Verstappen takes pole with Bearman to start 11th

Red Bull's Max Verstappen was in imperious form as he set pole position at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

Verstappen did not need a second lap in final qualifying as he beat Ferrari's Charles Leclerc by 0.319 seconds.

Oliver Bearman, making his debut for Ferrari as the youngest British driver in Formula 1 history, was a creditable 11th, 0.53secs off Leclerc in the second session.

Mercedes' George Russell and Lewis Hamilton were seventh and eighth.

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