Max Verstappen dominated qualifying on Friday to claim pole position for the Qatar Grand Prix, which he may begin as a triple world champion.
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It was the 26-year-old Dutchman’s tenth pole place of a commanding season for Red Bull.
He wound up four-tenths of a second forward of nearest rival George Russell, whose Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton slipped from second to fourth, after which rose to 3rd when the 2 McLarens had laps scrubbed out in a complicated last flurry.
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Lando Norris of McLaren was second when he crossed the road earlier than his greatest late lap was deleted for exceeding observe limits.
His team-mate Oscar Piastri positioned third earlier than dropping his lap too. He fell to sixth. Norris dropped to tenth.
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Verstappen can clinch his third consecutive title earlier than Sunday’s race by ending sixth or higher in Saturday’s dash race.
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Sunday’s race will begin at 19:00 (SA time).
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Starting grid for the Qatar Grand Prix on Sunday after qualifying:
Front row
Max Verstappen (NED/Red Bull)
George Russell (GBR/Mercedes)
2nd row
Lewis Hamilton (GBR/Mercedes)
Fernando Alonso (ESP/Aston Martin)
third row
Charles Leclerc (MON/Ferrari)
Oscar Piastri (AUS/McLaren)
4th row
Pierre Gasly (FRA/Alpine)
Esteban Ocon (FRA/Alpine)
fifth row
Valtteri Bottas (FIN/Alfa Romeo)
Lando Norris (GBR/McLaren)
sixth row
Yuki Tsunoda (JPN/AlphaTauri)
Carlos Sainz Jr (ESP/Ferrari)
seventh row
Sergio Perez (MEX/Red Bull)
Alexander Albon (THA/Williams)
eighth row
Nico Hulkenberg (GER/Haas)
Logan Sargeant (USA/Williams)
ninth row
Lance Stroll (CAN/Aston Martin)
Liam Lawson (NZL/AlphaTauri)
tenth row
Kevin Magnussen (DEN/Haas)
Zhou Guanyu (CHN/Alfa Romeo)
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