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Red Bull turnaround leaves Verstappen "surprised" to be third in Australian GP qualifying

Max Verstappen admitted to some surprise in finishing third in Formula 1 qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix, following Red Bull's turnaround in fortunes after a lacklustre pair of Friday practice sessions.

The reigning champion ended up fifth in FP1 and seventh in FP2 after struggling with a wayward RB21 chassis during his qualifying simulations, while his new team-mate Liam Lawson found the car even harder to drive and sat in the bottom quarter of the timesheets.

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