P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Here’s the starting grid for the F1 2023 season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Max Verstappen secured his 12th pole position of the season, placing him at the front of the grid for the final race of 2023. He will be joined on the front row by Charles Leclerc from Ferrari. Behind them, Oscar Piastri from McLaren and George Russell from Mercedes start from the second row, with Lando Norris close behind in fifth. Yuki Tsunoda from AlphaTauri starts in sixth position, alongside Fernando Alonso from Aston Martin in seventh. Nico Hulkenberg starts from eighth for Haas, while Sergio Perez could only manage ninth place in the second Red Bull after a disappointing qualifying performance. Pierre Gasly completes the top-10 for Alpine, but Lewis Hamilton struggled in qualifying and starts in 11th place. Carlos Sainz had a surprising elimination in Q1 and will start from a lowly 16th position for Ferrari.
