00:02FIGHTING THE CAR THROUGH THE FINAL CORNER
00:04AND IT'S 10TH PLACE FOR ALONSO
00:06So big names dropping down, Perez and Sainz, they've got to find something here
00:10Ricardo up to 10th, Gasly slipping to 12th and could be under pressure
00:13OK, Bottas and Ocon are next over the line, Joe is out, he's only 18th
00:19Bottas good enough for 14th at the moment in that Alfa Romeo
00:23Here's Ocon in the drop zone, doesn't want to have that in back-to-back races
00:2612th place is good, but you've got Sainz in 16th now, Piastri in 17th
00:32Both of them attacking the racetrack, Sainz with an ordinary middle sector
00:35Sainz could be in big trouble, he's down in 16th, he's currently in the drop zone
00:39And I'm not sure if he's really improving
00:41He's not the only one DC, Perez is on the brink as well, here's Piastri over the line
00:45Piastri does enough, he's P11
00:47Yeah, Perez had a big opening, first sector, middle sector not too bad
00:51He's got to keep it tidy as we see Sainz across the line
00:5415th for Carlos Sainz, Perez in the drop zone at the moment, but Perez going quickly
00:59Perez on for a personal best, needs a response, who goes out here
01:03Across the line we go with Max Verstappen, Perez now to the line, Perez knocking out Carlos Sainz
01:10One of our winners this year, finds himself out in the first part of qualifying
01:14It was a big crash in practice yesterday, it's a big shock in qualifying today
01:20The 5 to go, Sgt. Joe Bottas-Magnussen and Sainz
01:26Ricciardo's gone into 7th place behind Albon, that could be significant
01:30Charles Leclerc comes across the line and goes to 3rd
01:34Under 3 tenths of a second away from Max Verstappen
01:38Now let's see what effort we can have, time running out in the second part of qualifying
01:41Pierre Gasly goes to 4th, that's a tidy lap
01:44The man who had his best starting position for his team of the season
01:48Last time out, Yuki Tsunoda now in AlphaTauri's last race
01:52Being known as that team, ahead of Daniel Ricciardo
01:55And up to 6th position, so he's got good form around this circuit in the past
01:59And it's continuing on, with Stroll up to 9th position at the moment
02:03You've got Albon on the cusp, his effort is complete
02:06But he might be about to head out in the second part of qualifying
02:08Because Esteban Ocon is looking for an improvement over the line
02:11And he does go to 9th position to put Stroll on the bubble
02:16Here's Stroll's teammate Fernando Alonso in the Aston Martin
02:20Up to 6th position, and Stroll in the drop zone
02:23Hamilton only 10th, only by fine margins
02:27But wait for George Russell, who knocks his teammate out
02:30And ties the head-to-head between the two Mercedes drivers
02:3411 all in the season
02:37But for the second week in a row, a man who has mastered this track
02:41Time and time again, is out in Q2
02:46And we can see Verstappen coming underneath the hotel now
02:49On his way to lay down effort number one
02:52They will get another go, but it will be just one more run for the season after this one
02:56Max Verstappen's time on the board
02:58A 1.23, 4.45, over to you Lando Norris
03:03Yeah, and Lando's down 3.4 tenths in the middle sector
03:06But what is Lando Norris able to deliver?
03:09British driver over the line, up to second place
03:12Ahead of Tsunoda, ahead of Hülkenberg
03:14His teammate Oscar Piastri has set the fastest first sector of anyone so far
03:19But it's that middle part of the lap where everything comes together
03:22Sergio Perez trying to fight his way back into the top four of Formula One Grand Prix
03:28For the first time in a while, looking for it
03:31That's third place at the moment, excellent stuff
03:34Piastri is four tenths of a second away at the end of sector two
03:37So Piastri will be hoping to take third place
03:40Can he do it as he comes over the line?
03:42He can!
03:43He's half a second away from Max Verstappen
03:45But for McLaren, it's a 2-3 at the moment
03:49A really strong performance
03:51And Norris just edging his teammate for the time being
03:54By over a tenth of a second
03:55Here comes Charles Leclerc
03:56But he's only in eighth position
03:58George Russell has been the lead Mercedes so far this weekend
04:01Where does he put the car?
04:03Ahead of Sergio Perez, into fourth position
04:08Unbelievably even laps being set by Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri
04:12They're just back
04:13Woah! He's very nearly dropped it!
04:15He's very nearly dropped it!
04:16At a circuit where you need to take a step forward on the final run
04:19Lando Norris might well have opened the door for the front row to his teammate
04:23He kept it pointing in the right direction
04:25But it will be no threat to Max Verstappen as he comes over the line
04:28Can Oscar Piastri take the front row away from Lando Norris as he comes out of the final corner?
04:33He can!
04:35Piastri fights his way to the front row
04:37One moment gathered together by the British driver
04:40And the Australian gets ahead
04:42Alonso with a superb lap to go up to fourth position
04:45Charles Leclerc now on board with the Ferrari driver
04:48Is he all at sea?
04:50Verstappen's had an ordinary middle sector
04:52Norris went all in and it cost him
04:54Charles Leclerc over the line
04:55To the front row of the field
04:57From a second off to second place
05:00With a great lap at the end
05:03And Verstappen comes over the line
05:05He doesn't improve his time
05:06He's been let off the hook there
05:08Verstappen couldn't find an answer
05:11But he's got pole position at the moment
05:13Still cars to run
05:15Charles Leclerc switching it on
05:17At the very end when he needed to
05:18Then it's Piastri
05:20Then it's Norris
05:21Then it's Yuki Tsunoda
05:22Who goes ahead of a two-time world champion
05:25And takes fifth place for Alfa Tauri
05:27Hülkenberg is into seventh
05:29It's Russell and Perez to go now
05:31And Gasly
05:32They're the last three over the line
05:34For qualifying for Formula One in 2023
05:36And Perez takes back fifth position
05:39The Mexican driver's got it at the moment
05:41George Russell will want to be beyond there
05:43He'll want to be beyond the McLarens
05:45Russell, personal best sector one
05:47Personal best sector two
05:48He was seven tenths off after run one
05:50And he goes to fourth position
05:53As Perez's time is deleted at the very same moment
05:56Max Verstappen is on pole position
05:58For the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
06:00He's 12th pole of the year
06:02He's 32nd pole position all time
06:05Yeah, well done mate
06:06You've just won me 500 euros off helmet
06:08Which is like getting blood out of a stone
06:10So yeah, fantastic job
06:12I almost lost the bet
06:14What world are we living in?
06:16The bet was for you to be on the front row mate
06:18Haha, nice
06:22And now let's have a look at Oscar Piastri and Pierre Gasly
06:26Ooh, and I think that is third place at risk for Oscar Piastri
06:32Max Verstappen taking pole for the 32nd time in his Formula One career
06:36Charles Leclerc on the front row for the fifth Grand Prix in succession
06:40That is the best run in the entire field
06:42Oscar Piastri third place for the third time this season
06:45But the stewards are investigating him impeding Pierre Gasly
06:49It's going to be a tight call that one
06:52Do and not choose a one
06:54The other times for each other
06:54So Second is the best run he says
06:54No Art of statistically
06:54No Sand见
06:54That is the best run he doesn't Robot
06:54That having the rest of minutes
06:54It traps him
06:55Don't know
06:55What the hell
06:55Is like
06:55It spiders
06:56You
06:56Do
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