starting grid of F1 Abu Dhabi GP 2023 will be guided again max verstappen, he again won the classification, despite the fact that he seemed to have some complications with this track. The Dutchman will start this Sunday ahead of Charles Leclerc, who came on as a substitute when no one expected him to overtake him. Piastri (3rd, penalty avoided), Russell (4th), Norris (5th).

Tsunoda was 6th and 7th on the starting grid for the 2023 F1 Abu Dhabi GP. Fernando Alonso will start in a better than expected position in the classification where he never made a mistake. The Oviedo native will start seventh, knowing that it will be very difficult to fight for fourth place in the race. Drivers and Constructors World Cup. But he will try.

Alonso’s battle for 4th place starts from 7th on the grid

Aston Martin is 11 points behind McLaren in the constructors’ standings, but the two McLarens will theoretically start from the front with better pace and Lance Stroll will be on the starting grid for the 2023 F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. That will be difficult to achieve, as he will start in 13th place, well behind the Frenchman. The Canadian could help the Oviedo native fight. The battle for fourth place in the Drivers’ World Championship is heating up.

Alonso is tied with Sainz on 200 points. Norris is 5 points behind, Leclerc 12 points behind. However, strangely, the starting grid for the 2023 F1 Abu Dhabi GP will have the reverse order in the race compared to the World Championship, so if Monaco’s players get on the podium and Alonso gets on the podium, Leclerc will be on the starting grid. It will be difficult to maintain fifth place. Norris with a boxcar. Same with Sainz, who has to come back from 16th place on a track that is very difficult to come back from.

‘Czech’ Hamilton and Sainz set to return

To this we must add that “Czech” Perez must aim for a comeback in a car with good race pace like Red Bull. The Mexican started from ninth place on the starting grid for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Lewis Hamilton should also move forward after suffering a Q3 exit (11th) in a Mercedes where Russell managed to finish 4th.

2023 F1 Abu Dhabi GP starting grid:

1. Max Verstappen (NED/Red Bull) 1:23.445
2. Charles Leclerc (MON/Ferrari) 1:23.584
3. Oscar Piastri (AUS/McLaren Mercedes) 1:23.782
4. George Russell (GBR/Mercedes) 1:23.788
5. Lando Norris (GBR/McLaren Mercedes) 1:23.816
6. Yuki Tsunoda (JPN/AlphaTauri Red Bull) 1:23.968
7. Fernando Alonso (ESP/Aston Martin Mercedes) 1:24.084
8. Nico Hulkenberg (GER/Haas Ferrari) 1:24.108
9. Sergio Perez (MEX/Red Bull) 1:24.171
10. Pierre Gasly (FRA/Alpine Renault) 1:24.548
11. Lewis Hamilton (UK/Mercedes) 1:24.359
12. Esteban Ocon (FRA/Alpine Renault) 1:24.391
13. Lance Stroll (CAN/Aston Martin Mercedes) 1:24.422
14. Alexander Albon (THA/Williams Mercedes) 1:24.439
15. Daniel Ricciardo (Australia/AlphaTauri Red Bull) 1:24.442
16. Carlos Sainz (ESP/Ferrari) 1:24.738
17. Kevin Magnussen (DEN/Haas Ferrari) 1:24.764
18. Valtteri Bottas (FIN/Alfa Romeo Ferrari) 1:24.788
19. Zhou Guanyu (Switzerland/Alfa Romeo Ferrari) 1:25.159
20. Logan Sargent (USA/Williams Mercedes) 0.000