WATCH: Ride onboard with Max Verstappen on his way to a third successive pole in Abu Dhabi
Max Verstappen produced a brilliant performance to take his seventh pole position of the season on Saturday evening at the Yas Marina Circuit.
Verstappen produced two flying laps that would have both been good enough for pole, as he set a final time of 1m 23.824s to beat team mate Sergio Perez, in second, by 0.228s. Charles Leclerc rounded out the top three, finishing 0.268s off Verstappen’s time.
Click on the video player above to ride onboard with Verstappen on his way to a 20th career pole position, ahead of tomorrow's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
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