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Verstappen says Bahrain pole 'a little bit unexpected'
©Verstappen.com Andrew Lewin
01/03/2024 at 18:2601/03/2024 at 18:37 To many fans watching Friday's qualifying session in Bahrain, the sight of Max Verstappen marching to pole position was no surprise at all. But to the Red Bull driver himself, it was never the sure thing that others saw it. Verstappen had been somewhat muted in pre-season testing and in the three practice sessions in Bahrain, which was seen by experts as evidence of Red Bull 'sandbagging' to conceal the true pace of the new RB20. Sure enough, when it came to the crunch Verstappen was back in the same dominant form with which is swept to success last season. His best final round time of 1:29.179s was over two tenths quicker...
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