The triple Formula 1 world champion now has 11 poles for the season.
Red Bull driver Max Verstappen will be chasing his record-extending 17th win of the season at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix on Sunday.
Verstappen was quick out of the pits as storm clouds loomed, getting a flying lap in to secure provisional pole before gusting winds, rain, and flashes of lightning halted the track action. “I was thinking about just coming in at the end of the lap but then I finished and then P2. So it’s a really good surprise. It’s a very weird one for everyone out on track today.”
Ironically, qualifying had been delayed by 15 minutes – enough time to beat the cloudburst – to allow the track to be cleaned. “It’s been a good day in terms of pace, just obviously this weather’s thrown a spanner in the works,” he said.
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