Verstappen drew first blood in Q3, the only driver among the 10 contenders to set their first lap on fresh soft tyres having saved a set earlier on in qualifying, and logged a 1m27.084s.
This was over 0.6s clear of Lewis Hamilton's next-best time, a 1m27.717s, as the Briton beat a rapid Oscar Piastri after the opening array of laps.
But Verstappen's pole time seemed up for grabs and ...
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