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Formula 1 driver Max Verstappen wins qualifying for the first time
The driver of the Red Bull team, Dutchman Max Verstappen, showed the best time in qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix - the 12th stage of the World Auto Racing Championship in the Formula 1 class.
The 21-year-old Dutchman completed the best lap in 1 minute 14.572 seconds, which became a track record. The previous record belonged to Renault team driver, Australian Daniel Ricciardo (1:20,012).
“This is what I was missing. The car has been great all weekend. I’m very happy with today’s result. But we have a race ahead of us, and this is the most important thing. Today was also important, this is a great result for the team,” leads Verstappen's words to the BBC .
Max Verstappen has been in brilliant form of late ????
— Formula 1 (@F1) August 3, 2019
Will his first pole position see him win his third race in the last four? ???? #F1 #HungarianGP ???????? https://t.co/1U8udqZwPE
Verstappen has seven Formula 1 victories and has won two races this season.
The second place today was taken by the Finnish driver of the Mercedes team Valtteri Bottas (+0.018), his teammate Briton Lewis Hamilton (+0.197) finished third. Russian Toro Rosso driver Daniil Kvyat failed to make it into the third segment, finishing in 13th place. The Hungarian Grand Prix race will take place on August 4.