Verstappen is fastest in Jeddah before qualifying

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Two-time Formula 1 champion Mexican Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez took pole position in the hour-long practice session. The Dutchman’s advantage was an impressive 0.613 seconds on the Jeddah Corniche circuit, which is 6 km long.

And the two-time world champion confirmed that he is the third Fernando Alonso New Aston Martin quality. The 41-year-old Spaniard had already finished third behind Verstappen and Perez in the opening race two weeks ago in Bahrain.

His teammate Lance Stroll finished fourth, two and a half hours short of qualifying. However, his Aston Martin team mates were nearly a second a lap slower than Verstappen.

Record world champion Lewis Hamilton At Mercedes, he didn’t get past fifth in front of Charles Leclerc, who was penalized ten places after a change in the control electronics on the starting grid on Sunday (6pm/Sky). Nico Hulkenbergthe only regular German pilot that year, was the 13th-ranked Haas.