Red Bull’s world champion Max Verstappen took pole position for Sunday’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix as he bids for a record-extending 19th success this season in the final race. 

The Dutch three-time world champion finished ahead of Monaco’s Charles Leclerc in a Ferrari and Australian Oscar Piastri of McLaren. “The whole weekend so far has been a bit of a struggle, but we definitely improved the car for qualifying,” said Verstappen, after securing his 12th pole position of the season.