Max Verstappen made light of earlier set-up problems on Saturday by blitzing to pole position for Red Bull in an eventful qualifying session for this weekend's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The three-time world champion clocked a best lap in one minute and 23.445 seconds to outpace nearest rival Charles Leclerc of Ferrari by a tenth of a second ahead of McLaren's Oscar Piastri. It secured Verstappen's 12th pole of the season, his fourth in succession in Abu Dhabi and the 33rd of his career, drawing him level with 1992 world champion Nigel Mansell in the record books. https://twitter.com/F1/status/1728514896768479472 George Russell was fourth for Mercedes ahead of McLaren's Lando ...Keep on reading: F1: Verstappen shrugs off problems to claim 12th pole of season