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Abu Dhabi GP: Verstappen’s dominant return to pole position
With pole position in Abu Dhabi, Max Verstappen completes the thousand and one nights of his Formula 1 season as he emerged winner of the classification tests this evening, a tenth ahead of Charles Leclerc. In the second row Oscar Piastri and George Russell.
In the qualifying tests, where Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz was eliminated in Q1, Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton in Q2 and Sergio Perez in Q3 due to a fault with the track limits, Verstappen dominated all three sessions and managed to secure two new sets of soft tires to save the crucial test third period.
The soft rubber only lasted one fast lap during the qualifying tests in Abu Dhabi, so the drivers each made two attempts at their classic in the third quarter. On their first attempt, Verstappen reduced the time to 1:23.445 by using the first of his two available sets of soft rubber. Norris followed him with a used set of rubber 0.18 inches, while Leclerc was a second behind, also with flat tires.
At the second attempt, Lando Norris chased after pole position with ambitions, but a spectacular sideways slide in the McLaren – which he controlled masterfully – cost him far too much time.
So Norris got stuck with the time of his first attempt (on the used tire) and initially fell fatally behind Oscar Piatri and then Leclerc and Russell, who significantly improved the times on the first laps in the second attempt with the fresh tires.
Verstappen didn’t improve his time on his second attempt in Q3, but it didn’t pay off: Leclerc got quite close to him, but not by less than a tenth of a second – a result that was ultimately good for Monegasque and the Scuderia. as the lack of speed at the end of their first attempt could not be explained.
While Perez was demoted to 9th place due to exceeding the track limit in the first corner, Alpha Tauri’s Yuki Tsunoda finished an impressive 6th place ahead of Fernando Alonso’s Aston Martin.
All of this was preceded by the disqualification of Carlos Sainz in Q1 and Lewis Hamilton in Q2. The Ferrari Spaniard, who appeared to be struggling with yesterday’s accident in FP2, ran into traffic on his final fast lap – where he was last to exit – and was demoted to 16th.
As for Hamilton, he didn’t encounter any traffic, but as he turned into the pits he said, “There’s something wrong with the car.” Undoubtedly, the seven-time champion didn’t get the setup and warming up the tires as good as Russell .
As in Q3, Verstappen also scored points in Q2 and Q1 in the first year, and in the first third Sergio Perez was behind him in second place. It was the Mexican who ultimately got the better of Saint, while Williams’ Logan Sargeant would have qualified had not both of his fast laps been canceled for exceeding track limits.
Finally, Gasli and Piastri were asked by the stewards to investigate a possible incident of on-track interference at the end of qualifying. The Abu Dhabi GP, the 22nd and final F1 race of the year, starts tomorrow Sunday (November 26th) at 3:00 p.m.
Source: sport 24
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Formula 1 team Red Bull, together with Ford, introduced new car colors before the start of the 2026 season.
The Bulls are reportedly returning to dark blue, which was the team’s signature color when it first started in F1.
Starting this year, Red Bull will use its own engine developed jointly with the American company Ford.
4-time F1 champion Max Verstappen and his new partner Isak Hajjar attended the presentation.
This is not the introduction of the new car yet, just the colors of the car.
A fresh coat of paint for a brand new era 🎨@FordRacing || #RedBullRacing pic.twitter.com/C4obLVXHI4
— Oracle Red Bull Racing (@redbullracing) January 16, 2026
Source: Sport UA
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The Formula 1 Racing Bulls team in the USA, together with the Red Bull senior team, presented the new car colors for the 2026 season.
The Junior Bulls decided not to stray from their signature white color last year. Also a new driver was introduced – Arvid Liddblad.
The 18-year-old Englishman will partner Liam Lawson.
This is not the introduction of the new car yet, just the colors of the car.
VCARB with another fire look *acts shocked* 😮💨#F1 #VCARB pic.twitter.com/svmgoWpws0
— Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team (@visacashapprb) January 16, 2026
Source: Sport UA
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Today is the 20th day between Espanyol and Girona, as the second round of the league championship begins. High Fly Derby at RCDE Stadium (9 p.m.). A heated battle for golden points, with both players continuing to look up and reaffirm their aspirations. Firstly, Espanyol returned home with the eyebrow-raising task of achieving victory after two failures in 2026 (defeat against Barça and away draw against Levante), and here are the results. They don’t tarnish the good football of Manolo’s team.. And if Espanyol win today, they will rest more comfortably in fifth place in Europe. 1 point left until Champions LeagueAtlético’s 4th place (38). Delusion.
Girona, on the other hand, have moved out of the relegation zone with three wins from their last four games and arrive against Corneja El Prat with an arrow pointing upwards. Michel’s men arrive with good dynamics They will then face Girona’s strong rival, Espanyol.
So, Pendant beads from a picture of a parakeeta “jinx” as Girona is yet to lose at the RCDE Stadium (3 wins, 2 draws from 5 matches for the Rojiblancos) Today they are trying to crush Manolo’s students, The pain from the 4-1 loss in the last league match at Montilivi is still there. A lot has happened since that fiasco, but today Espanyol continues to use their home base as a fortress, hoping to start the second round with a win against their unpleasant undefeated rivals in Corneja El Prat.
There are many incentives for this duel, but for some players on both sides, it will be even more special to wear both shirts, as is the case in the match, if possible. Ramon Terraz and Pol Lozano in spanish and Stuani and David Lopez Girona side.
Puad’s “Stick”
This will be the first match that Espanyol will play after confirming that. Puad is KO’d for the rest of the season. After being injured at Ciutat de Valencia. Manolo He takes back Garai Eleven for tonight’s event after being sanctioned Pol Lozano A week ago, I grilled all the meat.
Unless there are surprises, the Trident will return to the engine compartment, which looks like this: Lozano/Urco and Edu Exposito first, during robert Aim for “9”.
Echeverri could make debut with Michel’s team
Girona arrive at the Perico Coliseum, 13 points behind their rivals but improved. One of the key incentives for the red and white is that the Argentine can make his debut. Claudio Echeverriwith a loan from the city, is very close to being registered The departure of the sleigh.
Apart from the winter contract, michelleBarring a surprise, we’ll repeat the team that beat Mallorca. serious question witsel. ukrainian duo Vanat/Tsygankov (Girona’s last five goals have been shared between the two sides) He is the main threat for Girona’s parrots team who want to beat Espanyol again. A great match will be played today at Corneja El Prat.
Source: Mundo Deportivo
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