LONDON â€� Mercedes showed off its new W16 car in a digital launch on Monday as it prepares for pre-season testing and a fresh start after the d…
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Max Verstappen has held off a surprise challenge from McLaren drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri to take pole position at the British Grand Prix. Norris briefly went fastest near the end of the qualifying session but Verstappen beat his time on his last lap. Verstappen's Red Bull teammate Sergio Pérez continued to struggle in qualifying with 16th place. Verstappen secured pole for the fifth straight race. Duroing all of those, Pérez has failed to qualify in the top 10.
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Formula One champion Max Verstappen topped qualifying for the Austrian Grand Prix to clinch his fourth straight pole position. The runaway championship leader put his Red Bull on pole for the sixth time this season and 26th overall. He finished a narrow 0.048 seconds ahead of Ferrari's Charles Leclerc, whose teammate Carlos Sainz Jr. clocked the third-quickest time. A victory for Verstappen at his team's home track in Spielberg on Sunday would take him to 42 F1 wins, one more than the late Ayrton Senna and alone in fifth place on the all-time list. Mercedes driver George Russell and Red Bull's Sergio Perez failed to qualify in the top 10.
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While two-time Formula One champion Max Verstappen’s dominant win for Red Bull at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix seemed normal by his high standards, Fernando Alonso reminded everyone of his own rare ability with a stunning third place on his debut for Aston Martin.
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The bad news for Max Verstappen’s rivals heading into the Formula One season is that Red Bull's car could even be better. That’s saying something considering Verstappen won a record 15 races last season on his way to a second straight world title.Â
