Max Verstappen praised the late changes Red Bull made to his F1 car after taking polꦦe position for the Saudi Arabian Grꩵand Prix.

Verstappen delivered another ꦫmighty lap to take his second F1 pole position of the ye🎃ar.

The Dutchman ultimately beat 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Oscar Piastri to pole position by just 0.010s.

It’s a big opportunity for Verstappen in terms of the F1 title race after 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Lando Norris crashed out in Q3.

Norris’ crash means he won’t start✱ any higher than 10th on the grid.

Heading into Sunday’s race, Verstappen is eight points behind Norris in the 🃏drivers’ championship.

Reflecting on his qualifying at the Jeddah Corniche 💧Circuit, Verstappen said: “Very happy. I definitely didn’t expect to be on pole here after FP3 as well and looking at how the whole weekend was.

“The car came alive in the night. We made some fina♍l changes an🎃d it was a lot more enjoyable to drive.

“The grip was coming to me and around here, a qualifying lap is extremely diffi🌃cult because of all the walls you need to try and nail it. It’s really satisfying to be first here in qualifying and of cours🍨e the best position for tomorrow even though in the race it will be tough to keep them behind but we’re going to give it a good go.”

‘Much better than Bahrain’

It’s a remarkable turnaround for Verstappen and Red Bull followin🐻g a horrible race in Bahrain.

Verstappen spent most of the ꧙race fighting in the midfield as Red Bull endured a tricky race.

A 🥀lack of pace was compounded by poor pit stops, resulting in a ‘crisis meeting’ among Red Bull’s top management after the race.

Speculation has also been rife about Verstappen’s future amid Red Bull’s poor on-trackඣ performance.

Looking ahead to th✤e race, Verstappen said: “We will do our best. So far, I am just very happy to have a solid qualifying.

“Much better than what we had in Bahrain, of course. 🐎Let’s see what we can do tomorrow in the race.”