Oscar Piastri showed his class having checked on teammate Lando Norris after the British driver crashed during Saudi Arabia qualifying as the McLaren team face further questions over their internal driver duel. Max Verstappen claimed pole position by a 100th of a second having eclipsed Piastri at the end of qualifying at the Saudi Arabia F1 event.

Max Verstappen is set to start on pole position for Sunday's Saudi Arabian Grand Prix alongside McLaren's Oscar Piastri, as they both bid to take the Formula 1 standings lead from Lando Norris. Four-time champion Verstappen set a blistering time in qualifying Saturday to take pole for the second time in three races,

Max Verstappen produced another scintillating qualifying lap to stun McLaren and claim pole position for Formula One’s 2025 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix ahead of Oscar Piastri. Lando Norris crashed in Q3 in the other McLaren.