Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands, right, speaks with his teammate Isack Hadjar of France after getting the pole position for the Bahrain Grand Prix. Alamy Stock Photo
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Red Bull's Verstappen grabs pole position for Bahrain GP
It will be the first time the Dutch driver has started at the front of the grid since Abu Dhabi last season.
FOUR-TIME WORLD CHAMPION Max Verstappen grabbed pole position for the Bahrain Grand Prix being held in Malaysia with the fastest time in Saturday’s qualifying session.
Red Bull’s Verstappen, currently sixth in the world championship standings, took his first pole of the year ahead of seven-time British world champion Lewis Hamilton of Ferrari.
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It will be the first time the Dutch driver has started at the front of the grid since the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix last season.
Verstappen’s teammate Isack Hadjar set the third-fastest qualifying time, but the Frenchman will drop five places on the starting grid due to a penalty imposed on Red Bull for fitting new engine components beyond the permitted quota.
Championship leader Kimi Antonelli of Italy finished fourth in qualifying.
The Bahrain Grand Prix is being raced in Malaysia due to disruption in the Gulf linked to the US-led war with Iran.
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Red Bull's Verstappen grabs pole position for Bahrain GP
FOUR-TIME WORLD CHAMPION Max Verstappen grabbed pole position for the Bahrain Grand Prix being held in Malaysia with the fastest time in Saturday’s qualifying session.
Red Bull’s Verstappen, currently sixth in the world championship standings, took his first pole of the year ahead of seven-time British world champion Lewis Hamilton of Ferrari.
It will be the first time the Dutch driver has started at the front of the grid since the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix last season.
Verstappen’s teammate Isack Hadjar set the third-fastest qualifying time, but the Frenchman will drop five places on the starting grid due to a penalty imposed on Red Bull for fitting new engine components beyond the permitted quota.
Championship leader Kimi Antonelli of Italy finished fourth in qualifying.
The Bahrain Grand Prix is being raced in Malaysia due to disruption in the Gulf linked to the US-led war with Iran.
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