“The car has come to life in the evening” “as the starting grid looks like

Ashley Davis20/04/2025

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Article by David Istrate – published on Saturday, April 19, 2025 22:32 / Updated on Saturday, April 19, 2025 23:01

Max Verstappen (Red Bull) will leave first in the Grand Arabia Saudi Award, after an excellent race made in Jeddah. Instead, Lando Norris (McLaren), leader in the pilots, will start 10, after a circuit accident.

The Grand Prize of Saudi Arabia will take place on Sunday, April 20, from 8:00 pm. It will be live on Antena 3 CNN and in Antenaplay.

On Saturday, April 19, the qualifications for the Grand Prize of Saudi Arabia were held. Max Verstappen, on the third place in the pilot ranking, made a very good race and secured its first position on the starting grid.

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Max Verstappen: “I didn't expect to be on the pole position after the third training session”

On the second place ended Oscar Piastri (McLaren)while the third position was occupied by George Russell (Mercedes). Lando Norris, the leader of the ranking, suffered an accident in the third round and did not end the qualification session, so he will start the 10th in the Grand Prize of Saudi Arabia.

“I am very happy. I certainly did not expect to be on the pole position after the third training session, especially considering how the weekend went. The car has come to life in the evening.

I made a few final changes and it became much more pleasant to drive, I found adhesion at the end, and here the qualification tours are very difficult, because the walls are close and you have to be truly concentrated.

Was really satisfactory. Being the first in qualifications is, of course, the best position for tomorrow, although I think it will be difficult for me. But we will try. We will do everything we can, “Verstappen commented.

This season, the World Champion quadruple won a single race: The big prize of Japan. On Sunday, April 20, Verstappen will try to win the Grand Prize of Saudi Arabia and anime the fight for the title.