The Dutchman leads the championship eight points ahead of Lewis Hamilton ahead of the two remaining competitions in Saudi Arabia and Abu Dhabi.
Every point is important and so are the starting positions in the races.
That's why Lewis Hamilton put an extra fist in his pocket when he was fastest in the qualifiers ahead of Sunday's race in Jeddah.
Max Verstappen touched the wall with his car when he pressed too hard in the last corner and thus the 24-year-old has to settle for third starting position in tomorrow's race.
Instead, it will be a double Mercedes at the front when Valtteri Bottas qualified as second.