Verstappen creates euphoria at Honda: 'It's great to see that'

For Honda, qualifying for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix went extremely well. With the four Honda powered drivers in the top ten and Max Verstappen in pole position they have enough to look forward to for the race on Sunday. In Japan they are especially happy to have broken the streak of Mercedes.

“Max on pole and all four Honda-powered cars in the top ten is a very positive qualifying result for tomorrow’s race. After a Mercedes PU has taken pole at the previous 16 rounds this season, it was very satisfying to take the last pole of the year this afternoon. The qualifying battle was really tight between the top three and in fact the top ten times were all within one second,” explains Toyoharu Tanabe in the review of Honda.

Four Honda drivers in the top ten

“We can expect tomorrow’s race to be equally close, but with Max on pole, Alex fifth, Daniil seventh and Pierre starting ninth after he qualified tenth, we have every reason to expect a good result,” expects Tanabe. The Japanese are hoping for a good conclusion of the 2020 season.

“We will be fighting hard with both teams and all four drivers to make sure we can leave Abu Dhabi with no regrets, having performed to the best of our ability,” Tanabe concludes.