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Manager Hails Max Verstappen’s ‘Textbook’ Abu Dhabi Pole But Notes One Absence

Verstappen’s manager Raymond Vermeulen called Abu Dhabi qualifying a “team effort” and “textbook,” praising how Max “in the decisive moment pieced it together” without a tow. Yet he joked they’re “only missing the Mercedes up front” after beating Norris and Piastri to pole. For Sunday, he expects Max and Oscar to attack, with “sly Alonso” lurking in P6.