Max Verstappen clinched the pole position for Sunday’s Japanese Grand Prix. The Red Bull driver was the fastest in Q3, rounding a lap in 1.28.197, leaving his teammate Sergio Perez behind him for tomorrow’s start.<\/p>\n
Last race winner – Carlos Sainz with Ferrari got only fourth place, trailing at almost half a second from the leader. Third on Sunday will start Lando Norris with McLaren, while the other Ferrari of Charles Leclerc will be 8th.<\/p>\n
Home-favorite Yuki Tsunoda managed to get into Q3, but his pace was far off the top teams and stayed 10th for tomorrow’s race in front of his teammate Daniel Ricciardo.<\/p>\n
Verstappen’s pole is his fifth consecutive, equaling Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel, who also had five wins in qualifications in a row.<\/p>\n
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