Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2020
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This is the end of this live qualifying session for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. As a reminder, Max Verstappen will start on pole ahead of Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton. See you this Sunday at 14:10 p.m. for the Grand Prix, still on AUTOhebdo! Be well
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This is the first pole for a non-Mercedes engine this year
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Great performance from Lando Norris who will start 4th ahead of Alex Albon this Sunday. Sainz, Kvyat, Stroll, Leclerc and Gasly complete the Top 10 of these qualifications. Charles Leclerc will still start 12th as he received a three-place penalty after being found guilty of the first lap incident at the Sakhir Grand Prix seven days ago.
TOP 10 – END OF QUALIFYING
VER BOT HAM NOR ALB SAI KVY STR LEC GAS#AbuDhabiGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/wghg3VkaFz
- Formula 1 (@ F1) December 12, 2020
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Pole position for Max Verstappen in 1'35″246! He is ahead of Valtteri Bottas by 25 thousandths and Lewis Hamilton by 86!
BREAKING: @Max33Verstappen takes his first pole of 2020!
He beats the two Mercedes, @ValtteriBottas (P2) and @LewisHamilton (P3)#AbuDhabiGP #F1 @redbullracing pic.twitter.com/XSONp5viro
- Formula 1 (@ F1) December 12, 2020
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Here is the provisional ranking for this Q3 before the last attempts: Bottas, Verstappen, Hamilton, Albon, Sainz, Norris, Stroll, Leclerc, Kvyat and Gasly
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Less than five minutes before the end of this Q3
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The four drivers are within 156 thousandths before the last attempts of this Q3
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Bottas climbs to the top of the timesheet thanks to a time of 1'35″415. He is ahead of Verstappen and Hamilton. Albon and Sainz complete the Top 5
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1'35″988 for the McLaren driver on the finish line
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Lando Norris sets off in this Q3
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Let's go for the last Q3 of the 2020 season!
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It's the end of Q2! The Renaults will not be there in Q3. Ocon is 11th just ahead of Ricciardo. Vettel suffers another setback and stops in Q2. Giovinazzi and Pérez are the others eliminated. Hamilton once again dominated the proceedings ahead of Bottas and Verstappen.
CLASSIFICATION: END OF Q2
Both Renaults eliminated
Just 0.061 between Hamilton and Bottas at the top #AbuDhabiGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/JzvBuCIPRi
- Formula 1 (@ F1) December 12, 2020
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Improvement for Kvyat who temporarily moves up to 5th, Ocon to 9th
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Sergio Pérez will not emerge from Q2. As a reminder, he is guaranteed to start from the back of the grid this Sunday
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Ocon, Giovinazzi, Albon, Ricciardo and Pérez are provisionally eliminated
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Albon and Ricciardo's times were overturned by the stewards. The first was too wide at turn 20, the second at 21
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All the drivers are in the pits, the opportunity to take stock of the Top 10: Hamilton dominates Q2 ahead of Bottas and Norris. Sainz and Verstappen complete the Top 5. Following behind Gasly, Leclerc, Kvyat, Stroll and Vettel
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Verstappen complains of a drop in tire performance at the end of his flying lap
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Fifth time for Verstappen more than 7 tenths behind Hamilton
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Second time for Bottas in 1’35″527 ahead of Norris, Sainz and Gasly
