Verstappen reveals 'brief scare' on the way to Abu Dhabi pole
Max Verstappen revealed how a "brief scare " nearly cost him a shot at pole position during Abu Dhabi Grand Prix qualifying.
The Dutchman set his pole time on his first run in Q3, with his teammate Sergio Perez closing the gap to 0.228s on his final attempt.
Even though it looked like an easy pole for the Dutchman, it wasn't without a brief moment of drama behind the scenes.
"It was a bit of an up and down qualifying," Verstappen said after the session.
"We had a bit of a scare when the the car turned off before the first run, so we had to reboot everything.
"Then we went out and both of the laps were good enough so of course very pleased, but also very happy that both cars are on the front row." Viewed by others: F1 96306ce1a14a1053af8a52b1abbc7.webp 1x, https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/...