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Norris ‘disappointed’ to concede Abu Dhabi pole to Verstappen
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06/12/2025 at 16:1906/12/2025 at 16:55 40 SHARES Share on.. Share on.. Share on.. Lando Norris walked into qualifying for Abu Dhabi’s title decider looking sharp, confident and ready to plant a psychological flag on the front row. Instead, he climbed out of his McLaren car looking like a man who knew he’d just been outgunned –again – by Max Verstappen at the moment it mattered most. Verstappen snatched pole with a blistering quick surgically precise flyer, two-tenths clear of Norris, who could only watch from second as the Red Bull driver strutted through parc fermé with all the calm of a man who’s been here before. “It's tough. Max did a good job,...
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