Red Bull’s Sergio Perez will begin from pole position for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix however his team-mate, world champion Max Verstappen, will solely be in fifteenth after pulling up with a automotive downside throughout Saturday’s qualifying.
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Perez, who additionally took pole in final 12 months’s race right here, topped the leaderboard with a greatest lap of 1 minute 28.265 seconds.
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc was second, 0.155 behind Perez, however faces a 10-place grid drop, leaving Fernando Alonso to begin on the entrance row in his Aston Martin.
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Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton may solely submit the eighth-quickest time however his teammate George Russell was fourth quickest and can begin third, alongside the Ferrari of Carlos Sainz.
Lance Stroll within the second Aston Martin and Alpine’s Esteban Ocon will probably be on the third row of the grid.
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Verstappen, who gained the opening race in Bahrain at first of the month, had dominated observe, topping the board in every of the three periods.
However, in Q2 he reported to his crew “I have a problem” earlier than including “it’s almost not accelerating”.
The Dutchman pulled up and can begin on the eighth row of the grid.
By Garrin Lambley © Agence France-Presse
