SHANGHAI (AP) — Max Verstappen of Red Bull has completed a Formula 1 double, taking the pole Saturday for the Chinese Grand Prix just hours after winning the first F1 sprint of the season.
Teammate Sergio Perez will start alongside Verstappen on Sunday on the front row with Fernando Alonso of Aston Martin and Lando Norris of McLaren on the second row. Verstappen turned 1 minute 33.660 seconds on his fastest lap, 0.322 ahead of Perez.
Superlatives fail. The three-time defending F1 champion is unassailable — the sport’s best driver in the quickest car. The Dutchman has won 22 of the last 26 GPs and three of the first four this season. Only a brake failure in Melbourne, Australia, probably kept him from sweeping all four races.
Look for more of the same on Sunday.
“If the car is even only half as good as what it was in the sprint then I think we’ll be all right,” Verstappen said.
China's Tianjin launches 1st roadway for intelligent connected vehicles
Xi Leads Way in Combating Beijing, Hebei Floods
China leads gold tally as teenage diver Quan shines at Tokyo Olympics
New Edition of Study Outline on Xi Jinping's Thinking on Strengthening Military Published
A glimpse of the Beijing Olympic Museum
China strives to refuel economy with green hydrogen energy
Chinese athletes prepare for Tokyo Olympics amid challenges
Mainland urges Taiwan to publish truth of fatal boat incident
Xiplomacy: How an Economic Corridor Has Changed Lives in Pakistan