Verstappen takes pole for Saudi GP | 00:30Max Verstappen shut out all the distractions surrounding his troubled Red Bull team to take pole position on Friday for Saturday’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
“There was a bit more in my lap, but that was the most we could have got out of the car. That wasn’t my finest moment, when I hit the wall,” the 22-year-old Aussie said. The 18-year-old was dramatically called up earlier in the day to replace appendicitis-victim Carlos Sainz.Source: AFP “We improved the car a little bit overnight and that gave me more confidence to attack the high-speed corners.”
Between the sessions, Audi confirmed their takeover of the Sauber team ahead of a 2026 entry, news that cheered the Swiss team, after Zhou Guanyu’s heavy late crash in third practice. The Q2 session was red-flagged after six minutes when Nico Hulkenberg’s Haas suffered a power failure. He parked at Turn Eight on the edge of a run-off area from which his car was rescued.At the restart, Bearman on fresh softs led the two Mercedes, on used softs, out, the teenager locking up and ruining his first flying lap before Perez and then Verstappen took the initiative for Red Bull until split by Alonso.
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