It was Carlos Sainz that found the pace in the wet, as he managed to grab his maiden pole position, ahead of reigning champion Max Verstappen and then Charles Leclerc rounded out the top 3. The rain played a huge part in qualifying, as it changed the scenario's across all three sessions. Article continues under ad First Pole for Sainz. The reigning world champion found himself in a spin at the beginning of Q3, and it quickly became quite clear as Verstappen would consistently be fastest but couldn’t quite get a lap together. When he finally did he was on the provisional pole. He was then quickly followed by Lewis Hamilton and then George Russell. Once again the session became a race...
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