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It was a perfect choreography, such an amazing hit, so secretly organized by Red Bull, that even

couldn't neutralize it.

took

at Yas Marina (1: 22.800) and his scream almost disintegrated the radio mike. In the wake of his sister car, driven by

, the Dutchman surpassed his great snowman by more than half a second, who was unable or unwilling to organize a similar job with

. The Finn, sixth on the grid, just behind

, doesn't seem like he can help him tomorrow either. Amazing as it may be, this divos fight for the world title could have been decided by teamwork.

Christian Horner

,

Red Bull

, smiled mischievously before the cameras in the preview, without loosing any garment, while the guests in the most exclusive area, from their terraces overlooking the

, cheered incessantly. The brains of Red Bull had hidden their cards, while Hamilton confidently greeted the crowd, overlooking his incident with

in the last free practice sessions.

, race director, had saved the third reprimand, which would have carried a 10-place penalty on the grid. Since Friday, Mercedes had set the benchmark, although everything changed thanks to Pérez.

The Mexican led his leader on the fly and pulled away, clinically rigorous, before tackling Turn 5. The squire's sacrifice, after an erratic performance in recent races, was well worth it for Red Bull.

Starting from the first position on a track where overtaking points are scarce was of paramount importance.

And Hamilton, with a funereal tone as soon as he got out of the car, was the first to note it.

The entire previous battle on Saturday, narrowly resolved, had been a sham.

Four thousandths in Q2

From the first moment of Q1, Mercedes wanted to put its authority on record (1: 23.266), with four tenths of Sir Lewis on

, divided equally from the second sector. The primacy of the Silver Arrows was clear with Bottas, who shot in the same tenth as Verstappen. Not satisfied, Hamilton further polished his time, with used tires (1: 22.845). The unwarned eye might mistake that for a crushing triumph.

However, the gap at the beginning of Q2 was ridiculous: four thousandths (1: 23.185) when the two contenders were on medium tires. On his next attempt, Verstappen scored a plane by losing the car at the first corner. It was only then that the first part of Red Bull's plan became evident, which mounted the soft tire, with which it will start tomorrow. Mercedes, on the other hand, continued with the idea of ​​the yellow ones, the same ones that it will ride on the grid.

So many nerves, how could it be otherwise, would end up moving to the asphalt with the usual war for position.

In search of the best moment, to leave when it was most convenient,

obviously hindered

.

There, precisely, the elimination of the Asturian would be forged, forced to resist the harassment of

, the other disappointment of the day.

The Frenchman, also affected by traffic, lost his internal battle with

.

From scare, to third place

Ferrari had managed until minutes before the option of getting into the top-10 with the media, although in the end it did not take as much risk. Sainz, with the softs, rose to the top of the table (1: 23.174). Since Friday, Carlos has been looking for the balance of his car and when things got serious he overwhelmed

. His 12 hundredths on the Monegasque seem most promising on a Sunday where he will try to follow Pérez's trail.

With six minutes to go, when the Ferraris attacked their lap, the red flags went up.

had blown a bollard ahead at the last corner that nearly caused a mess for

.

The Brit would not only come out unscathed, but also with inspiration from his big days.

With a quiet step, he slipped among the favorites until he climbed to third place on the grid.

Much more low-key was

last Saturday

in F1.

At least, the message on the engine cover of his Alfa Romeo put a nice final point: "Dear Kimi, now we will leave you alone."

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