Get F1 news in your inbox! By signing up to the newsletter you agree to receive emails from crash.net that may occasionally include promotional content Leave this field blank Bahrain Grand Prix Formula 1 pole-sitter Max Verstappen knew he had more time in hand going into his final flying lap of qualifying, which proved enough to beat Lewis Hamilton to pole position. The Red Bull driver was fastest in all three practice sessions and ultimately usurped reigning world champion Hamilton by nearly four-tenths of a second to claim the first pole of 2021 to top qualifying for the fourth time in his career. Verstappen was only 0.023s faster than Hamilton during the opening runs of Q3 but explained...
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