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Verstappen towards success? Relive the 2023 season finale in Abu Dhabi in live text
The start of the race is scheduled for 14 p.m. Photo DPPI
It's already time for the last Grand Prix of the 2023 season. Formula 1 ! Contested semi-nocturnally, the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix will begin at 14 p.m. French time with the inevitable Max Verstappen (Red Bull) in pole position.
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This Sunday, the three-time world champion has the opportunity to raise the bar even higher by signing a 19e victory in 22 races. Never seen. Behind him, Charles Leclerc, surprised to find himself second on the starting grid, will want to continue with another very good result after his 2e place in Las Vegas last Sunday. Aware that it will be difficult for him to fight for victory on a regular basis, the Monegasque above all wants to allow Ferrari to get the 2e place in the Manufacturers' championship ahead Mercedes. For the moment, the Team is 4 points behind. On the German side, the best placed is George Russell (4e) while Lewis Hamilton took the gate in Q2 and will have to come back from 11e instead.
Well on his way to grabbing a first line in his last flying lap, Lando Norris missed in the final turns letting his chances slip away. Despite this small error, the Englishman McLaren stays well placed with the 5e place in front Yuki tsunoda, Fernando Alonso, Nico Hulkenberg, Sergio Pérez and Pierre Gasly, the only French representative in the Top 10.
Esteban Ocon was trapped in Q2 and could not do better than 12e. The surprise came from Carlos Sainz. The Spaniard, who said he was hampered by traffic on his last lap, did not pass the threshold of Q1 and will start 16e on the starting grid for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
The starting grid for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
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