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Perez praises teamwork with Verstappen in Abu Dhabi qualifying

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Sergio Perez has praised his teamwork with Max Verstappen during the final runs of qualifying for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The Mexican looked fast throughout the session, but a slight wobble in Q3 saw him miss out on provisional pole before then struggling to match the pace of Verstappen in the final runs. Verstappen secured pole position, while Perez will line up alongside him in second. Despite this, Perez was happy with how he and Verstappen worked together in the session. "I think I just didn't make that final step in Q3," Perez said after qualifying . "Especially Q3 run one wasn't that good, so we were a bit behind, but it's good to lock out that front row for tomorrow. "Max did a great job also for me. We worked together as a team really strongly on that final run, so [I'm] looking forward to tomorrow, which is the day that really matters." ...

Horner reveals how Red Bull teamwork secured Abu Dhabi front row

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Christian Horner says Red Bull "could not have asked for a better Saturday" as both drivers worked together to secure a Formula 1 front row lockout in Abu Dhabi Grand Prix qualifying. Team orders have been in the spotlight at Red Bull in the last week after Max Verstappen refused to obey them in Brazil to assist Sergio Perez's efforts to secure P2 in the Drivers' championship. Verstappen's decision to stay in front of Perez means the latter goes level on points with Charles Leclerc into the finale - but crucially managed to get ahead of Leclerc on the grid by just 0.040s - in part thanks to Verstappen. It was this teamwork that Horner was pleased to see in practice. Viewed by others: Toto Wolff Wolff explains why Mercedes went...