Max Verstappen clinched his maiden Formula 1 pole position after edging out Valtteri Bottas in a close qualifying session for the Hungarian Grand Prix on Saturday. More than three years after claiming his first F1 win, Verstappen led Red Bull to its first pole of the season after a tight battle with Mercedes drivers Bottas and Lewis Hamilton through all three stages of qualifying at the Hungaroring. Verstappen sat on provisional pole after the first runs in Q3, but managed to find three-tenths of a second on his final lap, ending with a new track record time of 1m14.572s. The improvement proved crucial as Bottas dug deep with his final effort, falling just 0.018s shy of Verstappen in...
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