Saudi Arabian GP: Verstappen snatches shock pole as Norris crashes out

It was a “simply lovely” qualifying session for Max Verstappen, who snatched a shock pole position for Red Bull Racing at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

We have our session-by-session report on qualifying for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix here in one place for you.

Saudi Arabian Grand Prix: Q1 report

Qualifying for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix kicked off with a quick launch onto the track for the teams battling it out in the midfield.

The Haas duo set the first timed flying laps, but McLaren didn’t take long snapping up the lead, with Oscar Piastri taking an early lead with a time of 1:28.019 — just 0.007 seconds ahead of teammate Lando Norris.

Norris lowered the benchmark to a 1:27.805 to assume the lead with seven minutes remaining in the session.

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