during the pandemic.
The Saudi Arabia kingdom said on Thursday it will host the race in November 2021 in the Red Sea city of Jiddah, using scenic roads along the coast.
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