Max Verstappen is looking unbeatable again at the Austrian Grand Prix. The Formula 1 leader followed up his win in the sprint race on Saturday with another dominant performance in qualifying to take pole position for the fourth straight year at the Red Bull Ring. It ended a streak of three straight races where the three-time defending F1 champion failed to take pole position, and dealt a blow to his closest rivals who hoped to challenge him on Red Bull's home circuit this weekend.
SPIELBERG, Austria (AP) — Max Verstappen dio seguimiento a su victoria en la carrera sprint con otra dominante actuación en la calificación el sábado al Gran Premio de Austria de la Fórmula Uno y saldrá desde la primera posición por cuarto año consecutivo en el Red Bull Ring.Puso fin a una racha de tres premios sin que el campeón defensor saliera desde la primera posición y le dio otro golpe a sus más cercanos rivales que esperaban darle pelea en el circuito de casa de Red Bull.
Formula 1 leader Max Verstappen held off an early attack by Lando Norris before pulling away from the two McLarens to comfortably secure his third sprint race victory of the year Saturday at the Austrian Grand Prix. Verstappen finished 4.616 seconds ahead of McLaren’s Oscar Piastri to make it three wins out of three in sprint races this season, with Norris another 0.732 seconds back in third.