Max Verstappen has steered his Red Bull to pole position at Formula One’s Spanish Grand Prix ahead of Carlos Sainz

World champion Max Verstappen claimed his maiden pole position for the Spanish Grand Prix after leading qualifying Saturday on the Montmelo circuit outside Barcelona.The championship leader took his fifth pole of a season already dominated by Red Bull to start ahead of Ferrari's Spanish driver Carlos Sainz with Britain's Lando Norris of McLaren in third.

Max Verstappen has steered his Red Bull to pole position at Formula One's Spanish Grand Prix ahead of Carlos Sainz. The two-time defending champion and points leader has secured pole for four of seven races this season.

World champion Max Verstappen claimed his maiden pole position for the Spanish Grand Prix after leading qualifying on Saturday on

Max Verstappen will start the Spanish Grand Prix from pole position while Sergio Perez is down in 11th place, Charles Leclerc P19 and the Mercedes team-mates collided. The Red Bull driver laid down a 1:12.

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen was in supreme form to take pole at the Spanish GP, finishing half a second clear of Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz

Max Verstappen took pole in Spain as a bizarre qualifying saw the two Mercedes drivers collide, Sergio Perez eliminated in Q2 and Charles Leclerc down in 19th.