Verstappen clinches stunning pole in Saudi Arabia

Championship leader Lando Norris crashed out of qualifying at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix and will start 10th as Max Verstappen beat the Briton’s McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri to pole position. Verstappen in his Red Bull pipped Piastri by 0.01 seconds to take his second pole position of the year in scintillating style.

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Piastri charges to victory in Bahrain ahead of Russell

McLaren’s Oscar Piastri took a controlled, dominant victory in the Bahrain Grand Prix to close on team-mate Lando Norris in the world championship. The Australian was serene in the lead, calmly keeping himself out of reach of his rivals, as Mercedes’ George Russell held off an assault from the second McLaren of Lando Norris for second. Norris, fighting back from sixth on the grid and a five-second penalty for a false start, had a chance to pass Russell going into the final lap, but could not make it work.

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Piastri storms to pole position in Bahrain

McLaren’s Oscar Piastri took pole position for the Bahrain Grand Prix with team-mate Lando Norris down in sixth. Mercedes’ George Russell qualified second but was demoted one place behind Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc because a team operational error. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, just one point behind Norris at the head of the championship, was one place behind the Briton in seventh.

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Verstappen storms to sensational pole at Suzuka

Max Verstappen stunned his own Red Bull team and rivals McLaren by grabbing pole position from Lando Norris for the Japanese Grand Prix. Lagging behind the McLarens throughout the weekend, the world champion pipped Norris by 0.012 seconds with his final lap of the session. The second McLaren of Oscar Piastri was third ahead of Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc while Mercedes’ George Russell took fifth ahead of Lewis Hamilton’s Ferrari.

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Oscar Piastri takes maiden pole position at Chinese Grand Prix

McLaren’s Oscar Piastri took pole position for the Chinese Grand Prix as George Russell’s Mercedes snuck between the Australian and team-mate Lando Norris. Both Piastri’s laps in the final part of qualifying were quick enough for pole and ended up 0.082 seconds quicker than Russell. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen took fourth, ahead of Lewis Hamilton, who took his first win for Ferrari from pole in the sprint race earlier on Saturday. Charles Leclerc will start from fifth.

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