Max Verstappen won his first Formula 1 pole position since June during Saturday's (Nov. 30) qualifying for the Qatar Grand Prix.

Red Bull's Max Verstappen pipped Mercedes' George Russell to a surprise pole position for the Formula 1 Qatar Grand Prix.

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen snatches pole position from Mercedes’ George Russell in the final seconds of qualifying at the Qatar Grand Prix.

Four-times world champion Max Verstappen put Red Bull on pole position for the first time in five months at the Qatar Grand Prix on Saturday while McLaren qualified ahead of title rivals Ferrari. George Russell qualified second for Mercedes with McLaren's Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri third and fourth respectively.

Max Verstappen found an extra tenth of pace to take pole in Qatar and reverse Red Bull’s fortunes. In a tight session, Verstappen found an extra few hundredths of a second to secure the fifth pole of his F1 career.

Max Verstappen took his first Formula 1 pole since June after headlining Qatar Grand Prix qualifying, after knocking George Russell off the top of the order by 0.055s. After a series of struggles across the sprint sessions,

Max Verstappen has secured pole position for tomorrow's Qatar Grand Prix after a blistering lap in the Qatari desert. It's the Dutchman's first pole since the Austrian Grand Prix in July. He's joined on the front row by a quick George Russell,

Max Verstappen put in a brilliant performance in Q2 for the Qatar Grand Prix, as McLaren's early dominance dissipated early on. Meanwhile, George Russell continued his impressive form in Q1, setting the fastest time after starting on pole and winning the race in Las Vegas last weekend.