WATCH: Ride onboard with Verstappen as he clinches pole position for Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
Max Verstappen has achieved a career first by taking pole position at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
Putting himself into P1 on the grid has previously eluded Verstappen during past visits to the Jeddah Corniche Circuit, but this time the Red Bull driver got it right by setting an unbeatable lap of 1m 27.472s.
READ MORE: Verstappen takes pole position for Saudi Arabian Grand Prix as he heads Leclerc and Perez
Verstappen will share the front row with Charles Leclerc, just as the pair did last time out in Bahrain. Will the world champion again take the lead going into Turn 1?
Click on the video player above to join Verstappen as he surged to the top of the timesheets in Jeddah.
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