Pilot occupies the third position of Formula 1, with 69 points; fifth stage of the competition takes place this Sunday (20), at 14h
Red Bull’s four -time champion won an unexpected pole position on Saturday (19) at the Saudi GP, but said it will be difficult to keep opponents behind and win the fifth stage of the World Cup on Sunday (20). “I’m very happy. I definitely didn’t expect to be in pole here,” said the pilot, who was 0s10 faster than Oscar Piostri, and stole the post with the timer already zeroed.
Leader of the World Cup, McLaren had dominated free practice at Jeddah Street Circuit. “I think tomorrow, in the race, it will be difficult to keep them back, but let’s try,” added the Red Bull rider, who occupies the third position among the pilots, with 69 points. The leader is, from McLaren, with 77, followed by Pistri, with 3 points less. One of the quotes to conquer pole, Norris hit the beginning of Q3 and wide only in 10th place.
Despite losing the pole with the timer already zeroed and starting in second position, Pistri said he was pleased with his performance. “The last lap seemed more or less the best I could have done. Max did a good job on another high -speed circuit, where they seemed to do well,” said the Australian, winner of the Bahrain GP last week.
The McLaren driver called the Jeddah circuit as a difficult clue. “When you lose your pace, it’s hard to go back. It’s hard, for sure, but at night, with soft tires and high grip, it’s one of the best clues.” George Russell, from Mercedes, wide in third position and even had the provisional pole before being surpassed by Pastri and Verstappen at the final moments of classification training. “Third place is great place to start and a long race tomorrow.”
*With information from Estadão Content
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