Oscar Piastri secured pole position for the Dutch Grand Prix, sealing the front of the grid with teammate Lando Norris as McLaren maintained their dominance this season.
Piastri clocked a lap record time of one minute 8.662 seconds, 0.012 seconds ahead of Norris.
It was the fifth pole position of the season for the Australian driver, who is aiming to extend his nine-point championship lead over Norris.
Norris had had the edge over the Australian in all three practice sessions so far, but Piastri hit back when it mattered.
“That was the definition of peaking at the right time,” Piastri said.
“It was looking like a bit of a tricky weekend so far so to come out with that, I'm pretty stoked.”
Norris was content with second place on the grid, noting there was barely anything between the two McLarens.
“There's not too much to complain of. I think there were a couple of places where I wasn't quite on a good enough limit and consistently losing a bit too much lap time today,” he said.
“So, some places and things I need to work on, but otherwise the laps were good and I'm still pretty happy.”
Home favourite Max Verstappen qualified in third position.
Verstappen currently sits 97 points behind Piastri in the world championship standings and has admitted that his Red Bull is off the pace this season.
He will be hoping that the famously unpredictable weather at Zandvoort will play a role, as he is regarded as a brilliant wet weather driver.
He declared himself “very happy” with his third place on the podium, saying the crowd “really got the adrenaline pumping”.
The four-time world champion admitted that his main aim on Sunday would be to stay at the head of the pack chasing the McLarens.
“Qualifying was the best that I've felt all weekend,” he said.
“Still not of course on the level of McLaren, but at least to be P3 is very good for us.”
Rookie driver Isack Hadjar scored an impressive fourth place on the grid for Racing Bulls, ahead of Mercedes driver George Russell.
One of the key talking points in the paddock ahead of this weekend has been the downbeat mood of seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton.
His high-profile move from Mercedes to Ferrari has not started as planned and he sparked retirement concerns when he recently described himself as “completely useless”.
He had an unhappy time on Friday, twice spinning his Ferrari, and he qualified in seventh, just behind his teammate Charles Leclerc.
Hamilton may struggle to find much joy in Ferrari's pace this weekend, regularly over a second-and-a-half adrift during practice and his fastest lap was over seven tenths off the pole pace.
Lance Stroll suffered another moment to forget in the early stages of qualifying.
The Canadian walked away from a serious crash into the wall on Friday and was in trouble again at the start of Q1, dipping a wheel into the grass before careering nose-first into the barriers.
Attempts to fix his Aston Martin, which had shown genuine pace throughout the weekend, were in vain.
Mercedes's Kimi Antonelli missed out on the top-10 shootout, as did Verstappen's teammate Yuki Tsunoda (12th fastest), who set the same time as Sauber's Gabriel Bortoleto (13th) in the second phase.
The biog
Name: Samar Frost
Born: Abu Dhabi
Hobbies: Singing, music and socialising with friends
Favourite singer: Adele
The Voice of Hind Rajab
Starring: Saja Kilani, Clara Khoury, Motaz Malhees
Director: Kaouther Ben Hania
Rating: 4/5
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Abu Dhabi GP schedule
Friday: First practice - 1pm; Second practice - 5pm
Saturday: Final practice - 2pm; Qualifying - 5pm
Sunday: Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (55 laps) - 5.10pm
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Farage on Muslim Brotherhood
Nigel Farage told Reform's annual conference that the party will proscribe the Muslim Brotherhood if he becomes Prime Minister.
"We will stop dangerous organisations with links to terrorism operating in our country," he said. "Quite why we've been so gutless about this – both Labour and Conservative – I don't know.
“All across the Middle East, countries have banned and proscribed the Muslim Brotherhood as a dangerous organisation. We will do the very same.”
It is 10 years since a ground-breaking report into the Muslim Brotherhood by Sir John Jenkins.
Among the former diplomat's findings was an assessment that “the use of extreme violence in the pursuit of the perfect Islamic society” has “never been institutionally disowned” by the movement.
The prime minister at the time, David Cameron, who commissioned the report, said membership or association with the Muslim Brotherhood was a "possible indicator of extremism" but it would not be banned.
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UAE currency: the story behind the money in your pockets
UAE currency: the story behind the money in your pockets
Key findings of Jenkins report
- Founder of the Muslim Brotherhood, Hassan al Banna, "accepted the political utility of violence"
- Views of key Muslim Brotherhood ideologue, Sayyid Qutb, have “consistently been understood” as permitting “the use of extreme violence in the pursuit of the perfect Islamic society” and “never been institutionally disowned” by the movement.
- Muslim Brotherhood at all levels has repeatedly defended Hamas attacks against Israel, including the use of suicide bombers and the killing of civilians.
- Laying out the report in the House of Commons, David Cameron told MPs: "The main findings of the review support the conclusion that membership of, association with, or influence by the Muslim Brotherhood should be considered as a possible indicator of extremism."
Padmaavat
Director: Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Starring: Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone, Shahid Kapoor, Jim Sarbh
3.5/5
UAE currency: the story behind the money in your pockets
David Haye record
Total fights: 32
Wins: 28
Wins by KO: 26
Losses: 4
Red flags
- Promises of high, fixed or 'guaranteed' returns.
- Unregulated structured products or complex investments often used to bypass traditional safeguards.
- Lack of clear information, vague language, no access to audited financials.
- Overseas companies targeting investors in other jurisdictions - this can make legal recovery difficult.
- Hard-selling tactics - creating urgency, offering 'exclusive' deals.
Courtesy: Carol Glynn, founder of Conscious Finance Coaching
THE CLOWN OF GAZA
Director: Abdulrahman Sabbah
Starring: Alaa Meqdad
Rating: 4/5
The years Ramadan fell in May
The National Archives, Abu Dhabi
Founded over 50 years ago, the National Archives collects valuable historical material relating to the UAE, and is the oldest and richest archive relating to the Arabian Gulf.
Much of the material can be viewed on line at the Arabian Gulf Digital Archive - https://www.agda.ae/en
The five pillars of Islam
Herc's Adventures
Developer: Big Ape Productions
Publisher: LucasArts
Console: PlayStation 1 & 5, Sega Saturn
Rating: 4/5
if you go
The flights
Etihad and Emirates fly direct from the UAE to Seoul from Dh3,775 return, including taxes
The package
Ski Safari offers a seven-night ski package to Korea, including five nights at the Dragon Valley Hotel in Yongpyong and two nights at Seoul CenterMark hotel, from £720 (Dh3,488) per person, including transfers, based on two travelling in January
The info
Visit www.gokorea.co.uk
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