Max Verstappen after his victory. (Credit: Twitter)
The newly-topped three-time world champion clocked a greatest lap in a single minute and 10.727 seconds to outpace Leclerc by 0.294 seconds
Max Verstappen and Red Bull anticipated the climate situations completely to safe pole place forward of Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc for Sunday’s Brazilian Grand Prix in a rain-curtailed qualifying session that resulted in wild thunderstorms on Friday.
The newly-topped three-time world champion clocked a greatest lap in a single minute and 10.727 seconds to outpace Leclerc by 0.294 seconds with Lance Stroll and Fernando Alonso taking third and fourth locations to lock out the second row of the grid for Aston Martin.
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Lewis Hamilton was fifth for Mercedes forward of staff-mate George Russell, leaving a disenchanted Lando Norris seventh for McLaren, after promising rather more.
Carlos Sainz certified eighth within the second Ferrari forward of Sergio Perez within the second Red Bull and Oscar Piastri, who didn’t handle to clock a time in Q3 for McLaren.
It was Verstappen’s eleventh pole place of the season and lifted him to 31 for his profession, one clear of Nico Rosberg and eighth within the all-time listing of all-time.
“We didn’t know when it was coming and when it would hit,” stated Verstappen of the storm.
“Of course, it is insane weather! My laps felt terrible and Charles and I discussed this and the hectic wind we had in the final laps.
“For the race, I think it seems very close.”
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Leclerc stated: “In my career, I have never experienced anything like this. There was no rain, but also no grip and it was difficult to drive. It was very weird. I am happy to be on P2.”
For Stroll, it was a consequence that ended a run of poor qualifying outcomes.
“The car felt good, but it was tricky and my lap was quite bad -– the weather changed so much. I missed a lot of apexes, but it was good enough for the top three. A great result for the team.”
The session was delayed quarter-hour to permit for cleansing of the circuit after screws and stones had prompted punctures in free observe, notably for Alonso, beginning his report-extending 375th Grand Prix, and Hamilton.
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