Max Verstappen finished on pole for the first time this season as Kimi Antonelli survived a scare to reach the second row in Sepang Q1: Verstappen lays down an early marker by going half a second faster than Antonelli on 1:36.477. Hadjar goes faster than the two Mercedes too.
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October 3, 2026 at 9:48 AM
Formula One 2026: Max Verstappen takes pole for Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia – as it happened
The Guardian US Sport
Excerpt from The Guardian US Sport.