Verstappen takes his first pole position of the year at F1’s Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia

Max Verstappen secured his maiden pole position this year at the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia, as reported by AP. He outpaced Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton by 0.298 of a second, with Verstappen’s Red Bull teammate Isaac Hadjar finishing third. Kimi Antolinelli, the current standings leader, secured fourth place, with his Mercedes teammate George Russell lagging behind in eighth.

Despite earlier predictions of heavy rain, the weather remained dry during Saturday’s sessions at the circuit, marking F1’s return to Malaysia’s Sepang track since 2017.