Max Verstappen has revealed he had a 'scare' in the pit lane before storming to pole position for the AbuDhabiGP F1
The two-time world champion secured his seventh pole of the season, and his third consecutive at the Yas Marina Circuit, after outpacing Red Bull teammateBut Verstappen’s qualifying did not go completely smoothly, with the Dutchman suffering a problem just before his first run of Q3."It was a bit of an up and down qualifying. It started off quite well," said Verstappen."But then in Q3 it all felt a bit more normal.
Perez will start one place ahead of Charles Leclerc, who is fighting to secure second place in the F1 drivers’ standings."I’m very happy that both cars are on the front row, because of course we want to win the race, but we also want to finish second with Checo in the championship, so that’s definitely a great start before tomorrow,” he added.
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