Lewis Hamilton will start Sunday’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix from pole position with teammate Valtteri Bottas completing a front-row lockout for Mercedes, after title rival Max Verstappen clouted the wall on his final flying lap that had looked set to earn him the top spot. Hamilton’s time of 1m27.511s stood as the fastest time of the night after Verstappen, who was comfortably ahead of the Briton on his last attempt, slammed into the barriers at the exit of the final corner. The Dutchman, who leads Hamilton by eight points in the overall standings and could clinch his first Formula 1 title this weekend if the permutations shake out in his favor, was leaving absolutely no margin as he...
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