Saudi Arabian Grand Prix: FINAL grid positions after ALL driver penalties

Max Verstappen said his Red Bull car had “come alive” after he nailed pole for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix from McLaren’s Oscar Piastri with a track record in a gripping qualifying session on Saturday.

Piastri’s team-mate, championship leader Lando Norris, crashed in the top 10 shoot-out and will start on the fifth row of Sunday’s race.

Four-time world champion Verstappen was in irrepressible form under the floodlights on the high-speed Jeddah Corniche Circuit, grabbing the front of the grid with a 1:27.294 lap, one hundredth of a second quicker than Piastri.

It was a huge turnaround for the Dutchman after he and his Red Bull team had struggled in Bahrain last weekend.

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