Max Verstappen will start the final race of the season on pole position after a qualifying session in which Red Bull looked to be in a different league.
So strong was the Dutchman's pace that he set two lap times that were fast enough for pole. The first looked like he might have slightly exceeded track limits on the final corner, but the second was faster anyway and he definitely kept his car on track.
He was giving his team-mate Sergio Perez a tow on that final run and it helped the Mexican to qualify in second place. The Ferrari pair Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz will be directly behind them on the grid, with the two Mercedes cars of Lewis Hamilton and George Russell in fifth and sixth.
