WATCH: Ride onboard with Verstappen for his sensational Red Bull Ring pole lap
Max Verstappen stormed to pole position for the Austrian Grand Prix with an imperious display during Saturday afternoon’s qualifying session at the Red Bull Ring.
Following on from a hard-fought Sprint victory, and a competitive run in Q1 of qualifying, the reigning world champion lit up the timesheets across the Q2 phase to move comfortably clear and send a message to the rest of the field.
READ MORE: Verstappen storms to pole position in Austria as he heads Norris and Russell
Then, in Q3, Verstappen doubled down to produce two laps quick enough for pole, working his way down to a sublime benchmark of 1m 04.314s and finishing some four-tenths clear of nearest rival Lando Norris.
Hit go on the video player above to join Verstappen for his pace-setting lap.
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