Formula One championship leader Max Verstappen stormed to pole position for the Japanese Grand Prix on Saturday, shrugging off a challenging weekend in Singapore a week ago with a dominant performance in qualifying at the Suzuka Circuit.
Looking to return to the top of the podium after missing out in Singapore, the Red Bull driver clocked a blazing lap of 1 minute, 28.877 seconds to finish .581 seconds ahead of McLaren rookie Oscar Piastri, whose teammate Lando Norris was third.“An incredible weekend so far and especially in qualifying when you can really push it to the limit, it felt really, really nice," Verstappen said.
Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc edged the other Red Bull of Sergio Perez to fourth position with teammate Carlos Sainz rounding out the top six positions. AlphaTauri driver Yuki Tsunoda of Japan gave the home country fans a thrill when he finished ninth while Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso completed the top 10.
The 23-year-old Tsunoda, who made his debut for the team in 2021, has struggled this season and has only three points. But the team said it was impressed with his “natural talent” and “constant improvement.”
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