Spielberg bei Knittelfeld (Austria) (AFP)

Dutchman Max Verstappen (Red Bull) took pole position at the Austrian Grand Prix, for the third time in a row after those of France and Styria, and for the seventh time in his Formula 1 career, Saturday on the Spielberg Red Bull Ring.

To the clamor of his many supporters from the Netherlands, the championship leader was just 48 thousandths of a second ahead of Briton Lando Norris (McLaren).

Sergio Pérez and Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes), 2nd in the championship, will start from the second row on Sunday at 3:00 p.m. (1:00 p.m. GMT) for the 9th round of the year.

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