Red Bull F1’s team principal Christian Horner was left stunned by Max Verstappen after his astounding pole position at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

Following a difficult weekend in Bahrain, Verstappen bounced back and snatched pole position from McLaren after he was met with speculation about his Red Bull future upon arrival in Jeddah.

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McLaren dominated the opening practice rounds of the weekend, with either Lando Norris or Oscar Piastri tipped to take pole position, but Verstappen’s true pace began to unleash itself during Q1 where he troubled the team at the top of the timesheets for the first time this weekend.

However, a crash from Norris brought out a red flag in Q3 and ensured he would start the race in P10, whilst also handing Verstappen a major advantage as he enjoyed free reign of the track once the session resumed with two sets of soft tyres and thus two chances to compete for pole position.