Saudi Arabian Grand Prix Qualifying - LIVE!
The Mexican snatched top spot from Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc in dramatic fashion with a brilliant final lap during Saudi Arabian Grand Prix qualifying on Saturday night.
Max Verstappen will start tomorrow’s race in fourth in the other Red Bull, with Carlos Sainz behind his Ferrari team-mate in third.
Struggling Lewis Hamilton, meanwhile, is way down the grid in 16th for Mercedes after being eliminated in Q1 for the first time since the 2017 Brazilian Grand Prix.
Haas’ Mick Schumacher was flown to hospital for precautionary checks after a horror high-speed crash in Q2 that caused the session to be delayed for almost an hour.
Events off the track dominated the build-up to qualifying in Jeddah after an attack on an oil depot about nine miles away saw black smoke billow above the circuit.
Drivers, team bosses and F1 chiefs held a four-hour meeting after practice on Friday to discuss whether the race should be run.
But the FIA confirmed on Saturday morning ahead of qualifying that the Grand Prix will go ahead as planned after the drivers agreed to compete.
