The current two-time world champion set the best time when he ‘came out’ and ran in 1.10.567 seconds, leaving Britain’s Lando Norris (McLaren) in second place, 0.537 seconds, and Britain’s George Russell ( Mercedes) in second place. third, the 0.727.
The final stage of qualifying, Q3, was interrupted by two red flags due to the crashes of Logan Sargeant (Williams), first, and Charles Leclerc (Ferrari), later.
The session was characterized by rain drenching the track in the early afternoon, with the tarmac gradually drying over the course of the afternoon, until the use of dry tires became possible.
Who didn’t adapt was Britain’s Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes), who was eliminated in Q2 for the second time this year and finished 13th.
Verstappen prevailed in the three qualifying stages. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) still threatened to fight for pole, but Leclerc’s accident forced the lap cancellation of the Spanish driver, who had the best partial results at the time.
Liam Lawson (Alpha Tauri), replacing Daniel Ricciardo this weekend, who broke his left wrist after a crash on Friday, was 20th and last.
This was Verstappen’s third consecutive pole at his home GP, the eighth of the season, in 13 races.
The Dutch driver comes to this race in the lead of the championship, with 314 points, after 10 wins in 12 contested races.
Source: DN
