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Haydn Cobb

Verstappen suffered "hit and miss" runs during F1 Bahrain GP pole shootout

The Red Bull driver went into qualifying having topped both FP2 and FP3 and, despite also going fastest in Q2, he lost out to Charles Leclerc in the pole position shootout by 0.123 seconds.

The defending F1 world champion conceded his Red Bull car balance wasn't perfect in Q3 but hinted it could have been down to his team focusing on a stronger set-up for the race compared to qualifying.

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