From the polar position Hamilton and Verstappen will finish third in Arabia

Seven-time England world champion Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) It will start first this Sunday at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, Twenty-first and final Formula One World Championship, It takes place in the urban perimeter of Jeddah; There the championship leader, the Dutchman Max Verstappen (Red Bull) – 8-point advantage over previous- Starting third.

Hamilton crossed the Jeddah track’s 6,175 meters in one minute, 27 seconds and 511 thousand, 111 less than his teammate Voltaire Potas, raising his own all-time F1 pole record to 103. 142 Presence than Verstappen, Monacos is the third-place finisher next to Charles LeClerk (Ferrari) in the second row. The Dutchman put Butt in danger on his last attempt and ended up banging on the wall, losing any desire to overcome Mercedes, who took the front row.

Mexican Sergio Perez, the World Cup-leading Red Bull player, will start in fifth place, with Frenchman Pierre Casley (Alpha Touri) in third place.

Englishman Lando Norris (McLaren), who is in the top ten, will face the race with a softer one instead of the middle tire – used in Q2, second in three qualifying rounds – starting seventh. Jetta’s roundabout, next to the other Alpha Touri, by Yuki Sunoda of Japan.

From the fifth row the Frenchman Esteban Ocon (Alpine) and the Italian Antonio Giovinazzi (Alfa Romeo), who finished ninth and tenth in the lead time respectively.

Spain’s Fernando Alonso (Alpine) and Carlos Sains (Ferrari) were eliminated in Q2. The Asturian Dual World Champion will start in thirteenth place, two places ahead of the talented Madrid driver, lost control of his Ferrari, spun and made a great save, avoiding the worst one and losing all options on his last attempt. Curves.

This Sunday’s race is scheduled for 50 laps – to complete 308.7 km of track – starting at 8:30 pm and 6:30 pm Spanish time (17:30 GMT).