Norris wants to 'defeat Ferrari in style' after taking pole position!

McLaren could take a big step towards winning the constructors' title at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. A front row lockout was secured by the team, making pole sitter Lando Norris very happy.

As CEO Zak Brown celebrated McLaren's one-two finish in qualifying for the Abu Dhabi GP with a giant roar on the pit wall, Lando Norris was also satisfied with taking pole position for his team. "A perfect day for us. Probably a bit tougher than we were hoping for. We are pleased with a one-two. Just a bit trickier than we would like. My lap in the end was strong. Just how we wanted to end today," the driver said immediately after jumping out of his car on the grid.

The British driver would not settle to just finish ahead of Ferrari tomorrow, he underlined. "We have to beat Ferrari but we want to do it in style. We want to win, I want to win. We know what we have to do. We are keeping our heads down and staying focused. We are here to win every race possible. Tomorrow we will have a good chance."

He continued: "We will give it everything we have got, knowing in the back of our minds what we really have to do to achieve our goal. Very happy. The team have done an incredible job. A nice qualifying to end the year."

Meanwhile, in terms of Ferrari, Carlos Sainz finished in P3, while Charles Leclerc will start from the last place on Sunday. The Monegasque driver got eliminated in Q2 after his lap time got deleted, and he also has a ten-place grid penalty for changing his Energy Store.

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