Max Verstappen on Red Bull will start in pole position in the Saudi Arabia GP, fifth test of the Formula 1 World Cup. The Dutchman will have Oscar Piastri on his front row on McLaren, while George Russell will start in the second row, with Mercedes, and Charles Leclerc with Ferrari. Fifth time for Kimi Antonelli with Mercedes, seventh for Lewis Hamilton with Ferrari. Lando Norris, he had an accident in Q3 and will start tenth with his McLaren.
The reigning world champion to conquer his 42/A pole in his career marked the time of 1: 27,294, a track record, improving ten thousandths what he had done shortly before. Leclerc was detached by 0,376 thousandths from Verstappen, while Hamilton, Settimo, accused a delay of nine tenths. Among the drivers admitted to Q3, Carlos Sainz has obtained the sixth time trial with Williams and will start in the third row alongside Antonelli, while in the fourth with the British of the Red there will be the Japanese of Red Bull, Yuki Tsunoda. Fifth row for Pierre Gasly with the Alpine and Norris.