With a superb run in Q3, he beat the Ferrari of Charles Leclerc into second by just over a tenth of a second and the McLaren of Oscar Piastri into third. A lesson his rivals have learned with crushing regularity this season. “I think Helmut learned his lesson, never bet against me,” said a laughing Verstappen. Yet once again in Verstappen’s hands the car was indomitable at the sharp end of a competitive session. So ill at ease had they looked that on Verstappen’s in-lap the team principal, Christian Horner, told his driver the pole had won him €500 (£430) after the team’s head of motorsport, Helmut Marko, had wagered post-FP3 that Verstappen would be unable even to make the front row. Indeed, after practice three they were seven-tenths off the pace. Red Bull had struggled all weekend with Verstappen’s car to find the right balance and set-up in practice at Yas Marina.
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