Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2018
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Daniel Ricciardo beat Max Verstappen, the two Red Bulls will start on the third row. Romain Grosjean will start 7th, Charles Leclerc 8th, Esteban Ocon 9th and Nico Hülkenberg 10th.
Pole position for Lewis Hamilton in Abu Dhabi!
Sebastian Vettel remains third, more than three tenths behind Lewis Hamilton. Kimi Räikkönen is 4th.
Valtteri Bottas climbs to 2nd place, 162 thousandths behind his teammate.
Lewis Hamilton explodes his time by 5 tenths!
Record for Sebastian Vettel in the first sector.
Lewis Hamilton begins his final qualifying lap of 2018.
The Ferraris copied their strategy from the first timed lap of Q3, namely letting the Mercedes slip away and being the last cars on the track.
Romain Grosjean took an option for seventh place, almost half a second ahead of Nico Hülkenberg. Charles Leclerc is 9th and Esteban Ocon brings up the rear for the moment.
Sebastian Vettel remembers the good memories of the paddock with the second time! The Ferrari is only 57 thousandths behind Lewis Hamilton, nothing is decided between the two men.
Daniel Ricciardo wakes up with the 4th fastest time, 159 thousandths behind Lewis Hamilton. Max Verstappen is a step below.
Lewis Hamilton passes 1'35″295. Valtteri Bottas is 124 thousandths behind his teammate on the line.
Valtteri Bottas is faster in the second sector.
Lewis Hamilton is the first driver of the leading fifth to start.
There are 12 minutes left to go as quickly as possible and aim for the best position on the starting grid, Q3 begins in Abu Dhabi.
Two French people are present in the final phase, Q3: Romain Grosjean and Esteban Ocon.
Carlos Sainz Jr, Marcus Ericsson, Kevin Magnussen, Sergio Pérez and Fernando Alonso are eliminated at the end of this Q2.
Daniel Ricciardo is narrowly qualified, only 1 hundredth separates the Australian in 10th from Carlos Sainz Jr in 11th.
Excellent session for the mid-grid drivers! Charles Leclerc sets the third time ahead of Nico Hülkenberg and Romain Grosjean!