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\nRed Bull\u2019s\u00a0Formula\u00a0One\u00a0world champion Max Verstappen took pole position for the Australian Grand Prix on Saturday with Carlos Sainz qualifying alongside on the front row for Ferrari two weeks after undergoing surgery for appendicitis.<\/p>\n
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Verstappen\u2019s team mate Sergio Perez qualified third but will start sixth after stewards imposed a three-place grid penalty for impeding Haas\u2019s Nico Hulkenberg in the first session of qualifying.
\nThat promoted both McLaren drivers, with Lando Norris to start third and Oscar Piastri fifth behind Ferrari\u2019s Charles Leclerc.
\nVerstappen had bemoaned handling problems through practice but put together a sizzling lap of\u00a0one\u00a0minute, 15.915 seconds on a glorious afternoon at Albert Park to be 0.27 seconds clear of Sainz.
\nIt was the irrepressible Dutchman\u2019s third pole for the\u00a0Formula\u00a0One\u00a0season and fourth in succession.
\n\u201cIt was a bit unexpected today in qualifying, but very happy with Q3,\u201d said the triple world champion, who won the race last year after his maiden pole at Albert Park.
\n\u201cIt was a bit of a tricky weekend so far but we managed to be there at the end, so very happy with that.
\n\u201c(Ferrari) seem very quick, also in the long runs. So a bit of a question mark tomorrow but that makes it exciting.\u201d
\nSainz, who missed the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix while recovering from surgery, said he was happy with Ferrari\u2019s pace and to be challenging the Red Bulls.
\n\u201cTo make it to this weekend and then obviously to put it on the front row after leading through qualifying, I was almost not believing it, especially after how tough it\u2019s been,\u201d he added.
\n\u2018DIFFICULT TO SWALLOW\u2019<\/strong>
\nIt was a tough afternoon for Mercedes, with seven-times world champion Lewis Hamilton suffering his worst qualifying at Albert Park in over a decade.
\nHamilton failed to make the third session of qualifying (Q3) and will start 11th on the grid, his worst result at Albert Park since qualifying 11th in the 2010 race.
\nThe Briton was 0.77 seconds off Sainz\u2019s best (1:16.189) in Q2, and he has been outqualified in every race this season by team mate George Russell, who will start seventh on Sunday.
\n\u201cIt felt great in P3, and it was strange because we were right there with these guys and we didn\u2019t really understand why,\u201d said Hamilton, who was fourth quickest in the final practice earlier on Saturday.
\n\u201cAnd then going to qualifying and just the inconsistency within the car is \u2026 it really messes with the mind.\u201d
\nFernando Alonso had to abort his first lap in Q3 after a skid through gravel at turn six and qualified 10th, behind Aston Martin team mate Lance Stroll.
\nOnly\u00a0one\u00a0Williams car featured in qualifying and will race on Sunday, with Alex Albon swapping into Logan Sargeant\u2019s car after wrecking his own during Friday practice.
\nThe England-born Thai will start 12th on the grid.
\nHome racer Daniel Ricciardo of RB was eliminated in Q1 in a massive blow and will start 18th after his fastest lap was deleted for going off-track at turn five.
\nYuki Tsunoda, his less experienced team mate, will start from eighth on the grid and has outqualified Ricciardo in every race this season.
\n\u201cIt\u2019s very difficult to swallow but that\u2019s the way it is,\u201d said RB team boss Laurent Mekies.
\n\u201cDaniel was doing a very good job, it was probably his best lap so far of the weekend.\u201d\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Max Verstappen secured pole position for the Australian Grand Prix, with Carlos Sainz qualifying second for Ferrari. Sergio Perez, Verstappen’s teammate, qualified third but will start sixth due to a grid penalty for impeding Nico Hulkenberg. This penalty promoted McLaren drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri to start third and fifth, respectively. Verstappen achieved a lap time of one minute, 15.915 seconds, marking his third pole of the season and fourth consecutive. Lewis Hamilton experienced his worst qualifying at Albert Park in over a decade, starting 11th on the grid. George Russell, Hamilton’s teammate, outqualified him and will start seventh. Fernando Alonso qualified 10th, while his Aston Martin teammate Lance Stroll qualified ahead of him. Alex Albon will start 12th after switching to Logan Sargeant’s car due to a crash in practice. Daniel Ricciardo was eliminated in Q1 and will start 18th, with his teammate Yuki Tsunoda starting eighth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":5273,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"Default","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[328,3007,1107,3006,1240,3,121,1374,250,3165,2788,2124,392,605,2848,18],"class_list":["post-5272","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-other","tag-australia","tag-australian-grand-prix","tag-car","tag-charles-leclerc","tag-clear","tag-cyprus","tag-featured","tag-formula-one","tag-google","tag-max-verstappen","tag-mind","tag-park","tag-perez","tag-succession","tag-surgery","tag-world"],"acf":{"keyphrase":"","keywords":"","sourceimg":"","country-category":""},"yoast_head":"\nVerstappen continues pole perfection in Australia<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Verstappen continues pole perfection in Australia\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Max Verstappen secured pole position for the Australian Grand Prix, with Carlos Sainz qualifying second for Ferrari. 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