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Max Verstappen beat Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc to claim pole position for the F1 Sao Paulo Grand Prix before a storm hit qualifying.
The reigning world champion, Max Verstappen, secured pole position for Sunday’s grand prix, posting a lap time 0.294s faster than Charles Leclerc. This denied Leclerc a third consecutive pole across the Americas triple-header. It was Verstappen’s 11th pole of the 2023 season, but his first since the Japanese Grand Prix last month. The weather conditions changed dramatically in the final minutes of qualifying, resulting in an early end to Q3 due to heavy rain. Lance Stroll impressed with a brilliant third place finish for Aston Martin, ahead of teammate Fernando Alonso. Lewis Hamilton could only manage fifth place, over seven-tenths off the pace, while Lando Norris qualified seventh. Sergio Perez struggled and finished in ninth place, while Daniel Ricciardo suffered a disappointing Q1 elimination in 17th.
Forrás: Crash
