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Max Verstappen has taken pole position for this weekend’s Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix, beating Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc to claim
Verstappen managed to beat Sainz by 0.263s in the RB20, even though Ferrari seemed to be in the lead at first. Perez and Norris benefited from Leclerc’s missed opportunity, placing ahead of him. Piastri will start sixth in his second home grand prix, followed by the seventh-placed George Russell in the only remaining Mercedes after Hamilton’s early exit. Tsunoda landed in eighth, capitalizing on errors from the Aston Martin drivers. Unfortunately, Daniel Ricciardo faced elimination in Q1 due to a deleted lap time.